diff --git a/src/Compression/Algorithms/LZ4.php b/src/Compression/Algorithms/LZ4.php
index 60e5eb6..f3dbef7 100644
--- a/src/Compression/Algorithms/LZ4.php
+++ b/src/Compression/Algorithms/LZ4.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class LZ4 extends Compression
 
     public function __construct(int $level = 0)
     {
+        parent::__construct();
         $this->level = $level;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Compression/Algorithms/Zstd.php b/src/Compression/Algorithms/Zstd.php
index 1c869e4..6d7cf63 100644
--- a/src/Compression/Algorithms/Zstd.php
+++ b/src/Compression/Algorithms/Zstd.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Zstd extends Compression
 
     public function __construct(int $level = 3)
     {
+        parent::__construct();
         $this->level = $level;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Compression/Compression.php b/src/Compression/Compression.php
index cf701cd..f84ffb6 100644
--- a/src/Compression/Compression.php
+++ b/src/Compression/Compression.php
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ abstract class Compression
 
     public const ZSTD = 'zstd';
 
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        if (!self::isSupported()) {
+            throw new \Exception('Compression algorithm' . $this->getName() . ' is not supported, missing extension');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the name of compression algorithm.
      *