diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
index d95d89efe..d8808a90e 100644
--- a/start.js
+++ b/start.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 const { spawn } = require("child_process");
 const { Buffer } = require("buffer");
- 
-const ls = spawn(/^win/.test(process.platform) ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx', ['craco', '--max_old_space_size=4096', '--openssl-legacy-provider', 'start']);
+
+const nodeVersion = process.version;
+const majorVersion = parseInt(nodeVersion.slice(1).split('.')[0], 10);
+let cmdArray = [];
+
+majorVersion < 17 ? cmdArray = ['craco', '--max_old_space_size=4096', 'start'] : cmdArray = ['craco', '--max_old_space_size=4096', '--openssl-legacy-provider', 'start']
+
+const ls = spawn(/^win/.test(process.platform) ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx', cmdArray);
 
 ls.stdout.on("data", data => {
     console.log(`${data}`);