diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0f570b4fd..8b1e2e8f9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 		"pretest": "npm run compile",
 		"dev": "cd webview-ui && npm run dev",
 		"test": "node scripts/run-tests.js",
-		"test:extension": "node ./node_modules/.bin/jest -w=40% --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=10000",
+		"test:extension": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 ./node_modules/.bin/jest -w=40% --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=10000",
 		"test:extension:debug-memory": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 --trace-gc --expose-gc --heap-prof ./node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand --logHeapUsage --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=10000",
 		"test:webview": "cd webview-ui && npm run test",
 		"prepare": "husky",