diff --git a/.env-sample b/.env-sample
index 85bbf67..3acd3de 100644
--- a/.env-sample
+++ b/.env-sample
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@
 #BTCEXP_RPC_BLACKLIST=signrawtransaction,sendtoaddress,stop,...
 
 #BTCEXP_GANALYTICS_TRACKING=UA-XXXX-X
-#BTCEXP_SENTRY_URL=https://00000fffffff@sentry.io/XXXX
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+#BTCEXP_SENTRY_URL=https://00000fffffff@sentry.io/XXXX
+
+# Optional value for "max_old_space_size", default: 1024
+#BTCEXP_OLD_SPACE_MAX_SIZE=2048
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diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 8c0d86f..02e0e31 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const args = require('meow')(`
       --demo                         enable demoSite mode [default: disabled]
       --no-rates                     disable fetching of currency exchange rates [default: enabled]
       --privacy-mode                 enable privacyMode to disable external data requests [default: disabled]
+      --max-mem <bytes>              value for max_old_space_size [default: 1024 (1 GB)]
 
       --ganalytics-tracking <tid>    tracking id for google analytics [default: disabled]
       --sentry-url <sentry-url>      sentry url [default: disabled]
diff --git a/bin/www b/bin/www
index db7958c..c6fe1b9 100644
--- a/bin/www
+++ b/bin/www
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-var debug = require('debug')('my-application');
+var debug = require('debug')('www');
 var app = require('../app');
 
+const v8 = require('v8');
+v8.setFlagsFromString("--max_old_space_size=" + (process.env.BTCEXP_OLD_SPACE_MAX_SIZE || 1024));
+debug(`Set max_old_space_size to ${(process.env.BTCEXP_OLD_SPACE_MAX_SIZE || 1024)} MB`);
+
 app.set('port', process.env.PORT || process.env.BTCEXP_PORT || 3002);
 app.set('host', process.env.BTCEXP_HOST || '127.0.0.1');