diff --git a/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/ReadMemory.cpp b/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/ReadMemory.cpp
index bcaac148..be987fde 100644
--- a/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/ReadMemory.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/ReadMemory.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,16 @@ namespace Bloom::DebugServer::Gdb::AvrGdb::CommandPackets
 
             const auto& memoryDescriptor = memoryDescriptorsByType.at(this->memoryType);
 
+            /*
+             * In AVR targets, RAM is mapped to many registers and peripherals - we don't want to block GDB from
+             * accessing them.
+             */
+            const auto memoryStartAddress = (this->memoryType == Targets::TargetMemoryType::RAM)
+                ? 0x00
+                : memoryDescriptor.addressRange.startAddress;
+
             if (
-                this->startAddress < memoryDescriptor.addressRange.startAddress
+                this->startAddress < memoryStartAddress
                 || (this->startAddress + (this->bytes - 1)) > memoryDescriptor.addressRange.endAddress
             ) {
                 /*
diff --git a/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/WriteMemory.cpp b/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/WriteMemory.cpp
index 9eedcf2e..c6449b82 100644
--- a/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/WriteMemory.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugServer/Gdb/AvrGdb/CommandPackets/WriteMemory.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,16 @@ namespace Bloom::DebugServer::Gdb::AvrGdb::CommandPackets
 
             const auto& memoryDescriptor = memoryDescriptorsByType.at(this->memoryType);
 
+            /*
+             * In AVR targets, RAM is mapped to many registers and peripherals - we don't want to block GDB from
+             * accessing them.
+             */
+            const auto memoryStartAddress = (this->memoryType == Targets::TargetMemoryType::RAM)
+                ? 0x00
+                : memoryDescriptor.addressRange.startAddress;
+
             if (
-                this->startAddress < memoryDescriptor.addressRange.startAddress
+                this->startAddress < memoryStartAddress
                 || (this->startAddress + (this->buffer.size() - 1)) > memoryDescriptor.addressRange.endAddress
             ) {
                 throw Exception(