diff --git a/doc/source/netscriptfunctions.rst b/doc/source/netscriptfunctions.rst
index 3b0dd2a13..d483e7d63 100644
--- a/doc/source/netscriptfunctions.rst
+++ b/doc/source/netscriptfunctions.rst
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ scriptKill
 getScriptRam
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. js:function:: getScriptRam(scriptname, hostname/ip)
+.. js:function:: getScriptRam(scriptname[, hostname/ip])
 
     :param string scriptname: Filename of script. This is case-sensitive.
-    :param string hostname/ip: Hostname or IP of target server
+    :param string hostname/ip: Hostname or IP of target server the script is located on. This is optional, If it is not specified then the function will se the current server as the target server.
 
     Returns the amount of RAM required to run the specified script on the target server
 
diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions.js b/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
index 799ca02df..139a23905 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ function NetscriptFunctions(workerScript) {
             }
             return suc;
         },
-        getScriptRam : function (scriptname, ip) {
+        getScriptRam : function (scriptname, ip=workerScript.serverIp) {
             if (workerScript.checkingRam) {
                 if (workerScript.loadedFns.getScriptRam) {
                     return 0;