diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
index dfa931e6c..faafef35c 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
@@ -1631,7 +1631,12 @@ export function NetscriptFunctions(workerScript: WorkerScript): NS {
 
       const cost = getPurchaseServerCost(ram);
       if (cost === Infinity) {
-        workerScript.log("purchaseServer", () => `Invalid argument: ram='${ram}' must be a positive power of 2`);
+        if(ram > getPurchaseServerMaxRam()){
+          workerScript.log("purchaseServer", () => `Invalid argument: ram='${ram}' must not be greater than getPurchaseServerMaxRam`);
+        }else{
+          workerScript.log("purchaseServer", () => `Invalid argument: ram='${ram}' must be a positive power of 2`);
+        }
+        
         return "";
       }