diff --git a/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/OptionsDialog.java b/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/OptionsDialog.java
index f38a1e6..65af744 100644
--- a/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/OptionsDialog.java
+++ b/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/OptionsDialog.java
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
     JPanel tightPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
     customCompressLevel = new JCheckBox("Custom Compression Level");
     customCompressLevel.addItemListener(this);
-    Object[] compressionLevels = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
+    Object[] compressionLevels = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
     compressLevel  = new JComboBox(compressionLevels);
-    JLabel compressionLabel = new JLabel("Level (1=fast, 9=best)");
+    JLabel compressionLabel = new JLabel("Level (1=fast, 6=best [4-6 are rarely useful])");
     noJpeg = new JCheckBox("Allow JPEG Compression");
     noJpeg.addItemListener(this);
     Object[] qualityLevels = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
diff --git a/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/VncViewer.java b/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/VncViewer.java
index 384c5f2..119b6ad 100644
--- a/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/VncViewer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/VncViewer.java
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
   IntParameter compressLevel
   = new IntParameter("CompressLevel",
 			                    "Use specified compression level "+
-			                    "0 = Low, 9 = High",
-			                    6);
+			                    "0 = Low, 6 = High",
+			                    1);
   BoolParameter noJpeg
   = new BoolParameter("NoJPEG",
                           "Disable lossy JPEG compression in Tight encoding.", false);