diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index e08e914..b33050a 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ packages:
   - npm  # for testing with lighthouse and webhint
   - chromium  # for testing with lighthouse and webhint
 environment:
-  HINT_TELEMETRY: off
+  HINT_TELEMETRY: "off"
 sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~seirdy/seirdy.one
 secrets:
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ tasks:
       mkdir -p ~/bin
       tar x -ozC ~/bin -f binaries.tar.gz
       cd seirdy.one
-      npm i -D
+      npm i -D --no-fund
   - build_deploy: |
       cd seirdy.one
       export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
-      make DOMAIN=staging.seirdy.one test-staging
+      # don't spend as much time compressing for staging.
+      make DOMAIN=staging.seirdy.one ZOPFLI_ITERATIONS=50 test-staging
       tar czf ~/lighthouse-reports.tar.gz lighthouse-reports
       make clean deploy
 artifacts:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b25e83b..8464618 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ GEMINI_RSYNC_DEST = $(USER):$(GEMINI_ROOT)
 
 OUTPUT_DIR = public
 RSYNCFLAGS += -rlvz --zc=zstd
+ZOPFLI_ITERATIONS=1200  # max compression
 
 .PHONY: hugo
 hugo: clean
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ build: hugo
 ifndef NO_GZIP_STATIC
 	find $(OUTPUT_DIR) -type f -name '*.html' -o -name '*.css' -o -name '*.xml' -o -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.webmanifest' \
 		| grep -v gemini \
-		| xargs zopfli --i50 --gzip
+		| xargs zopfli --i$(ZOPFLI_ITERATIONS) --gzip
 endif