diff --git a/recipes/daily_mirror.recipe b/recipes/daily_mirror.recipe
index 7932ed5cbc..31e3055eb8 100644
--- a/recipes/daily_mirror.recipe
+++ b/recipes/daily_mirror.recipe
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class AdvancedUserRecipe1306061239(BasicNewsRecipe):
     masthead_url = 'http://www.nmauk.co.uk/nma/images/daily_mirror.gif'
 
     compress_news_images = True
-    compress_news_images_max_size = 30
+    compress_news_images_max_size = 15
     oldest_article = 1.5
-    max_articles_per_feed = 12
+    max_articles_per_feed = 10
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     remove_javascript     = True
     no_stylesheets = True