diff --git a/api/src/processing/schema.js b/api/src/processing/schema.js
index 51915b18..8865b030 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/schema.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/schema.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const apiSchema = z.object({
 
     audioBitrate: z.enum(
         ["320", "256", "128", "96", "64", "8"]
-    ).default("256"),
+    ).default("128"),
 
     audioFormat: z.enum(
         ["best", "mp3", "ogg", "wav", "opus"]
diff --git a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
index bf0b11e4..7cb10957 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const defaultSettings: CobaltSettings = {
         reduceTransparency: false,
     },
     save: {
-        audioBitrate: "256",
+        audioBitrate: "128",
         audioFormat: "mp3",
         disableMetadata: false,
         downloadMode: "auto",