diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b0de257..753d5dac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Version 96:
 * Update boostorg links
 * Add bench-zlib
 * Faster zlib tests
+* Less compression on websocket test
 
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diff --git a/test/beast/websocket/stream.cpp b/test/beast/websocket/stream.cpp
index 93bb7c6e..e114642e 100644
--- a/test/beast/websocket/stream.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/websocket/stream.cpp
@@ -1945,19 +1945,21 @@ public:
         pmd.server_enable = false;
         doClientTests(pmd);
 
-    #if ! BOOST_BEAST_NO_SLOW_TESTS
         pmd.client_enable = true;
         pmd.server_enable = true;
         pmd.client_max_window_bits = 10;
         pmd.client_no_context_takeover = false;
+        pmd.compLevel = 1;
+        pmd.memLevel = 1;
         doClientTests(pmd);
 
         pmd.client_enable = true;
         pmd.server_enable = true;
         pmd.client_max_window_bits = 10;
         pmd.client_no_context_takeover = true;
+        pmd.compLevel = 1;
+        pmd.memLevel = 1;
         doClientTests(pmd);
-    #endif
     }
 };