diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/sparse_compressors/base.py b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/sparse_compressors/base.py
index 73f87050..72232801 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/sparse_compressors/base.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/sparse_compressors/base.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def compress(
             f"Compressing model with {len(model_state)} parameterized layers..."
         )
         for name, value in tqdm(model_state.items(), desc="Compressing model"):
-            if not self.should_compress(name, compression_targets):
+            ignored = not self.should_compress(name, compression_targets)
+            if ignored:
                 compressed_dict[name] = value
                 continue
             prefix = name
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ def decompress(
         :param device: device to load decompressed weights onto
         :return: iterator for generating decompressed weights
         """
-        weight_mappings, uncompressed_params = get_nested_weight_mappings(
+        weight_mappings, ignored_params = get_nested_weight_mappings(
             path_to_model_or_tensors,
             self.COMPRESSION_PARAM_NAMES,
             return_unmatched_params=True,
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ def decompress(
             decompressed = self.decompress_weight(weight_data)
             yield merge_names(weight_name, "weight"), decompressed
 
-        for uncompressed_param_name, safe_path in uncompressed_params.items():
+        for ignored_param_name, safe_path in ignored_params.items():
             with safe_open(safe_path, framework="pt", device=device) as f:
-                value = f.get_tensor(uncompressed_param_name)
-            yield uncompressed_param_name, value
+                value = f.get_tensor(ignored_param_name)
+            yield ignored_param_name, value
 
     @staticmethod
     def should_compress(name: str, expanded_targets: Optional[Set[str]] = None) -> bool: