diff --git a/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts b/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
index ab187aa59..f0e2c0af5 100644
--- a/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ function transcode (options: TranscodeOptions) {
     let command = ffmpeg(options.inputPath, { 'niceness': FFMPEG_NICE.TRANSCODING })
                     .output(options.outputPath)
                     .outputOption('-threads ' + CONFIG.TRANSCODING.THREADS)
-                    .renice(5) // we don't want to make the system unrepsonsive
-                     .preset(standard)
+                    .preset(standard)
 
     let fps = await getVideoFileFPS(options.inputPath)
     if (options.resolution !== undefined) {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
index 4681deb47..516dc5aba 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
@@ -209,19 +209,19 @@ describe('Test multiple servers', function () {
           files: [
             {
               resolution: 240,
-              size: 100000
-            },
-            {
-              resolution: 360,
-              size: 180000
-            },
-            {
-              resolution: 480,
               size: 280000
             },
+            {
+              resolution: 360,
+              size: 370000
+            },
+            {
+              resolution: 480,
+              size: 470000
+            },
             {
               resolution: 720,
-              size: 630000
+              size: 740000
             }
           ],
           thumbnailfile: 'thumbnail',
@@ -975,19 +975,19 @@ describe('Test multiple servers', function () {
           files: [
             {
               resolution: 720,
-              size: 31000
+              size: 36000
             },
             {
               resolution: 480,
-              size: 16000
+              size: 21000
             },
             {
               resolution: 360,
-              size: 12000
+              size: 17000
             },
             {
               resolution: 240,
-              size: 10000
+              size: 13000
             }
           ]
         }