diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/decentralized_os.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/decentralized_os.dm
index 8fbd22d0cff4..42ba34b5257f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/decentralized_os.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/decentralized/decentralized_os.dm
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ai_os, /datum/ai_os, new)
 
 /datum/ai_os/proc/total_ram_assigned()
 	var/total = 0
-	for(var/N in ram_assigned)
-		total += ram_assigned[N]
+	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/AI in ram_assigned)
+		total += (ram_assigned[AI] - AI.dashboard.free_ram)
 	return total
 
 /datum/ai_os/proc/update_hardware()
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ai_os, /datum/ai_os, new)
 		var/needed_amount = total_assigned_ram - total_ram
 		for(var/A in ram_assigned_copy)
 			var/mob/living/silicon/ai/AI = A
-			if(ram_assigned_copy[AI] >= needed_amount)
+			if((ram_assigned_copy[AI] - AI.dashboard.free_ram) >= needed_amount)
 				ram_assigned_copy[AI] -= needed_amount
 				total_assigned_ram -= needed_amount
 				affected_AIs |= AI
 				break
 			else if(ram_assigned_copy[AI])
-				var/amount = ram_assigned_copy[AI]
+				var/amount = ram_assigned_copy[AI] - AI.dashboard.free_ram
 				ram_assigned_copy[AI] -= amount
 				affected_AIs |= AI
 				needed_amount -= amount