diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
index 2bdc53fa3..9901e04b0 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             if (error) console.error(error);
 
             $scope.memory = memory;
-            const limit = Math.max((memory.memory + memory.swap) * 1.5, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
-            $scope.MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT = parseInt(limit/1024/1024/1024) * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // round to value matching 250mb steps
+            var nearestGb = Math.ceil($scope.memory.memory / (1024*1024*1024)) * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+            $scope.MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT = nearestGb;
 
             fetchBackups();
             getBackupConfig();