diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 8479f49..1997063 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {eunit_opts, [verbose, {report, {eunit_surefire, [{dir, "."}]}}]}.
 
 {erl_opts, [%{d,'DEBUG',true},
-            {d,'USE_SCALABLE_BLOOM',true},
+            {d,'USE_EBLOOM',true},
             {parse_transform, lager_transform},
             fail_on_warning,
             warn_unused_vars,
diff --git a/src/hanoidb.hrl b/src/hanoidb.hrl
index 57d364e..72cf08c 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb.hrl
+++ b/src/hanoidb.hrl
@@ -70,22 +70,15 @@
                   | value()
                   | filepos().
 
-
--ifdef(USE_SCALABLE_BLOOM).
-
--define(BLOOM_NEW(Size),            {ok, hanoidb_bloom:bloom(Size, 0.01)}).
--define(BLOOM_TO_BIN(Bloom),        hanoidb_bloom:encode(Bloom)). %% -> Binary
--define(BIN_TO_BLOOM(Bin),          {ok, hanoidb_bloom:decode(Bin)}).
--define(BLOOM_INSERT(Bloom, Key),   {ok, hanoidb_bloom:add(Key,Bloom)}).
--define(BLOOM_CONTAINS(Bloom, Key), hanoidb_bloom:member(Key, Bloom)). %% -> 'true' | 'false'
-
+-ifdef(USE_EBLOOM).
+-define(HANOI_BLOOM_TYPE, ebloom).
 -else.
-
--define(BLOOM_NEW(Size),          begin ebloom:new(Size, 0.01, Size) end).
--define(BLOOM_TO_BIN(Bloom),      begin ebloom:serialize(Bloom) end). %% -> Binary
--define(BIN_TO_BLOOM(Bin),        begin ebloom:deserialize(Bin) end).
--define(BLOOM_INSERT(Bloom, Key), begin ok=ebloom:insert(Bloom, Key), {ok, Bloom} end).
--define(BLOOM_CONTAINS(Bloom, Key), begin ebloom:member(Bloom, Key) end). %% -> 'true' | 'false'
-
+-define(HANOI_BLOOM_TYPE, sbloom).
 -endif.
 
+-define(BLOOM_NEW(Size),            hanoidb_util:bloom_new(Size, ?HANOI_BLOOM_TYPE)).
+-define(BLOOM_TO_BIN(Bloom),        hanoidb_util:bloom_to_bin(Bloom)).
+-define(BIN_TO_BLOOM(Bin, Fmt),     hanoidb_util:bin_to_bloom(Bin, Fmt)).
+-define(BLOOM_INSERT(Bloom, Key),   hanoidb_util:bloom_insert(Bloom, Key)).
+-define(BLOOM_CONTAINS(Bloom, Key), hanoidb_util:bloom_contains(Bloom, Key)).
+
diff --git a/src/hanoidb_reader.erl b/src/hanoidb_reader.erl
index ced9e7b..940df57 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb_reader.erl
+++ b/src/hanoidb_reader.erl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ open(Name, Config) ->
             {ok, <<RootPos:64/unsigned>>} = file:pread(File, FileInfo#file_info.size - 8, 8),
             {ok, <<BloomSize:32/unsigned>>} = file:pread(File, FileInfo#file_info.size - 12, 4),
             {ok, BloomData} = file:pread(File, (FileInfo#file_info.size - 12 - BloomSize), BloomSize),
-            {ok, Bloom} = ?BIN_TO_BLOOM(BloomData),
+            {ok, Bloom} = hanoidb_util:bin_to_bloom(BloomData),
 
             %% read in the root node
             Root =
diff --git a/src/hanoidb_util.erl b/src/hanoidb_util.erl
index 47c7a9a..f327784 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb_util.erl
+++ b/src/hanoidb_util.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@
          , tstamp/0
          , expiry_time/1
          , has_expired/1
-         , ensure_expiry/1 ]).
+         , ensure_expiry/1
+
+         , bloom_type/1
+         , bloom_new/2
+         , bloom_to_bin/1
+         , bin_to_bloom/1
+         , bin_to_bloom/2
+         , bloom_insert/2
+         , bloom_contains/2
+ ]).
 
 -include("src/hanoidb.hrl").
 
