diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index bbf5313a2..2b312939f 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ fi
 
 # change this to a hash when we make a upgrade release
 readonly LOG_FILE="/var/log/cloudron-setup.log"
-readonly MINIMUM_DISK_SIZE_GB="20" # this is the size of "/" and required to fit in docker images
-readonly MINIMUM_MEMORY="990"     # this is mostly reported for 1GB main memory (DO 992, EC2 990)
+readonly MINIMUM_DISK_SIZE_GB="19" # this is the size of "/" and required to fit in docker images 19 is a safe bet for different reporting on 20GB min
+readonly MINIMUM_MEMORY="990"      # this is mostly reported for 1GB main memory (DO 992, EC2 990)
 
 # copied from cloudron-resize-fs.sh
 readonly physical_memory=$(free -m | awk '/Mem:/ { print $2 }')