diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index a8414d0e8..8d1aafa0c 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -656,11 +656,11 @@ check_requirements() {
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ $total_mem_hr -lt $req_mem ]]; then
-		whiptail_requirements_error "memory" "${total_mem_hr} GB" "${req_mem} GB"
 		if [[ $is_standalone || $is_heavynode ]]; then
 			echo "This install type will fail with less than $req_mem GB of memory. Exiting setup."
 			exit 0
 		fi
+		whiptail_requirements_error "memory" "${total_mem_hr} GB" "${req_mem} GB"
 	fi
 	if [[ $is_standalone || $is_heavynode ]]; then
 		if [[ $total_mem_hr -gt 15 && $total_mem_hr -lt 24 ]]; then