diff --git a/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/crash.py b/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/crash.py
index 7f590c87..79773564 100644
--- a/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/crash.py
+++ b/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/crash.py
@@ -210,12 +210,13 @@ class ASCCrashLogEndpoint(ASCBaseEndpoint):
             return self.handle_getbuf(msg)
 
     def handle_getbuf(self, msg):
-        size = align(0x1000 * msg.SIZE, 0x4000)
 
         if msg.DVA:
+            size = 0x1000 * msg.SIZE
             self.iobuffer_dva = msg.DVA
             self.log(f"buf prealloc at dva {self.iobuffer_dva:#x}")
         else:
+            size = align(0x1000 * msg.SIZE, 0x4000)
             self.iobuffer, self.iobuffer_dva = self.asc.ioalloc(size)
             self.log(f"buf {self.iobuffer:#x} / {self.iobuffer_dva:#x}")
             self.send(CrashLogMessage(TYPE=1, SIZE=size // 0x1000, DVA=self.iobuffer_dva))
diff --git a/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/ioreporting.py b/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/ioreporting.py
index f81b6c69..da24df0b 100644
--- a/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/ioreporting.py
+++ b/proxyclient/m1n1/fw/asc/ioreporting.py
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ class ASCIOReportingEndpoint(ASCBaseEndpoint):
         if self.iobuffer:
             self.log("WARNING: trying to reset iobuffer!")
 
-        self.bufsize = align(0x1000 * msg.SIZE, 0x4000)
 
         if msg.DVA != 0:
+            self.bufsize = 0x1000 * msg.SIZE
             self.iobuffer = self.iobuffer_dva = msg.DVA
-            self.log(f"buf {self.iobuffer:#x} / {self.iobuffer_dva:#x}")
+            self.log(f"buf prealloc {self.iobuffer:#x} / {self.iobuffer_dva:#x}")
         else:
+            self.bufsize = align(0x1000 * msg.SIZE, 0x4000)
             self.iobuffer, self.iobuffer_dva = self.asc.ioalloc(self.bufsize)
             self.log(f"buf {self.iobuffer:#x} / {self.iobuffer_dva:#x}")
             self.send(IOReporting_GetBuf(DVA=self.iobuffer_dva, SIZE=self.bufsize // 0x1000))