diff --git a/cmd/thanos/compact.go b/cmd/thanos/compact.go
index 166aa5d7c94..97639d48404 100644
--- a/cmd/thanos/compact.go
+++ b/cmd/thanos/compact.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func runCompact(
 	consistencyDelayMetaFilter := block.NewConsistencyDelayMetaFilter(logger, conf.consistencyDelay, extprom.WrapRegistererWithPrefix("thanos_", reg))
 	timePartitionMetaFilter := block.NewTimePartitionMetaFilter(conf.filterConf.MinTime, conf.filterConf.MaxTime)
 
-	baseMetaFetcher, err := block.NewBaseFetcher(logger, conf.blockMetaFetchConcurrency, bkt, "", extprom.WrapRegistererWithPrefix("thanos_", reg))
+	baseMetaFetcher, err := block.NewBaseFetcher(logger, conf.blockMetaFetchConcurrency, bkt, conf.dataDir, extprom.WrapRegistererWithPrefix("thanos_", reg))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "create meta fetcher")
 	}