diff --git a/Laptop/IMP Confirm.cpp b/Laptop/IMP Confirm.cpp
index 2509f738..40340279 100644
--- a/Laptop/IMP Confirm.cpp	
+++ b/Laptop/IMP Confirm.cpp	
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void	BtnIMPConfirmYes(GUI_BUTTON *btn,INT32 reason)
 
 			// silversurfer: We need to store the profile cost here because right now our new IMP doesn't occupy a slot yet.
 			// However function iGetProfileCost() will already calculate price including that slot. We would charge too much money after the IMP is created below.
-			INT32 iIMPCost = GetProfileCost(TRUE);
+			INT32 iIMPCost = GetProfileCost(TRUE, FALSE);
 			if( LaptopSaveInfo.iCurrentBalance < iIMPCost ) 
 			{
 				// not enough
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ BOOLEAN LoadImpCharacter( STR nickName )
 
 		// silversurfer: Store current IMP cost. Function iGetProfileCost() already takes the new slot into account.
 		// If we create the IMP first we would charge too much.
-		INT32 iIMPCost = GetProfileCost(FALSE);
+		INT32 iIMPCost = GetProfileCost(FALSE, TRUE);
 
 		// Flugente: as we do not store the cost of the gear in the IMP file, we have to determine the cost here
 		iIMPCost += max(0, GetEquippedGearCost( &gMercProfiles[iProfileId] ) - gGameExternalOptions.iIMPProfileCost );
@@ -1763,19 +1763,18 @@ void GiveIMPItems( MERCPROFILESTRUCT *pProfile, INT8 abilityValue, UINT8 typeInd
 }
 
 // SANDRO - Function to determine actual cost of profile
-INT32 GetProfileCost( BOOLEAN aWithGearCost )
+INT32 GetProfileCost( BOOLEAN aWithGearCost, BOOLEAN profileSlotAllocated )
 {
 	// Flugente: aditional imp gear cost
 	INT32 impgearcost = aWithGearCost ? GetIMPGearCost() : 0;
+	INT32 impProfileCost = gGameExternalOptions.iIMPProfileCost;
 
 	if (gGameExternalOptions.fDynamicIMPProfileCost)
 	{
-		// silversurfer: When we create an IMP he doesn't occupy a slot yet so we need to add 1 to get the correct price in advance.
-		INT32 iIMPProfileCost = gGameExternalOptions.iIMPProfileCost * (CountFilledIMPSlots() + 1);
-
-		if ( iIMPProfileCost + impgearcost >= gGameExternalOptions.iIMPProfileCost )
-			return iIMPProfileCost + impgearcost;
+		// sun_alf: if the IMP profile already occupies a slot, CountFilledIMPSlots() return the number we want to multiply on,
+		// but if a slot is not allocated still, we need to add 1 to get the correct price in advance.
+		impProfileCost *= profileSlotAllocated ? CountFilledIMPSlots() : CountFilledIMPSlots() + 1;
 	}
 
-	return gGameExternalOptions.iIMPProfileCost + impgearcost;
+	return impProfileCost + impgearcost;
 }
diff --git a/Laptop/IMP Confirm.h b/Laptop/IMP Confirm.h
index ff6bb00b..81787c25 100644
--- a/Laptop/IMP Confirm.h	
+++ b/Laptop/IMP Confirm.h	
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void ResetIMPCharactersEyesAndMouthOffsets( UINT8 ubMercProfileID );
 
 BOOLEAN ImpExists ( STR fileName );
 
-INT32 GetProfileCost( BOOLEAN aWithGearCost ); // added by SANDRO
+INT32 GetProfileCost( BOOLEAN aWithGearCost, BOOLEAN profileSlotAllocated ); // added by SANDRO
 
 void MakeProfileInvItemAnySlot( MERCPROFILESTRUCT *pProfile, UINT16 usItem, UINT8 ubStatus, UINT8 ubHowMany );
 
diff --git a/Laptop/IMP MainPage.cpp b/Laptop/IMP MainPage.cpp
index aa9d0488..9e39003d 100644
--- a/Laptop/IMP MainPage.cpp	
+++ b/Laptop/IMP MainPage.cpp	
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void BtnIMPMainPageBeginCallback(GUI_BUTTON *btn,INT32 reason)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				if( LaptopSaveInfo.iCurrentBalance < GetProfileCost(FALSE) ) // SANDRO - changed to find actual profile cost in IMPConfirm
+				if( LaptopSaveInfo.iCurrentBalance < GetProfileCost(FALSE, FALSE) ) // SANDRO - changed to find actual profile cost in IMPConfirm
 				{
 					DoLapTopMessageBox( MSG_BOX_IMP_STYLE, pImpPopUpStrings[ 3 ], LAPTOP_SCREEN, MSG_BOX_FLAG_OK, BeginMessageBoxCallBack);
 				}
diff --git a/Laptop/IMP Text System.cpp b/Laptop/IMP Text System.cpp
index 2829a348..309d2d68 100644
--- a/Laptop/IMP Text System.cpp	
+++ b/Laptop/IMP Text System.cpp	
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void PrintImpText( void )
 			//LoadAndDisplayIMPText( LAPTOP_SCREEN_UL_X + 160, LAPTOP_SCREEN_WEB_UL_Y + 145, ( 200	), IMP_CON_3 , FONT12ARIAL, FONT_WHITE, TRUE, 0);
 			// SANDRO - changed to show exact cost of profile
 			CHAR16 chPayCost[1000];
-			swprintf( chPayCost, gzIMPProfileCostText[ 0 ], GetProfileCost(TRUE) );
+			swprintf( chPayCost, gzIMPProfileCostText[ 0 ], GetProfileCost(TRUE, FALSE) );
 			DisplayWrappedString( LAPTOP_SCREEN_UL_X + 160, LAPTOP_SCREEN_WEB_UL_Y + 145,  ( 200 ), 2, FONT12ARIAL, FONT_WHITE, chPayCost,FONT_BLACK,FALSE,LEFT_JUSTIFIED);
 
 		break;