diff --git a/core/mem.c b/core/mem.c
index 3acffa8b..e39156b6 100644
--- a/core/mem.c
+++ b/core/mem.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ free_frame(
 
 void
 paging_install(uint32_t memsize) {
-	nframes = 0x1000; //memsize  / 4;
+	nframes = memsize  / 4;
 	frames  = (uint32_t *)kmalloc(INDEX_FROM_BIT(nframes));
 	memset(frames, 0, INDEX_FROM_BIT(nframes));
 	kernel_directory = (page_directory_t *)kvmalloc(sizeof(page_directory_t));
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 5bf1f4a2..50dee575 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ main(struct multiboot *mboot_ptr) {
 	isrs_install();
 	irq_install();
 	init_video();
-	paging_install(mboot_ptr->mem_upper);
+	paging_install(mboot_ptr->mem_upper + 1024);
 	timer_install();
 	keyboard_install();
 	/* Yes, yes, these are #define'd strings, consider this a nice test of kprintf */