diff --git a/src/pdf417/encoder/barcode_matrix.rs b/src/pdf417/encoder/barcode_matrix.rs
index 5d9db4c..28e4d36 100644
--- a/src/pdf417/encoder/barcode_matrix.rs
+++ b/src/pdf417/encoder/barcode_matrix.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,18 @@ impl BarcodeMatrix {
     /**
      * @param height the height of the matrix (Rows)
      * @param width  the width of the matrix (Cols)
+     * @param compact if true, enables compaction
      */
-    pub fn new(height: usize, width: usize) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(height: usize, width: usize, compact: bool) -> Self {
         //Initializes the array to the correct width
         let mut matrix = Vec::with_capacity(height);
 
         for _i in 0..height {
-            matrix.push(BarcodeRow::new((width + 4) * 17 + 1));
+            if !compact {
+                matrix.push(BarcodeRow::new((width + 4) * 17 + 1));
+            } else {
+                matrix.push(BarcodeRow::new((width + 2) * 17 + 1));
+            }
         }
         Self {
             matrix,
diff --git a/src/pdf417/encoder/pdf_417.rs b/src/pdf417/encoder/pdf_417.rs
index 184d6b5..0a06e3d 100644
--- a/src/pdf417/encoder/pdf_417.rs
+++ b/src/pdf417/encoder/pdf_417.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl PDF417 {
         )?;
 
         //4. step: low-level encoding
-        let mut barcode_matrix = BarcodeMatrix::new(rows as usize, cols as usize);
+        let mut barcode_matrix = BarcodeMatrix::new(rows as usize, cols as usize, self.compact);
         self.encodeLowLevel(
             &format!("{dataCodewords}{ec}"),
             cols,
diff --git a/src/pdf417/pdf_417_writer.rs b/src/pdf417/pdf_417_writer.rs
index 774abd2..4f27f4e 100644
--- a/src/pdf417/pdf_417_writer.rs
+++ b/src/pdf417/pdf_417_writer.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl PDF417Writer {
      * Takes and rotates the it 90 degrees
      */
     fn rotateArray(bitarray: &Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
-        let mut temp = vec![vec![0; bitarray[0].len()]; bitarray.len()];
+        let mut temp = vec![vec![0; bitarray.len()]; bitarray[0].len()];
 
         for ii in 0..bitarray.len() {
             // This makes the direction consistent on screen when rotating the screen;