diff --git a/home.sh b/home.sh
index 4b8839b..d79e20f 100755
--- a/home.sh
+++ b/home.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ BACKUPPATH=${BACKUPDIR}/$1-${TIMESTAMP}.tar.bz
 
 echo -e "[HOME] Performing ${SIZE}MB /home/$1 backup to ${BACKUPPATH}..."
 tar --exclude-from=$EXCLUDE \
-    -cf - /home/$1 | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | bzip2 > $BACKUPPATH
-echo -e "[HOME] Finished backup to ${BACKUPPATH}"
\ No newline at end of file
+    -cf - /home/$1 | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | lbzip2 -n 6 > $BACKUPPATH
+echo -e "[HOME] Finished backup to ${BACKUPPATH}"
diff --git a/minecraft.sh b/minecraft.sh
index f708b24..3b763fe 100755
--- a/minecraft.sh
+++ b/minecraft.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ BACKUPPATH=${BACKUPDIR}/$1-${TIMESTAMP}.tar.bz
 
 echo -e "[MINECRAFT] Performing ${SIZE}MB /home/minecraft/$1 backup to ${BACKUPPATH}..."
 tar --exclude-from=$EXCLUDE \
-    -cf - /home/minecraft/$1 | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | bzip2 > $BACKUPPATH
+    -cf - /home/minecraft/$1 | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | lbzip2 -n 6 > $BACKUPPATH
 echo -e "[MINECRAFT] Finished backup to ${BACKUPPATH}"
diff --git a/mysql.sh b/mysql.sh
index d0aef46..b967603 100755
--- a/mysql.sh
+++ b/mysql.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ BACKUPPATH=${BACKUPDIR}/${1}-${TIMESTAMP}.sql.bz
 
 echo -e "[MYSQL] Performing backup of database $1 to $BACKUPPATH"
 mysqldump --defaults-file="$MYSQL_CNF" --add-drop-database --single-transaction --extended-insert \
-          -u root $1 | bzip2  > $BACKUPPATH
\ No newline at end of file
+          -u root $1 | lbzip2 -n 6 > $BACKUPPATH
diff --git a/sys.sh b/sys.sh
index 0744c4b..08b750e 100755
--- a/sys.sh
+++ b/sys.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ BACKUPPATH=${BACKUPDIR}/sys-${TIMESTAMP}.tar.bz
 
 echo -e "[SYS] Performing ${SIZE}MB / (system) backup to ${BACKUPPATH}..."
 tar --exclude-from=$EXCLUDE \
-    -cf - / | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | bzip2 > $BACKUPPATH
+    -cf - / | pv -p -e -r -b -s ${SIZE}m | lbzip2 -n 6 > $BACKUPPATH
 echo -e "[SYS] Finished backup to ${BACKUPPATH}"