diff --git a/parser/src/actions/iter_blocks.rs b/parser/src/actions/iter_blocks.rs
index 783670033..8b4e19938 100644
--- a/parser/src/actions/iter_blocks.rs
+++ b/parser/src/actions/iter_blocks.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     states::{AddressCohortsDurableStates, States, UTXOCohortsDurableStates},
     structs::{DateData, MapKey, Timestamp, RAM},
     utils::{generate_allocation_files, log, time},
-    Config, Date, Exit, Height,
+    Config, Exit, Height,
 };
 
 pub fn iter_blocks(
@@ -175,9 +175,11 @@ pub fn iter_blocks(
                     if is_date_last_block {
                         height += blocks_loop_i;
 
-                        let is_new_year = next_block_date.as_ref().map_or(true, Date::is_new_year);
+                        let is_check_point = next_block_date.as_ref().map_or(true, |date| {
+                            date.is_first_of_january() || date.is_first_of_june()
+                        });
 
-                        if is_new_year
+                        if is_check_point
                             || ram.max_exceeded(config)
                             || height.is_close_to_end(approx_block_count)
                         {
diff --git a/parser/src/databases/metadata.rs b/parser/src/databases/metadata.rs
index 1081f69aa..e43b62d45 100644
--- a/parser/src/databases/metadata.rs
+++ b/parser/src/databases/metadata.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl Metadata {
     pub fn import(path: &str, version: u16) -> Self {
         Self {
             path: path.to_owned(),
-            data: MetadataData::import(path, version).unwrap_or_default(),
+            data: MetadataData::import(path, version),
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ impl MetadataData {
         format!("{folder_path}/{name}")
     }
 
-    pub fn import(path: &str, version: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<Self> {
+    pub fn import(path: &str, version: u16) -> Self {
+        let mut s = Self::_import(path, version).unwrap_or_default();
+        s.version = version;
+        s
+    }
+
+    fn _import(path: &str, version: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<Self> {
         fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
 
         let s: MetadataData = Serialization::Binary.import(Path::new(&Self::full_path(path)))?;
diff --git a/parser/src/structs/config.rs b/parser/src/structs/config.rs
index d7b8da779..5f2d03d56 100644
--- a/parser/src/structs/config.rs
+++ b/parser/src/structs/config.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[arg(long, value_name = "SECONDS")]
     pub delay: Option<u64>,
 
-    /// Maximum ram you want the program to use in GB, default: 75% of total, not saved
+    /// Maximum ram you want the program to use in GB, default: 50% of total, not saved
     #[arg(long, value_name = "GB")]
     pub max_ram: Option<f64>,
 
diff --git a/parser/src/structs/date.rs b/parser/src/structs/date.rs
index 44c7702b6..ef9c619f2 100644
--- a/parser/src/structs/date.rs
+++ b/parser/src/structs/date.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ impl Date {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_new_year(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_first_of_january(&self) -> bool {
         self.day() == 1 && self.month() == 1
     }
+
+    pub fn is_first_of_june(&self) -> bool {
+        self.day() == 1 && self.month() == 6
+    }
 }
 
 impl MapKey<DateMapChunkId> for Date {
diff --git a/parser/src/structs/ram.rs b/parser/src/structs/ram.rs
index 108edb3cc..05e4ecc8a 100644
--- a/parser/src/structs/ram.rs
+++ b/parser/src/structs/ram.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl RAM {
             (ram_used / 1_000_000_000.0) > max_ram
         } else {
             let ram_total = self.total_memory() as f64;
-            ram_used / ram_total > 0.75
+            ram_used / ram_total > 0.5
         }
     }
 }