diff --git a/hosts/chunk/borg.nix b/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
index c6d6e5f..e6c7b18 100644
--- a/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
+++ b/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         BORG_REMOTE_PATH = "borg1";
         BORG_EXIT_CODES = "modern";
       };
-      compression = "auto,zstd,19";
+      compression = "auto,zstd,8";
       startAt = "hourly";
       extraCreateArgs = [
         "--stats"
diff --git a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
index 85c2419..29d3382 100644
--- a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
       BORG_REMOTE_PATH = "borg1";
       BORG_EXIT_CODES = "modern";
     };
-    compression = "auto,zstd,19";
+    compression = "auto,zstd,8";
     startAt = "daily";
     extraCreateArgs = [
       "--stats"