diff --git a/dist/main.js b/dist/main.js
index c9ee2e5..3bf79df 100644
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let transcodingManager;
 const DEFAULT_HARDWARE_DECODE = false;
 const DEFAULT_VOD_QUALITY = "p7";
 const DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY = "hq";
-const DEFAULT_CQ = 21;
+const DEFAULT_CQ = 23;
 const DEFAULT_BITRATES = new Map([
     [0, 64 * 1000],
     [144, 320 * 1000],
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async function register({ settingsManager, peertubeHelpers, transcodingManager:
     registerSetting({
         name: 'constant-quality',
         label: 'Constant Quality (-cq)',
+        descriptionHTML: 'Edit the constant quality (-cq) for videos. The lower the number, the higher the perceived visual fidelity and file size.',
         type: 'input',
         default: DEFAULT_CQ.toString(),
         private: false,
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ async function loadSettings(settingsManager) {
     pluginSettings.hardwareDecode = await settingsManager.getSetting('hardware-decode') == "true";
     pluginSettings.vodQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('vod-quality')) || DEFAULT_VOD_QUALITY;
     pluginSettings.liveQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('live-quality')) || DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY;
+    pluginSettings.cqQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('constant-quality')) || DEFAULT_CQ;
     for (const [resolution, bitrate] of DEFAULT_BITRATES) {
         const key = `base-bitrate-${resolution}`;
         const storedValue = await settingsManager.getSetting(key);
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ async function vodBuilder(params) {
             // `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`,
             //`-crf 21`, // increased 19 to 21, file size massive
             `-profile:v${streamSuffix} high`,
-            `-cq 21`,
+            `-cq 22`,
             `-c:v${streamSuffix} h264_nvenc`
         ]
     };
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ async function liveBuilder(params) {
             // `-r:v${streamSuffix} ${fps}`,
             `-profile:v${streamSuffix} high`,
             `-c:v${streamSuffix} h264_nvenc`,
-            `-cq 21`
+            `-cq 22`
             // `-g:v${streamSuffix} ${fps * 2}`,
             // `-b:v${streamSuffix} ${targetBitrate}`,
             // `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`,