diff --git a/src/ferramenta.rs b/src/ferramenta.rs
index 031ef4d..bab46f9 100644
--- a/src/ferramenta.rs
+++ b/src/ferramenta.rs
@@ -244,3 +244,8 @@ pub fn align(val: usize, bound: usize) -> usize
 {
 	val + bound - 1 & !(bound - 1)
 }
+
+pub fn in_range(input: usize, start: usize, range: usize) -> bool
+{
+	input >= start && input < start + range
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/memory/mod.rs b/src/memory/mod.rs
index e874e1a..056798b 100644
--- a/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn init(mmap: *const MultibootTagMmap, mmap_size: usize)
 	let alloc: &mut pageframe::Allocator = pageframe::Allocator::shared();
 	alloc.read_grub_mmap(mmap, mmap_size);
 
-	let page_directory_addr = alloc.request_free_page();
+	let page_directory_addr = alloc.request_free_page(true);
 	let mut pt_manager = pagetable::Manager::new(page_directory_addr);
 
 	id_map(&mut pt_manager);
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ pub fn init(mmap: *const MultibootTagMmap, mmap_size: usize)
 		enable_paging();
 		pt_manager.enable_paging();
 	}
-	let page = alloc.request_free_page();
-	crate::logln!("requested page: {:#0X}", page);
+	let page = alloc.request_free_page(false);
+	crate::logln!("requested page userspace: {:#0X}", page);
 	pt_manager.memory_map(0x150000, page);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/memory/pageframe.rs b/src/memory/pageframe.rs
index 92a4f5c..a4e371d 100644
--- a/src/memory/pageframe.rs
+++ b/src/memory/pageframe.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ extern "C"
 	static _kernel_end: c_void;
 }
 
+const KERNEL_SPACE_START: usize = 0x0000_0000;
+const KERNEL_SPACE_RANGE: usize = 0x0000_2000;
+
 pub struct Allocator
 {
 	pub free_mem: usize,
@@ -85,10 +88,14 @@ impl Allocator
 		self.reserve_mem(page_index!(kernel_end),  page_index!(self.bitmap.size / 8));
 	}
 
-	pub fn request_free_page(&mut self) -> usize
+	pub fn request_free_page(&mut self, kernel_space: bool) -> usize
 	{
 		for i in 0..self.bitmap.size
 		{
+			if !kernel_space && ferramenta::in_range(i, KERNEL_SPACE_START, KERNEL_SPACE_RANGE)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 			if self.bitmap.get(i) == false
 			{
 				crate::logln!("locking page {}", i);
diff --git a/src/memory/pagetable.rs b/src/memory/pagetable.rs
index 18f69f5..f2a3220 100644
--- a/src/memory/pagetable.rs
+++ b/src/memory/pagetable.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Manager
 		{
 			let alloc = pageframe::Allocator::shared();
 			page_directory_entry.reset();
-			page_directory_entry.set_addr(alloc.request_free_page() as u32);
+			page_directory_entry.set_addr(alloc.request_free_page(true) as u32);
 			page_directory_entry.set_rw(true);
 			page_directory_entry.set_present(true);
 			unsafe