diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 7f8ab1df13..be773f9ba8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "DEV_CONTAINER": "1",
     "WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY": "${containerWorkspaceFolder}"
   },
+  "remoteEnv": {
+    "NODE_OPTIONS": "--max_old_space_size=8192"
+  },
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [