diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/values_string.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/values_string.go
index b18bdb0dddc..18a1ece679f 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/values_string.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/values_string.go
@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@ type protectedStringer interface {
 	ProtectedString(*seenValues) string
 }
 
-// This indicates the maximum anticipated depth of the stack when printing a Value type.
-const defaultSeenValuesSize = 32
+const (
+	// defaultSeenValuesSize indicates the maximum anticipated depth of the stack when printing a Value type.
+	defaultSeenValuesSize = 32
+
+	// nestedLimit indicates the maximum nested level when printing a deeply recursive value.
+	nestedLimit = 10
+)
 
 type seenValues struct {
 	values []Value
+	nc     int // nested counter, to limit recursivity
 }
 
 func (sv *seenValues) Put(v Value) {
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ func (sv *seenValues) Pop() {
 }
 
 func newSeenValues() *seenValues {
-	return &seenValues{values: make([]Value, 0, defaultSeenValuesSize)}
+	return &seenValues{values: make([]Value, 0, defaultSeenValuesSize), nc: nestedLimit}
 }
 
 func (v StringValue) String() string {
@@ -74,6 +80,10 @@ func (av *ArrayValue) ProtectedString(seen *seenValues) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%p", av)
 	}
 
+	seen.nc--
+	if seen.nc < 0 {
+		return "..."
+	}
 	seen.Put(av)
 	defer seen.Pop()
 
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/recurse1.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/recurse1.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d5f1c7fc72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/recurse1.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+func main() {
+	var x interface{}
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
+		x = [1]interface{}{x}
+	}
+	println(x)
+}
+
+// Output:
+// array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(array[(... [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})] [1]interface{})]