diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f941165205..1389718f30 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           paths:
             - dist/apps/remix-ide/assets/js/soljson
 
-      - run: mkdir persist && tar -cf - dist | zstd -6 -o persist/dist.tar.zst
+      - run: mkdir persist && tar -cf - dist | zstd -3 -o persist/dist.tar.zst
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: .
           paths: