diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c4cac2a..05a1e2d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
 cd /project/target
 if [ -f package.json ]; then
-	npm install
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+    max_memory=${MAX_ALLOWED_MEMORY:-750}
+    npm install --max-old-space-size=${max_memory}
+fi