diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0301d8b4cf..cf0bab1465 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ jobs:
             RAILS_GROUPS: assets
             RAILS_ENV: test
             NODE_ENV: test
+            NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=4096"
       - *save-assets-cache
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: .