diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index ec3d4df85..169fb9c5a 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -1400,10 +1400,10 @@ class Server{
 				Network::$BATCH_THRESHOLD = -1;
 			}
 
-			$this->networkCompressionLevel = (int) $this->getProperty("network.compression-level", 7);
+			$this->networkCompressionLevel = (int) $this->getProperty("network.compression-level", 6);
 			if($this->networkCompressionLevel < 1 or $this->networkCompressionLevel > 9){
-				$this->logger->warning("Invalid network compression level $this->networkCompressionLevel set, setting to default 7");
-				$this->networkCompressionLevel = 7;
+				$this->logger->warning("Invalid network compression level $this->networkCompressionLevel set, setting to default 6");
+				$this->networkCompressionLevel = 6;
 			}
 			$this->networkCompressionAsync = (bool) $this->getProperty("network.async-compression", true);
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml b/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
index 3a0225537..324250a0f 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
+++ b/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ network:
   #Set to 0 to compress everything, -1 to disable.
   batch-threshold: 256
   #Compression level used when sending batched packets. Higher = more CPU, less bandwidth usage
-  compression-level: 7
+  compression-level: 6
   #Use AsyncTasks for compression. Adds half/one tick delay, less CPU load on main thread
   async-compression: false
   #Experimental, only for Windows. Tries to use UPnP to automatically port forward