diff --git a/install/grist-install.sh b/install/grist-install.sh
index 18fcfbdc1..4604655c7 100644
--- a/install/grist-install.sh
+++ b/install/grist-install.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ msg_ok "Installed Node.js"
 
 msg_info "Installing Grist"
 RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/gristlabs/grist-core/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
+export CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY=0
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"
 cd /opt
 wget -q https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/archive/refs/tags/v${RELEASE}.zip
 unzip -q v$RELEASE.zip