diff --git a/src/Hacknet/data/Constants.ts b/src/Hacknet/data/Constants.ts
index db7b2f24f..140e72edc 100644
--- a/src/Hacknet/data/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Hacknet/data/Constants.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export const HacknetNodeConstants = {
   MoneyGainPerLevel: 1.5,
 
   BaseCost: 1000,
-  LevelBaseCost: 1,
+  LevelBaseCost: 500,
   RamBaseCost: 30e3,
   CoreBaseCost: 500e3,
 
diff --git a/src/Hacknet/formulas/HacknetNodes.ts b/src/Hacknet/formulas/HacknetNodes.ts
index c4ac78a9a..b0dfb8440 100644
--- a/src/Hacknet/formulas/HacknetNodes.ts
+++ b/src/Hacknet/formulas/HacknetNodes.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ export function calculateLevelUpgradeCost(startingLevel: number, extraLevels = 1
   let totalMultiplier = 0;
   let currLevel = startingLevel;
   for (let i = 0; i < sanitizedLevels; ++i) {
-    totalMultiplier += HacknetNodeConstants.LevelBaseCost * Math.pow(mult, currLevel);
+    totalMultiplier += Math.pow(mult, currLevel);
     ++currLevel;
   }
 
-  return (HacknetNodeConstants.BaseCost / 2) * totalMultiplier * costMult;
+  return HacknetNodeConstants.LevelBaseCost * totalMultiplier * costMult;
 }
 
 export function calculateRamUpgradeCost(startingRam: number, extraLevels = 1, costMult = 1): number {