diff --git a/scripts/create.sh b/scripts/create.sh
index 4891094..7bf8c28 100644
--- a/scripts/create.sh
+++ b/scripts/create.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ lname=`echo $name | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`
 
 img=`./shared_scripts/download_install_image.sh $variant`
 
+memory=$((memory*1024))
+
 #update DHCP
 ./shared_scripts/update_dhcp.sh $dhcp_opts $lname