diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index b04cb50b76..998406ee25 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ else
   if [[ $1 == 'node' ]]; then
     # Note: .metadata.json files are needed for the language service tests!
     echo "Creating .metadata.json files..."
-    node dist/all/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p packages
-    node dist/all/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules
+    node --max-old-space-size=3000 dist/all/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p packages
+    node --max-old-space-size=3000 dist/all/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules
   fi
   node dist/tools/tsc-watch/ $1 watch
 fi