diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index dbb8337a83..99828bb543 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "build:bit:watch": "webpack serve -c ../../bitwarden_license/bit-web/webpack.config.js",
     "build:bit:dev": "cross-env ENV=development npm run build:bit",
     "build:bit:dev:analyze": "cross-env LOGGING=false webpack -c ../../bitwarden_license/bit-web/webpack.config.js --profile --json > stats.json && npx webpack-bundle-analyzer stats.json build/",
-    "build:bit:dev:watch": "cross-env ENV=development npm run build:bit:watch",
+    "build:bit:dev:watch": "cross-env ENV=development NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=8192\" npm run build:bit:watch",
     "build:bit:qa": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production ENV=qa npm run build:bit",
     "build:bit:euprd": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production ENV=euprd npm run build:bit",
     "build:bit:euqa": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production ENV=euqa npm run build:bit",