diff --git a/dan/ocr/transforms.py b/dan/ocr/transforms.py
index d9b80c6ad90cd5d08e7a72cfc5779cea24c12903..3a8c74f64ac5f586a02ce070f4ca6aaf1c3bd03f 100644
--- a/dan/ocr/transforms.py
+++ b/dan/ocr/transforms.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from random import randint
 
 import albumentations as A
+import cv2
 import numpy as np
 from albumentations.augmentations import (
     Affine,
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ def get_augmentation_transforms() -> A.Compose:
     return A.Compose(
         [
             # Scale between 0.75 and 1.0
-            RandomScale(scale_limit=[-0.25, 0], always_apply=True),
+            RandomScale(
+                scale_limit=[-0.25, 0], always_apply=True, interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA
+            ),
             A.SomeOf(
                 [
                     ErosionDilation(min_kernel=1, max_kernel=4, iterations=1),