diff --git a/assets/src/dashboard/parts/connected/settings/Compression.js b/assets/src/dashboard/parts/connected/settings/Compression.js
index 7ed554c8..9c432ee7 100644
--- a/assets/src/dashboard/parts/connected/settings/Compression.js
+++ b/assets/src/dashboard/parts/connected/settings/Compression.js
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ const Compression = ({
 	isSampleLoading,
 	setIsSampleLoading
 }) => {
+	const getQuality = value => {
+		if ( 'number' === typeof value ) {
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'auto' === value || 'mauto' === value ) {
+			return 80;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'high_c' === value ) {
+			return 90;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'medium_c' === value ) {
+			return 75;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'low_c' === value ) {
+			return 55;
+		}
+
+		return 80;
+	};
+
 	const {
 		sampleImages,
 		isLoading
@@ -60,6 +84,7 @@ const Compression = ({
 	const isBestFormatEnabled = 'disabled' !== settings[ 'best_format' ];
 	const compressionMode = settings[ 'compression_mode' ];
 	const isRetinaEnabled = 'disabled' !== settings[ 'retina_images' ];
+
 	const updateOption = ( option, value ) => {
 		setCanSave( true );
 		const data = { ...settings };
@@ -79,30 +104,6 @@ const Compression = ({
 		);
 	};
 
-	const getQuality = value => {
-		if ( 'number' === typeof value ) {
-			return value;
-		}
-
-		if ( 'auto' === value ) {
-			return 90;
-		}
-
-		if ( 'high_c' === value ) {
-			return 90;
-		}
-
-		if ( 'medium_c' === value ) {
-			return 75;
-		}
-
-		if ( 'low_c' === value ) {
-			return 55;
-		}
-
-		return 90;
-	};
-
 	const updateQuality = value => {
 		setCanSave( true );
 		const data = { ...settings };
diff --git a/inc/settings.php b/inc/settings.php
index 2c837641..c88e87be 100644
--- a/inc/settings.php
+++ b/inc/settings.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Optml_Settings {
 		'compression_mode'           => 'custom',
 		'cloud_sites'                => [ 'all' => 'true' ],
 		'watchers'                   => '',
-		'quality'                    => 'auto',
+		'quality'                    => 80,
 		'wm_id'                      => - 1,
 		'wm_opacity'                 => 1,
 		'wm_position'                => Position::SOUTH_EAST,
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ public function auto_connect() {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function parse_settings( $new_settings ) {
-		$sanitized = [];
+		$sanitized       = [];
+		$sanitized_value = '';
+
 		foreach ( $new_settings as $key => $value ) {
 			switch ( $key ) {
 				case 'admin_bar_item':
@@ -278,7 +280,9 @@ public function parse_settings( $new_settings ) {
 					$sanitized_value = $this->to_bound_integer( $value, 100, 5000 );
 					break;
 				case 'quality':
-					$sanitized_value = $this->to_bound_integer( $value, 1, 100 );
+					if ( 'mauto' !== $value ) {
+						$sanitized_value = $this->to_bound_integer( $value, 50, 100 );
+					}
 					break;
 				case 'wm_id':
 					$sanitized_value = intval( $value );