diff --git a/go/mcap/writer.go b/go/mcap/writer.go
index 7638abe6e..7305ca61b 100644
--- a/go/mcap/writer.go
+++ b/go/mcap/writer.go
@@ -752,13 +752,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 type CustomCompressor interface {
-	Compressor() ResettableWriteCloser
+	NewCompressor() ResettableWriteCloser
 	Compression() CompressionFormat
 }
 
 // NewCustomCompressor returns a structure that may be supplied to writer
 // options as a custom chunk compressor.
-func NewCustomCompressor(compression CompressionFormat, compressor ResettableWriteCloser) CustomCompressor {
+func NewCustomCompressor(
+	compression CompressionFormat,
+	compressor func() (ResettableWriteCloser, error),
+) CustomCompressor {
 	return &customCompressor{
 		compression: compression,
 		compressor:  compressor,
@@ -767,7 +770,7 @@ func NewCustomCompressor(compression CompressionFormat, compressor ResettableWri
 
 type customCompressor struct {
 	compression CompressionFormat
-	compressor  ResettableWriteCloser
+	compressor  func() (ResettableWriteCloser, error)
 }
 
 func (c *customCompressor) Compressor() ResettableWriteCloser {
diff --git a/go/mcap/writer_test.go b/go/mcap/writer_test.go
index f56227115..c121bbed8 100644
--- a/go/mcap/writer_test.go
+++ b/go/mcap/writer_test.go
@@ -703,16 +703,18 @@ func assertReadable(t *testing.T, rs io.ReadSeeker) {
 func TestBYOCompressor(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	// example - custom lz4 settings
-	lzw := lz4.NewWriter(nil)
 	blockCount := 0
-	require.NoError(t, lzw.Apply(lz4.OnBlockDoneOption(func(int) {
-		blockCount++
-	})))
 
 	writer, err := NewWriter(buf, &WriterOptions{
-		Chunked:    true,
-		ChunkSize:  1024,
-		Compressor: NewCustomCompressor("lz4", lzw),
+		Chunked:   true,
+		ChunkSize: 1024,
+		Compressor: NewCustomCompressor("lz4", func() (ResettableWriteCloser, error) {
+			lzw := lz4.NewWriter(nil)
+			require.NoError(t, lzw.Apply(lz4.OnBlockDoneOption(func(int) {
+				blockCount++
+			})))
+			return lzw, nil
+		}),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)