diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b83111cc575..b6a0804b535 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ jobs:
       - *restore_yarn_cache
       - run: cd client && yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - *save_yarn_cache
-      - run: cd client && yarn run build
+      - run:
+          name: Build client
+          command: cd client && yarn run build
+          environment:
+              NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=4096
       - run: cd client && yarn run test
   js_lint:
     docker: