diff --git a/src/reader/decompress.rs b/src/reader/decompress.rs
index a4b5b58..da25aa6 100644
--- a/src/reader/decompress.rs
+++ b/src/reader/decompress.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use fallible_streaming_iterator::FallibleStreamingIterator;
 use snafu::ResultExt;
 
-use crate::error::{self, OrcError};
+use crate::error::{self, OrcError, Result};
 use crate::proto::{self, CompressionKind};
 
 // Spec states default is 256K
@@ -105,51 +105,94 @@ fn decode_header(bytes: [u8; 3]) -> CompressionHeader {
     }
 }
 
-fn decompress_block(
-    compression: Compression,
-    compressed_bytes: &[u8],
-    scratch: &mut Vec<u8>,
-) -> Result<(), OrcError> {
-    match compression.compression_type {
-        CompressionType::Zlib => {
-            let mut gz = flate2::read::DeflateDecoder::new(compressed_bytes);
-            scratch.clear();
-            gz.read_to_end(scratch).context(error::IoSnafu)?;
-        }
-        CompressionType::Zstd => {
-            let mut reader =
-                zstd::Decoder::new(compressed_bytes).context(error::BuildZstdDecoderSnafu)?;
-            scratch.clear();
-            reader.read_to_end(scratch).context(error::IoSnafu)?;
-        }
-        CompressionType::Snappy => {
-            let len = snap::raw::decompress_len(compressed_bytes)
-                .context(error::BuildSnappyDecoderSnafu)?;
-            scratch.resize(len, 0);
-            let mut decoder = snap::raw::Decoder::new();
-            decoder
-                .decompress(compressed_bytes, scratch)
-                .context(error::BuildSnappyDecoderSnafu)?;
-        }
-        CompressionType::Lzo => {
-            let decompressed = lzokay_native::decompress_all(compressed_bytes, None)
-                .context(error::BuildLzoDecoderSnafu)?;
-            // TODO: better way to utilize scratch here
-            scratch.clear();
-            scratch.extend(decompressed);
-        }
-        CompressionType::Lz4 => {
-            let decompressed = lz4_flex::block::decompress(
-                compressed_bytes,
-                compression.max_decompressed_block_size,
-            )
-            .context(error::BuildLz4DecoderSnafu)?;
-            // TODO: better way to utilize scratch here
-            scratch.clear();
-            scratch.extend(decompressed);
-        }
-    };
-    Ok(())
+pub(crate) trait DecompressorVariant: Send {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Zlib;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Zstd;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Snappy;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Lzo;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Lz4 {
+    max_decompressed_block_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl DecompressorVariant for Zlib {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut gz = flate2::read::DeflateDecoder::new(compressed_bytes);
+        scratch.clear();
+        gz.read_to_end(scratch).context(error::IoSnafu)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl DecompressorVariant for Zstd {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut reader =
+            zstd::Decoder::new(compressed_bytes).context(error::BuildZstdDecoderSnafu)?;
+        scratch.clear();
+        reader.read_to_end(scratch).context(error::IoSnafu)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl DecompressorVariant for Snappy {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+        let len =
+            snap::raw::decompress_len(compressed_bytes).context(error::BuildSnappyDecoderSnafu)?;
+        scratch.resize(len, 0);
+        let mut decoder = snap::raw::Decoder::new();
+        decoder
+            .decompress(compressed_bytes, scratch)
+            .context(error::BuildSnappyDecoderSnafu)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl DecompressorVariant for Lzo {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+        let decompressed = lzokay_native::decompress_all(compressed_bytes, None)
+            .context(error::BuildLzoDecoderSnafu)?;
+        // TODO: better way to utilize scratch here
+        scratch.clear();
+        scratch.extend(decompressed);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl DecompressorVariant for Lz4 {
+    fn decompress_block(&self, compressed_bytes: &[u8], scratch: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+        let decompressed =
+            lz4_flex::block::decompress(compressed_bytes, self.max_decompressed_block_size)
+                .context(error::BuildLz4DecoderSnafu)?;
+        // TODO: better way to utilize scratch here
+        scratch.clear();
+        scratch.extend(decompressed);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: push this earlier so we don't check this variant each time
+fn get_decompressor_variant(
+    Compression {
+        compression_type,
+        max_decompressed_block_size,
+    }: Compression,
+) -> Box<dyn DecompressorVariant> {
+    match compression_type {
+        CompressionType::Zlib => Box::new(Zlib),
+        CompressionType::Snappy => Box::new(Snappy),
+        CompressionType::Lzo => Box::new(Lzo),
+        CompressionType::Lz4 => Box::new(Lz4 {
+            max_decompressed_block_size,
+        }),
+        CompressionType::Zstd => Box::new(Zstd),
+    }
 }
 
 enum State {
@@ -160,16 +203,16 @@ enum State {
 struct DecompressorIter {
     stream: BytesMut,
     current: Option<State>, // when we have compression but the value is original
-    compression: Option<Compression>,
+    compression: Option<Box<dyn DecompressorVariant>>,
     scratch: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 impl DecompressorIter {
-    pub fn new(stream: Bytes, compression: Option<Compression>, scratch: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+    fn new(stream: Bytes, compression: Option<Compression>, scratch: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
         Self {
             stream: BytesMut::from(stream.as_ref()),
             current: None,
-            compression,
+            compression: compression.map(get_decompressor_variant),
             scratch,
         }
     }
@@ -187,7 +230,7 @@ impl FallibleStreamingIterator for DecompressorIter {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        match self.compression {
+        match &self.compression {
             Some(compression) => {
                 // TODO: take stratch from current State::Compressed for re-use
                 let header = self.stream.split_to(3);
@@ -199,7 +242,7 @@ impl FallibleStreamingIterator for DecompressorIter {
                     }
                     CompressionHeader::Compressed(length) => {
                         let compressed = self.stream.split_to(length as usize);
-                        decompress_block(compression, &compressed, &mut self.scratch)?;
+                        compression.decompress_block(&compressed, &mut self.scratch)?;
                         self.current = Some(State::Compressed(std::mem::take(&mut self.scratch)));
                     }
                 };
@@ -239,6 +282,15 @@ impl Decompressor {
             is_first: true,
         }
     }
+
+    // TODO: remove need for this upstream
+    pub fn empty() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            decompressor: DecompressorIter::new(Bytes::new(), None, vec![]),
+            offset: 0,
+            is_first: true,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::io::Read for Decompressor {
diff --git a/src/stripe.rs b/src/stripe.rs
index 106d8db..0b54e8c 100644
--- a/src/stripe.rs
+++ b/src/stripe.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl StreamMap {
         // See the integration::meta_data test for an example of this
         // TODO: some better way to handle this?
         self.get_opt(column, kind)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| Decompressor::new(Bytes::new(), self.compression, vec![]))
+            .unwrap_or_else(Decompressor::empty)
     }
 
     pub fn get_opt(&self, column: &Column, kind: Kind) -> Option<Decompressor> {