@@ -265,4 +274,43 @@ ensure_expiry(Opts) ->
             ok
     end.
 
+bloom_type({ebloom, _}) ->
+    ebloom;
+bloom_type({sbloom, _}) ->
+    sbloom.
+
+bloom_new(Size, sbloom) ->
+    {ok, {sbloom, hanoidb_bloom:bloom(Size, 0.01)}};
+bloom_new(Size, ebloom) ->
+    {ok, Bloom} = ebloom:new(Size, 0.01, Size),
+    {ok, {ebloom, Bloom}}.
+
+bloom_to_bin({sbloom, Bloom}) ->
+    hanoidb_bloom:encode(Bloom);
+bloom_to_bin({ebloom, Bloom}) ->
+    ebloom:serialize(Bloom).
+
+bin_to_bloom(GZiped  = <<16#1F, 16#8B, _/binary>>) ->
+    bin_to_bloom(GZiped, sbloom);
+bin_to_bloom(TermBin = <<131, _/binary>>) ->
+    erlang:term_to_binary(TermBin);
+bin_to_bloom(Blob) ->
+    bin_to_bloom(Blob, ebloom).
+
+bin_to_bloom(Binary, sbloom) ->
+    {ok, {sbloom, hanoidb_bloom:decode(Binary)}};
+bin_to_bloom(Binary, ebloom) ->
+    {ok, Bloom} = ebloom:deserialize(Binary),
+    {ok, {ebloom, Bloom}}.
+
+bloom_insert({sbloom, Bloom}, Key) ->
+    {ok, {sbloom, hanoidb_bloom:add(Key, Bloom)}};
+bloom_insert({ebloom, Bloom}, Key) ->
+    ok = ebloom:insert(Bloom, Key),
+    {ok, {ebloom, Bloom}}.
+
+bloom_contains({sbloom, Bloom}, Key) ->
+    hanoidb_bloom:member(Key, Bloom);
+bloom_contains({ebloom, Bloom}, Key) ->
+    ebloom:contains(Bloom, Key).
 
diff --git a/src/hanoidb_writer.erl b/src/hanoidb_writer.erl
index 716718a..bfcf235 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb_writer.erl
+++ b/src/hanoidb_writer.erl
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 
                 name                     :: string(),
 
-                bloom                    :: term(),
+                bloom                    :: {ebloom, term()} | {sbloom, term()},
                 block_size = ?NODE_SIZE  :: integer(),
-                compress  = none         :: none | snappy | gzip, % | lz4,
+                compress  = none         :: none | snappy | gzip | lz4,
                 opts = []                :: list(any()),
 
                 value_count = 0          :: integer(),
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ serialize(#state{ bloom=Bloom, index_file=File, index_file_pos=Position }=State)
             exit({bad_position, Position, WrongPosition})
     end,
     ok = file:close(File),
-    erlang:term_to_binary( { State#state{ index_file=undefined, bloom=undefined }, ?BLOOM_TO_BIN(Bloom) } ).
+    erlang:term_to_binary( { State#state{ index_file=undefined, bloom=undefined }, ?BLOOM_TO_BIN(Bloom), hanoidb_util:bloom_type(Bloom) } ).
 
 deserialize(Binary) ->
-    {State, Bin} = erlang:binary_to_term(Binary),
-    {ok, Bloom} = ?BIN_TO_BLOOM(Bin),
+    {State, Bin, Type} = erlang:binary_to_term(Binary),
+    {ok, Bloom} = ?BIN_TO_BLOOM(Bin, Type),
     {ok, IdxFile} = do_open(State#state.name, State#state.opts, []),
     State#state{ bloom=Bloom, index_file=IdxFile }.
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ archive_nodes(#state{ nodes=[], last_node_pos=LastNodePos, last_node_size=_LastN
             _ ->
                 LastNodePos
         end,
-    Trailer = << 0:32/unsigned, BloomBin/binary, BloomSize:32/unsigned,  RootPos:64/unsigned >>,
+    Trailer = [ << 0:32/unsigned>> , BloomBin, << BloomSize:32/unsigned,  RootPos:64/unsigned >> ],
 
     ok = file:write(IdxFile, Trailer),
     ok = file:datasync(IdxFile),