diff --git a/scripts/build/build-content-services.sh b/scripts/build/build-content-services.sh
index 3592dac17c..90ed1f1584 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-content-services.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-content-services.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Content Services ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building content-services for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-core.sh b/scripts/build/build-core.sh
index 41c0d86c60..e7294382e3 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-core.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-core.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Core ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building core for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-extensions.sh b/scripts/build/build-extensions.sh
index 946ac79cea..03edf62f08 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-extensions.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-extensions.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 cd $DIR/../..
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building extensions for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-insights.sh b/scripts/build/build-insights.sh
index 51e3708327..d1dc7f41b2 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-insights.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-insights.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Insights ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building insights for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-process-services-cloud.sh b/scripts/build/build-process-services-cloud.sh
index 919ac7d7bd..4c765f90bc 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-process-services-cloud.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-process-services-cloud.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Process Services Cloud ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building process-services-cloud  for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-process-services.sh b/scripts/build/build-process-services.sh
index b28b216b92..7c989e1576 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-process-services.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-process-services.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Process Services ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building process-services for production"
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-testing.sh b/scripts/build/build-testing.sh
index 16d468bcb7..d591e2adec 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-testing.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-testing.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $DIR/../..
 echo "====== Testing ======"
 echo "====== Build ======"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
 
 if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Building testing for production"