diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/ApplicationDcContext.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/ApplicationDcContext.java
index 1c22175e2..ea0cb6478 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/ApplicationDcContext.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/ApplicationDcContext.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ApplicationDcContext extends DcContext {
       SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
       if(sharedPreferences.contains("pref_compression")) {
         if (sharedPreferences.getString("pref_compression", "0").equals("1")) {
-          setConfigInt("media_quality", DC_MEDIA_QUALITY_WORSE);
+          setConfigInt(DcHelper.CONFIG_MEDIA_QUALITY, DC_MEDIA_QUALITY_WORSE);
         }
         sharedPreferences.edit().remove("pref_compression").apply();
       }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
index 0fa8e9920..7b8c45a71 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class DcHelper {
     public static final String CONFIG_MVBOX_MOVE = "mvbox_move";
     public static final String CONFIG_BCC_SELF = "bcc_self";
     public static final String CONFIG_SHOW_EMAILS = "show_emails";
+    public static final String CONFIG_MEDIA_QUALITY = "media_quality";
 
     public static ApplicationDcContext getContext(Context context) {
         return ApplicationContext.getInstance(context).dcContext;
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/ChatsPreferenceFragment.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/ChatsPreferenceFragment.java
index e9ca15fbe..4415da126 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/ChatsPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/ChatsPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ChatsPreferenceFragment extends ListSummaryPreferenceFragment {
     mediaQuality = (ListPreference) this.findPreference("pref_compression");
     mediaQuality.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference, newValue) -> {
       updateListSummary(preference, newValue);
-      dcContext.setConfigInt("media_quality", Util.objectToInt(newValue));
+      dcContext.setConfigInt(DcHelper.CONFIG_MEDIA_QUALITY, Util.objectToInt(newValue));
       return true;
     });
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ChatsPreferenceFragment extends ListSummaryPreferenceFragment {
     showEmails.setValue(value);
     updateListSummary(showEmails, value);
 
-    value = Integer.toString(dcContext.getConfigInt("media_quality"));
+    value = Integer.toString(dcContext.getConfigInt(DcHelper.CONFIG_MEDIA_QUALITY));
     mediaQuality.setValue(value);
     updateListSummary(mediaQuality, value);
 
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Prefs.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Prefs.java
index 483961f5f..e1c1aa6e9 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Prefs.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Prefs.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class Prefs {
   }
 
   public static boolean isHardCompressionEnabled(Context context) {
-    return DcHelper.getContext(context).getConfigInt("media_quality") == DcContext.DC_MEDIA_QUALITY_WORSE;
+    return DcHelper.getContext(context).getConfigInt(DcHelper.CONFIG_MEDIA_QUALITY) == DcContext.DC_MEDIA_QUALITY_WORSE;
   }
 
   public static boolean isLocationStreamingEnabled(Context context) {