diff --git a/scripts/restic/restic.sh b/scripts/restic/restic.sh
index 4e9c507..68e218f 100755
--- a/scripts/restic/restic.sh
+++ b/scripts/restic/restic.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ home="$(dirname $(realpath "$0"))"
 export RESTIC_USER="$(whoami)"
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="rest:http://192.168.100.101:8000"
 export RESTIC_PASSWORD="\$Velvet90"
-export RESTIC_COMPRESSION="max"
+export RESTIC_COMPRESSION="auto"
 export RESTIC_CACHE_DIR="/var/cache/restic"
 export RESTIC_LOG="/var/log/restic-$action.log"