diff --git a/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapper.java b/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapper.java
index 4d3ea03cf1e09bf32b7a4685a4f38588533d0b50..0fff49372910c1223b589dbea32ed8a19cb85bd8 100644
--- a/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapper.java
+++ b/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapper.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.schema.converter.tags.VirtualProperties;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.schema.converter.tags.VirtualProperty;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.VirtualPropertyUtil;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.DecimatedResult;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.GeoShapeDecimationSetting;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.GeoShapeDecimator;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public class StorageIndexerPayloadMapper {
     private IVirtualPropertiesSchemaCache virtualPropertiesSchemaCache;
     @Inject
     private GeoShapeDecimator decimator;
+    @Inject
+    private GeoShapeDecimationSetting decimationSetting;
 
     public Map<String, Object> mapDataPayload(IndexSchema storageSchema, Map<String, Object> storageRecordData,
                                               String recordId) {
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ public class StorageIndexerPayloadMapper {
         }
 
         // No VirtualProperties.DefaultLocation.Wgs84Coordinates defined, use the default geo-shape property
-        if (originalGeoShapeProperty == null)
+        if (originalGeoShapeProperty == null && decimationSetting.isDecimationEnabled())
             originalGeoShapeProperty = getDefaultGeoShapeProperty(dataCollectorMap);
         if(originalGeoShapeProperty != null) {
             try {
diff --git a/indexer-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapperTest.java b/indexer-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapperTest.java
index fbacb7c17120d7e85e5718ea7797421e3bcf58f9..b3bfb87f6dfaf3e03546bc0c7d718bf3b5383011 100644
--- a/indexer-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapperTest.java
+++ b/indexer-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/StorageIndexerPayloadMapperTest.java
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.service.mock.PartitionFactoryMock;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.service.mock.PartitionProviderMock;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.service.mock.ServiceAccountJwtClientMock;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.service.mock.VirtualPropertiesSchemaCacheMock;
-import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.DecimationSettingCache;
-import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.DouglasPeuckerReducer;
-import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.GeoShapeDecimator;
-import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.GeometryDecimator;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.geo.decimator.*;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.parser.BooleanParser;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.parser.DateTimeParser;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.indexer.util.parser.GeoShapeParser;
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 @SpringBootTest(classes = {StorageIndexerPayloadMapper.class, AttributeParsingServiceImpl.class, NumberParser.class,
         BooleanParser.class, DateTimeParser.class, GeoShapeParser.class, DouglasPeuckerReducer.class, GeoShapeDecimator.class,
         GeometryDecimator.class, GeometryConversionService.class, DecimationSettingCache.class,
-        DpsHeaders.class, JobStatus.class, SchemaConverterPropertiesConfig.class, JaxRsDpsLog.class,
+        GeoShapeDecimationSetting.class, DpsHeaders.class, JobStatus.class, SchemaConverterPropertiesConfig.class, JaxRsDpsLog.class,
         PartitionFactoryMock.class, PartitionProviderMock.class, ServiceAccountJwtClientMock.class, VirtualPropertiesSchemaCacheMock.class, })
 public class StorageIndexerPayloadMapperTest {