diff --git a/testing/test-vscode.sh b/testing/test-vscode.sh
index 071ceedfc..62f8f6222 100755
--- a/testing/test-vscode.sh
+++ b/testing/test-vscode.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ npm -v
 # we pick a target directory that is not affected by the mongosh node_modules directory
 mongosh_root_dir=$PWD
 test_root_dir=/tmp/mongosh-vscode-test
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=2048
 export SEGMENT_KEY=GtEn04CBjn39g6A0BxldDf81YGFONOz7 # fresh from /dev/urandom
 rm -rf "$test_root_dir" && mkdir -p "$test_root_dir"
 cd "$test_root_dir"