diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index b78ae0a..5dc71d8 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -152,21 +152,32 @@ function set_zpool_password () {
 
 function import_pool () {
     zpool import -d '/dev/disk/by-partuuid' -R '/mnt' "${zpool_name}" -N -f
-    zfs load-key "${zpool_name}"
+    [[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION}" ]] && zfs load-key "${zpool_name}"
 }
 
 function create_pool () {
     # Create a temporary pool that is not cached
+    # 
+    # Add zfsprops 'compression' unless environment variable
+    # ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_COMPRESSION is set to any value.
+    # 
+    # Add zfsprops 'encryption' along with 'keyformat' and a 'keylocation'
+    # unless environment variable ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION is set to
+    # any value.
     zpool create -f                                                     \
                  -o 'ashift=12'                                         \
                  -o 'autotrim=on'                                       \
                  -O 'acltype=posix'                                     \
-                 -O 'compression=on'                                    \
+                 $([[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_COMPRESSION}" ]] &&      \
+                    printf -- '%s '                                     \
+                '-O compression=on')                                    \
                  -O 'relatime=on'                                       \
                  -O 'xattr=sa'                                          \
-                 -O 'encryption=on'                                     \
-                 -O 'keyformat=passphrase'                              \
-                 -O 'keylocation=file:///etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key' \
+                 $([[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION}" ]] &&       \
+                    printf -- '%s '                                     \
+                '-O encryption=on'                                      \
+                '-O keyformat=passphrase'                               \
+                '-O keylocation=file:///etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key') \
                  -O 'normalization=formD'                               \
                  -O 'mountpoint=none'                                   \
                  -O 'canmount=off'                                      \
@@ -202,7 +213,7 @@ function setup_zpool () {
     zpool_drive="$(select_part 'zfs')"
     drive_by_id="$(get_drive_id "${zpool_drive}")"
 
-    set_zpool_password
+    [[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION}" ]] && set_zpool_password
     if no_zpool_exists; then
         create_pool "${drive_by_id}"
         create_root_dataset
@@ -305,14 +316,17 @@ function set_locale () {
 }
 
 function add_zfs_hook_to_initramfs () {
-    # Add zfs hook, remove fsck hook from initramfs. Also add plain text key
-    # file into initramfs since it's living inside an encrypted pool anyway.
+    # Add zfs hook, remove fsck hook from initramfs.
     sed -ri \
-        -e 's'$'\x1''^(FILES=)[^\r\n\f]*'$'\x1''\1(/etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key)'$'\x1''g' \
         -e 's'$'\x1''(HOOKS=)(.*?[\(| ])(filesystems)([\)| ][^\r\n\f]*)'$'\x1''\1\2zfs \3\4'$'\x1''g' \
         -e 's'$'\x1''((\()(fsck)(\)))'$'\x1''\2\4'$'\x1''g' \
         -e 's'$'\x1''(([[:space:]]+)(fsck)|(fsck)([[:space:]]+))'$'\x1'''$'\x1''g' \
         '/mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
+    # Also unless encryption's unwanted add plain text key file into
+    # initramfs since it's living inside an encrypted pool anyway.
+    [[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION}" ]] && sed -ri \
+        -e 's'$'\x1''^(FILES=)[^\r\n\f]*'$'\x1''\1(/etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key)'$'\x1''g' \
+        '/mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
 }
 
 function set_initramfs_build_list () {
@@ -329,7 +343,7 @@ function set_initramfs_build_list () {
 }
 
 function add_zfs_files_to_new_os () {
-    for zfs_file in '/etc/hostid' '/etc/zfs/zpool.cache' '/etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key'; do
+    for zfs_file in '/etc/hostid' '/etc/zfs/zpool.cache' $([[ ! "${ARCHZBM_ZFSPROPS_NO_ENCRYPTION}" ]] && printf -- '%s' '/etc/zfs/'"${zpool_name}"'.key'); do
         rsync -av --itemize-changes {'','/mnt'}"${zfs_file}"
     done
 }