diff --git a/agents/patchmon-agent.sh b/agents/patchmon-agent.sh
index 091839a..c09d781 100755
--- a/agents/patchmon-agent.sh
+++ b/agents/patchmon-agent.sh
@@ -683,11 +683,21 @@ get_hardware_info() {
     
     # Memory Information
     if command -v free >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        ram_installed=$(free -g | grep "^Mem:" | awk '{print $2}')
-        swap_size=$(free -g | grep "^Swap:" | awk '{print $2}')
+        # Use free -m to get MB, then convert to GB with decimal precision
+        ram_installed=$(free -m | grep "^Mem:" | awk '{printf "%.2f", $2/1024}')
+        swap_size=$(free -m | grep "^Swap:" | awk '{printf "%.2f", $2/1024}')
     elif [[ -f /proc/meminfo ]]; then
-        ram_installed=$(grep "MemTotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{print int($2/1024/1024)}')
-        swap_size=$(grep "SwapTotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{print int($2/1024/1024)}')
+        # Convert KB to GB with decimal precision
+        ram_installed=$(grep "MemTotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{printf "%.2f", $2/1048576}')
+        swap_size=$(grep "SwapTotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{printf "%.2f", $2/1048576}')
+    fi
+    
+    # Ensure minimum value of 0.01GB to prevent 0 values
+    if (( $(echo "$ram_installed < 0.01" | bc -l) )); then
+        ram_installed="0.01"
+    fi
+    if (( $(echo "$swap_size < 0" | bc -l) )); then
+        swap_size="0"
     fi
     
     # Disk Information
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/hostRoutes.js b/backend/src/routes/hostRoutes.js
index 1d561f3..8a36a64 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/hostRoutes.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/hostRoutes.js
@@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ router.post(
 			.withMessage("CPU cores must be a positive integer"),
 		body("ramInstalled")
 			.optional()
-			.isInt({ min: 1 })
-			.withMessage("RAM installed must be a positive integer"),
+			.isFloat({ min: 0.01 })
+			.withMessage("RAM installed must be a positive number"),
 		body("swapSize")
 			.optional()
-			.isInt({ min: 0 })
-			.withMessage("Swap size must be a non-negative integer"),
+			.isFloat({ min: 0 })
+			.withMessage("Swap size must be a non-negative number"),
 		body("diskDetails")
 			.optional()
 			.isArray()