diff --git a/TShockAPI/StatTracker.cs b/TShockAPI/StatTracker.cs
index 47e5d2cc..61f42d14 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/StatTracker.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/StatTracker.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			return plugins;
 		}
 
-		private long GetTotalSystemRam(bool isMono)
+		public long GetTotalSystemRam(bool isMono)
 		{
 			if (totalMem != 0)
 			{
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 022e70e5..8a109a08 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 				Log.ConsoleInfo("TShock {0} ({1}) now running.", Version, VersionCodename);
 
+				if (StatTracker.GetTotalSystemRam(ServerApi.RunningMono) < 2)
+				{
+					Log.ConsoleInfo("This machine has less than 2 gigabytes of RAM installed. Be advised that it might not be enough to run TShock.");
+				}
 				ServerApi.Hooks.GamePostInitialize.Register(this, OnPostInit);
 				ServerApi.Hooks.GameUpdate.Register(this, OnUpdate);
 				ServerApi.Hooks.GameHardmodeTileUpdate.Register(this, OnHardUpdate);