diff --git a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyCore.java b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyCore.java
index 8cca65f9b..98e1fd671 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyCore.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyCore.java
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public class yacyCore {
         if (!(yacyDBPath.exists())) yacyDBPath.mkdir();
         
         // read memory amount
-        int mem = Integer.parseInt(switchboard.getConfig("ramCacheSize", "1")) * 0x400 *
-        Integer.parseInt(switchboard.getConfig("ramCachePercentDHT", "1")) / 100;
+        int mem = Integer.parseInt(switchboard.getConfig("ramCacheDHT", "1024")) / 1024;
         log.logSystem("DHT Cache memory = " + mem + " KB");
         
         // create or init seed cache
diff --git a/yacy.init b/yacy.init
index fbeba9f2a..f56f75948 100644
--- a/yacy.init
+++ b/yacy.init
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ ramCacheNURL    =   524288
 # ram cache for urlErr.db 
 ramCacheEURL    =   131072
 
+# ram cache for seedDBs
+ramCacheDHT     =   131072
+
 # ram cache for message.db
 ramCacheMessage =     8192