diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 8c9e16db..472daf2b 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Here are the features of the Open ROMs not found in the original ROMs from the 8
 
 * improved keyboard scanning, supports multi-key roll-over and rejection of spurious joystick input
 * joystick (port 1) can be used to move text cursor
-* uses RAM under ROM and I/O: 61436 bytes free
+* uses RAM under ROM and I/O: 61438 bytes free
 * cold/warm start silences multiple SID chips - all $D4xx and $D5xx addresses
 * wark start due to BRK prints out the instruction address
 * extended `LOAD` command
diff --git a/c64/basic/basic_cold_start.s b/c64/basic/basic_cold_start.s
index 01928aef..ed3dbe46 100644
--- a/c64/basic/basic_cold_start.s
+++ b/c64/basic/basic_cold_start.s
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ basic_cold_start:
 	jsr basic_do_new
 	lda basic_top_of_memory_ptr+0
 	sec
-	sbc basic_end_of_text_ptr+0
+	sbc basic_start_of_text_ptr+0
 	tax
 	lda basic_top_of_memory_ptr+1
-	sbc basic_end_of_text_ptr+1
+	sbc basic_start_of_text_ptr+1
 
 	jsr print_integer