diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
index 9857321ef..cded9e45b 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
 			<start name="config_fs_report">
 				<binary name="fs_report"/>
-				<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+				<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 				<provides> <service name="Report"/> </provides>
 				<config> <vfs> <fs/> </vfs> </config>
 				<route>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
 			<start name="manager" caps="200">
 				<binary name="sculpt_manager"/>
-				<resource name="RAM" quantum="16M"/>
+				<resource name="RAM" quantum="3M"/>
 				<provides> <service name="Nitpicker"/> </provides>
 				<config/>
 				<route>
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 
 			<start name="log_noux" caps="200">
 				<binary name="noux"/>
-				<resource name="RAM" quantum="24M" />
+				<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M" />
 				<config>
 					<fstab>
 						<tar name="coreutils-minimal.tar" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/nitpicker.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/nitpicker.cc
index bc95015af..983539495 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/nitpicker.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/nitpicker.cc
@@ -92,8 +92,14 @@ struct Nitpicker::Session_component : Rpc_object<Nitpicker::Session>
 	void mode_sigh(Signal_context_capability sigh) override {
 		_connection.mode_sigh(sigh); }
 
-	void buffer(Framebuffer::Mode mode, bool use_alpha) override {
-		_connection.buffer(mode, use_alpha); }
+	void buffer(Framebuffer::Mode mode, bool use_alpha) override
+	{
+		/*
+		 * Do not call 'Connection::buffer' to avoid paying session quota
+		 * from our own budget.
+		 */
+		_connection.Client::buffer(mode, use_alpha);
+	}
 
 	void focus(Capability<Nitpicker::Session> session) override {
 		_connection.focus(session); }