diff --git a/config/example.json b/config/example.json
index 072d863..03a5161 100644
--- a/config/example.json
+++ b/config/example.json
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@
                 "height": 720,
                 "upscale": false
             }
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "compress image",
-            "type": 1,
-            "options": {
-                "quality": 80
-            }
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "output": {
+        "format": 0,
+        "quality": 90
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pipelines/executable_step.go b/pipelines/executable_step.go
index 2661011..dd2da7d 100644
--- a/pipelines/executable_step.go
+++ b/pipelines/executable_step.go
@@ -24,16 +24,3 @@ func (s ResizeImageStep) Execute(src image.Image) (image.Image, error) {
 	src = imaging.Resize(src, s.Options.Width, s.Options.Height, imaging.Linear)
 	return src, nil
 }
-
-// Compress image
-
-type CompressImageStep struct {
-	Step
-	Options struct {
-		Quality int `json:"quality"`
-	} `json:"options"`
-}
-
-func (s CompressImageStep) Execute(src image.Image) (image.Image, error) {
-	return src, nil
-}
diff --git a/pipelines/executable_step_test.go b/pipelines/executable_step_test.go
index 9e91c2c..4be7ae8 100644
--- a/pipelines/executable_step_test.go
+++ b/pipelines/executable_step_test.go
@@ -32,31 +32,6 @@ func TestDeserializeOptionsResizeImage(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestDeserializeOptionsCompressImage(t *testing.T) {
-	const Payload string = `{
-		"name": "example pipeline",
-		"type": 0,
-		"removeMetadata": false,
-		"steps": [
-			{
-				"name": "compress image",
-				"type": 1,
-				"options": {
-					"quality": 80
-				}
-			}
-		]
-	}`
-
-	t.Run("Image pipeline deserialization is successful", func(t *testing.T) {
-		values := DeserializePipelines([][]byte{[]byte(Payload)})
-
-		_, err := values[0].GetSteps()[0].GetExecutable()
-
-		assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestDeserializeMissingOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	const Payload string = `{
 		"name": "example pipeline",
diff --git a/pipelines/pipeline.go b/pipelines/pipeline.go
index 4911fa7..e9a783a 100644
--- a/pipelines/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipelines/pipeline.go
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ type Pipeline struct {
 	Type           PipelineType `json:"type" faker:"-"`
 	RemoveMetadata bool         `json:"remove_metadata" faker:"-"`
 	Steps          []Step       `json:"steps" faker:"-"`
+	Output         struct {
+		Format  int `json:"format"`
+		Quality int `json:"quality"`
+	} `json:"output" faker:"-"`
 }
 
 func (p Pipeline) Run(srcPath, bucketName string, storageProvider storage.IStorageProvider) (string, error) {
@@ -58,9 +62,16 @@ func (p Pipeline) Run(srcPath, bucketName string, storageProvider storage.IStora
 		}
 	}
 
+	format := imaging.Format(p.Output.Format)
+	var options []imaging.EncodeOption
+
+	if p.Output.Quality != 0 {
+		options = append(options, imaging.JPEGQuality(p.Output.Quality))
+	}
+
 	// encode image to io buffer
 	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if err := imaging.Encode(buffer, src, imaging.JPEG); err != nil {
+	if err := imaging.Encode(buffer, src, format, options...); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
index 9f7642e..87f00fc 100644
--- a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
@@ -99,3 +99,45 @@ func TestResizeImage(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
 	})
 }
+
+func TestEncodeImageWithJpegQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	const Payload string = `{
+		"name": "example pipeline",
+		"type": 1,
+		"removeMetadata": false,
+		"steps": [
+			{
+				"name": "resize image",
+				"type": 0,
+				"options": {
+					"width": 1280,
+					"height": 720,
+					"upscale": false
+				}
+			}
+		],
+		"output": {
+			"quality": 50
+		}
+	}`
+	const Bucket string = "pipeline_test_02"
+
+	t.Run("Image resizing is successful", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+		pipe := DeserializePipelines([][]byte{[]byte(Payload)})[0]
+
+		storageProvider := storage.GetFileSystemStorageProvider("test", "..")
+
+		_, err := storageProvider.StoreExisting(Bucket, "source.jpg", filepath.Join(wd, "../tests/files/900x900.jpg"))
+		assert.Nil(t, err, "Test file should be readable")
+		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
+
+		dest, err := pipe.Run("source.jpg", Bucket, storageProvider)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
+
+		// clean up
+		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
+		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pipelines/step.go b/pipelines/step.go
index aa80da3..6e2b0f1 100644
--- a/pipelines/step.go
+++ b/pipelines/step.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type StepType int
 
 const (
 	TypeResizeImageStep StepType = iota
-	TypeCompressImageStep
 )
 
 type Step struct {
@@ -26,13 +25,6 @@ func (s Step) GetExecutable() (IExecutableStep, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return step, nil
-
-	case TypeCompressImageStep:
-		step := CompressImageStep{}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(s.Options, &step.Options); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return step, nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, errors.New("invalid type")