diff --git a/desktop/ts-node b/desktop/ts-node
index 96a27d770..7e7df4a9b 100755
--- a/desktop/ts-node
+++ b/desktop/ts-node
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
-env TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true node --require ts-node/register "$@"
+env TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true node --max_old_space_size=4096 --require ts-node/register "$@"
diff --git a/desktop/ts-node.cmd b/desktop/ts-node.cmd
index 6f2abc271..f07f2b53b 100644
--- a/desktop/ts-node.cmd
+++ b/desktop/ts-node.cmd
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 @echo off
 
-set TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true & node --require ts-node/register %*
+set TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=true & node --max_old_space_size=4096 --require ts-node/register %*