diff --git a/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c b/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
index eb1e24a7..e9230ddb 100644
--- a/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
+++ b/contrib/adaptive-compression/adapt.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void* compressionThread(void* arg)
             /* begin compression */
             {
                 size_t const dictModeError = ZSTD_setCCtxParameter(ctx->cctx, ZSTD_p_forceRawDict, 1);
-                size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_usingDict(ctx->cctx, job->src.start, job->dictSize, 6);
+                size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_usingDict(ctx->cctx, job->src.start, job->dictSize, cLevel);
                 size_t const windowSizeError = ZSTD_setCCtxParameter(ctx->cctx, ZSTD_p_forceWindow, 1);
                 if (ZSTD_isError(dictModeError) || ZSTD_isError(initError) || ZSTD_isError(windowSizeError)) {
                     DISPLAY("Error: something went wrong while starting compression\n");