diff --git a/xpra/scripts/config.py b/xpra/scripts/config.py
index 68aeac698d..5ec4b5413c 100755
--- a/xpra/scripts/config.py
+++ b/xpra/scripts/config.py
@@ -1007,9 +1007,9 @@ def get_defaults():
                     "ssl-server-hostname": "",
                     "ssl-options"       : "ALL,NO_COMPRESSION",
                     "quality"           : 0,
-                    "min-quality"       : 30,
+                    "min-quality"       : 1,
                     "speed"             : 0,
-                    "min-speed"         : 30,
+                    "min-speed"         : 1,
                     "compression_level" : 1,
                     "dpi"               : 0,
                     "file-size-limit"   : "100M",