diff --git a/native/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/natives/compression/LibdeflateVelocityCompressor.java b/native/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/natives/compression/LibdeflateVelocityCompressor.java
index 73e9ff7fc..d8c95b371 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/natives/compression/LibdeflateVelocityCompressor.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/natives/compression/LibdeflateVelocityCompressor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class LibdeflateVelocityCompressor implements VelocityCompressor {
     }
 
     this.inflateCtx = inflate.init();
-    this.deflateCtx = deflate.init(level == -1 ? 6 : level);
+    this.deflateCtx = deflate.init(correctedLevel);
   }
 
   @Override