diff --git a/C4/Labels.pm b/C4/Labels.pm
index ce8f359530..b9b0dec6f9 100644
--- a/C4/Labels.pm
+++ b/C4/Labels.pm
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ BEGIN {
 		&CreateTemplate &SetActiveTemplate
 		&SaveConf &GetTextWrapCols
 		&GetUnitsValue
-        &DrawSpineText
-        &DrawBarcode
-        &DrawPatronCardText
+                &DrawSpineText
+                &DrawBarcode
+                &DrawPatronCardText
 		&get_printingtypes &GetPatronCardItems
 		&get_layouts
 		&get_barcode_types
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ sub DrawBarcode {
                 ySize         => ( .02 * $height ),
                 xSize         => $xsize_ratio,
                 hide_asterisk => 1,
-                mode            => '',  # the only other option here is Type3...
+                mode          => 'graphic',  # the only other option here is Type3...
             );
         };
     }
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ sub DrawBarcode {
                 ySize         => ( .02 * $height ),
                 xSize         => $xsize_ratio,
                 hide_asterisk => 1,
-                mode            => '',  # the only other option here is Type3...
+                mode          => 'graphic',  # the only other option here is Type3...
             );
         };
     }
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ sub DrawBarcode {
                 xSize         => $xsize_ratio,
                 hide_asterisk => 1,
 		text          => 0, 
-                mode            => '',  # the only other option here is Type3...
+                mode          => 'graphic',  # the only other option here is Type3...
             );
         };
     }
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ sub build_circ_barcode {
                 # prolong => 2.96,
                 xSize => .85,
                 ySize => 1.3,
-                mode            => '',  # the only other option here is Type3...
+                mode            => 'graphic',  # the only other option here is Type3...
             );
         };
     }
diff --git a/labels/label-print-pdf.pl b/labels/label-print-pdf.pl
index 6f48170e1b..3534af2f30 100755
--- a/labels/label-print-pdf.pl
+++ b/labels/label-print-pdf.pl
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ print $cgi->header( -type => 'application/pdf', -attachment => 'barcode.pdf' );
 prInitVars();
 $| = 1;
 prFile();   # No args means to STDOUT
+prCompress(1);  # turn on zip compression which dramatically reduces file size
 prMbox( $lowerLeftX, $lowerLeftY, $upperRightX, $upperRightY );
 
 # drawbox( $lowerLeftX, $lowerLeftY, $upperRightX, $upperRightY );  #do page border