diff --git a/src/media/media_codec.h b/src/media/media_codec.h
index cb81c7656b4a53768c97011a332a4061a43bc1b4..f4945c3f158c9d4a50fdf76e6ec0e0926188399b 100644
--- a/src/media/media_codec.h
+++ b/src/media/media_codec.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct SystemCodecInfo
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_CODEC_QUALITY {30};
 #ifdef RING_VIDEO
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_H264_MIN_QUALITY {35};
-    static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_H264_MAX_QUALITY {25};
+    static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_H264_MAX_QUALITY {20};
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VP8_MIN_QUALITY {50};
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VP8_MAX_QUALITY {20};
     static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE {1000}; // in Kbits/second