diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a8fe617..9dc014c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '[[ "${RAM}" = max ]] && export RAM="$(("$(head -n1 /proc/meminfo | tr -dc "[:digit:]") / 1000000"))"' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '[[ "${RAM}" = half ]] && export RAM="$(("$(head -n1 /proc/meminfo | tr -dc "[:digit:]") / 2000000"))"' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< 'sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) /dev/snd 2>/dev/null || true' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< 'exec qemu-system-x86_64 -m ${RAM:-2}000 \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< 'exec qemu-system-x86_64 -m ${RAM:-4}000 \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-cpu ${CPU:-Penryn},${CPUID_FLAGS:-vendor=GenuineIntel,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+aes,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check,}${BOOT_ARGS} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-machine q35,${KVM-"accel=kvm:tcg"} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-smp ${CPU_STRING:-${SMP:-4},cores=${CORES:-4}} \' \
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=${BOOTDISK:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.2,drive=OpenCoreBoot \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT} \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::${INTERNAL_SSH_PORT:-10022}-:22,hostfwd=tcp::${SCREEN_SHARE_PORT:-5900}-:5900,${ADDITIONAL_PORTS} \' \
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ ENV NETWORKING=vmxnet3
 ENV NOPICKER=false
 
 # dynamic RAM options for runtime
-ENV RAM=3
+ENV RAM=4
 # ENV RAM=max
 # ENV RAM=half
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.naked b/Dockerfile.naked
index 3d5e2ef..3a10efc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.naked
+++ b/Dockerfile.naked
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=${BOOTDISK:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.2,drive=OpenCoreBoot \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT} \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::${INTERNAL_SSH_PORT:-10022}-:22,hostfwd=tcp::${SCREEN_SHARE_PORT:-5900}-:5900,${ADDITIONAL_PORTS} \' \
@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@ RUN ln -s /home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore /home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore-Catalina || tr
 # for example, -e ADDITIONAL_PORTS=hostfwd=tcp::23-:23,
 ENV ADDITIONAL_PORTS=
 
+# since the Makefile uses raw, and raw uses the full disk amount
+# we want to use a compressed qcow2
+# ENV BASESYSTEM_FORMAT=raw
+ENV BASESYSTEM_FORMAT=qcow2
+
 # add additional QEMU boot arguments
 ENV BOOT_ARGS=