diff --git a/duckduckgo_search_api/main.py b/duckduckgo_search_api/main.py
index 8fbb520..c786c4b 100644
--- a/duckduckgo_search_api/main.py
+++ b/duckduckgo_search_api/main.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async def ddg_news_search(
     ],
     compression_config=CompressionConfig(
         backend="gzip",
-        gzip_compress_level=9,
+        gzip_compress_level=1,
     ),
     openapi_config=OpenAPIConfig(
         title="duckduckgo_search_api", version=__version__, openapi_controller=MyOpenAPIController