diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
index 85635fb639..dfb298f73a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def setup(self):
         # a row cache.
         permacache_memcaches = CMemcache("perma",
                                          self.permacache_memcaches,
-                                         min_compress_len=50 * 1024,
+                                         min_compress_len=1400,
                                          num_clients=num_mc_clients)
 
         # the stalecache is a memcached local to the current app server used