diff --git a/lib/hal/HalStorage.cpp b/lib/hal/HalStorage.cpp
index 1828aee5..74a6c87c 100644
--- a/lib/hal/HalStorage.cpp
+++ b/lib/hal/HalStorage.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <FS.h>  // need to be included before SdFat.h for compatibility with FS.h's File class
 #include <Logging.h>
 #include <SDCardManager.h>
+#include <SdFat.h>
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@
 
 HalStorage HalStorage::instance;
 
+// Local SdFat instance for volume stats only
+static SdFat halStorageSdFat;
+
 HalStorage::HalStorage() {
   storageMutex = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
   assert(storageMutex != nullptr);
@@ -56,21 +60,25 @@ bool HalStorage::ensureDirectoryExists(const char* path) { HAL_STORAGE_WRAPPED_C
 
 uint64_t HalStorage::sdTotalBytes() const {
   StorageLock lock;
-  if (!SDCard.ready()) return 0;
-  const auto* vol = FsVolume::cwv();
+  // Try to initialize if not already
+  if (!halStorageSdFat.begin()) return 0;
+  auto* vol = halStorageSdFat.vol();
   if (!vol) return 0;
   return (uint64_t)vol->clusterCount() * vol->bytesPerCluster();
 }
 
 uint64_t HalStorage::sdUsedBytes() const {
   StorageLock lock;
-  if (!SDCard.ready()) return 0;
-  const auto* vol = FsVolume::cwv();
+  if (!halStorageSdFat.begin()) return 0;
+  auto* vol = halStorageSdFat.vol();
   if (!vol) return 0;
   const int32_t freeClusters = vol->freeClusterCount();
   if (freeClusters < 0) return 0;  // error reading FAT
+  const uint64_t clusterCount = vol->clusterCount();
+  uint64_t cappedFreeClusters = freeClusters < 0 ? 0 : (uint64_t)freeClusters;
+  if (cappedFreeClusters > clusterCount) cappedFreeClusters = clusterCount;
   const uint64_t bytesPerCluster = vol->bytesPerCluster();
-  return ((uint64_t)vol->clusterCount() - freeClusters) * bytesPerCluster;
+  return (clusterCount - cappedFreeClusters) * bytesPerCluster;
 }
 
 class HalFile::Impl {
diff --git a/src/network/html/HomePage.html b/src/network/html/HomePage.html
index 895b93c0..79412c0f 100644
--- a/src/network/html/HomePage.html
+++ b/src/network/html/HomePage.html
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@
       </p>
     </div>
   <script>
-    function formatBytes(bytes) {
-      if (!bytes) return 'N/A';
-      const units = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB'];
-      let val = bytes, i = 0;
-      while (val >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) { val /= 1024; i++; }
-      return parseFloat(val.toFixed(2)).toLocaleString() + ' ' + units[i];
-    }
+      function formatBytes(bytes) {
+        if (bytes == null) return 'N/A';
+        const units = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB'];
+        let val = bytes, i = 0;
+        while (val >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) { val /= 1024; i++; }
+        return parseFloat(val.toFixed(2)).toLocaleString() + ' ' + units[i];
+      }
 
     async function fetchStatus() {
       try {