diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d616c5583..afdd5e6c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "prepack": "scripts/prepack.sh",
     "generate": "scripts/generate/run.js",
     "version": "scripts/release/version.sh",
-    "test": "hardhat test",
+    "test": "scripts/set-max-old-space-size.sh && hardhat test",
     "test:generation": "scripts/checks/generation.sh",
     "test:inheritance": "scripts/checks/inheritance-ordering.js artifacts/build-info/*",
     "test:pragma": "scripts/checks/pragma-consistency.js artifacts/build-info/*",
diff --git a/scripts/checks/coverage.sh b/scripts/checks/coverage.sh
index a591069c4..e3b8ffc56 100755
--- a/scripts/checks/coverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/checks/coverage.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 export COVERAGE=true
 export FOUNDRY_FUZZ_RUNS=10
 
+scripts/set-max-old-space-size.sh
+
 # Hardhat coverage
 hardhat coverage
 
diff --git a/scripts/set-max-old-space-size.sh b/scripts/set-max-old-space-size.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..525c67864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set-max-old-space-size.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script sets the node `--max-old-space-size` to 8192 if it is not set already.
+# All existing `NODE_OPTIONS` are retained as is.
+
+export NODE_OPTIONS="${NODE_OPTIONS:-}"
+
+if [[ $NODE_OPTIONS != *"--max-old-space-size"* ]]; then
+  export NODE_OPTIONS="${NODE_OPTIONS} --max-old-space-size=8192"
+fi