diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index 702a7e5..1c1509c 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function runTypeScriptCompiler(logger, projectDir, options) {
 			throw Error('No tsconfig.json file found in project.');
 		}
 
-		var nodeArgs = [tscPath, '--project', projectDir];
+		var nodeArgs = ['--max_old_space_size=2048', tscPath, '--project', projectDir];
 		if (options.watch) {
 			nodeArgs.push('--watch');
 		}