diff --git a/cmd/parapet-ingress-controller/main.go b/cmd/parapet-ingress-controller/main.go
index 761a6c2..fa80563 100644
--- a/cmd/parapet-ingress-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/parapet-ingress-controller/main.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func main() {
 	m.Use(state.Middleware())
 	m.Use(metric.Requests())
 	m.Use(compress.Gzip())
-	m.Use(compress.BrWithQuality(5))
+	m.Use(compress.BrWithQuality(4))
 	m.Use(ctrl)
 
 	var trustProxy parapet.Conditional