diff --git a/jsrun.c b/jsrun.c
index 533b272..1982635 100644
--- a/jsrun.c
+++ b/jsrun.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void jsR_run(js_State *J, js_Function *F);
 static void js_trystackoverflow(js_State *J)
 {
 	STACK[TOP].type = JS_TLITSTR;
-	STACK[TOP].u.litstr = "try stack overflow";
+	STACK[TOP].u.litstr = "exception stack overflow";
 	++TOP;
 	js_throw(J);
 }
diff --git a/jsstate.c b/jsstate.c
index 0f026d5..1dfb7fd 100644
--- a/jsstate.c
+++ b/jsstate.c
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+static int js_ptry(js_State *J) {
+	if (J->trytop == JS_TRYLIMIT) {
+		STACK[TOP].type = JS_TLITSTR;
+		STACK[TOP].u.litstr = "exception stack overflow";
+		++TOP;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void *js_defaultalloc(void *actx, void *ptr, int size)
 {
 	if (size == 0) {
@@ -31,6 +41,8 @@ static void js_defaultpanic(js_State *J)
 
 int js_ploadstring(js_State *J, const char *filename, const char *source)
 {
+	if (js_ptry(J))
+		return 1;
 	if (js_try(J))
 		return 1;
 	js_loadstring(J, filename, source);
@@ -40,6 +52,8 @@ int js_ploadstring(js_State *J, const char *filename, const char *source)
 
 int js_ploadfile(js_State *J, const char *filename)
 {
+	if (js_ptry(J))
+		return 1;
 	if (js_try(J))
 		return 1;
 	js_loadfile(J, filename);
@@ -50,6 +64,10 @@ int js_ploadfile(js_State *J, const char *filename)
 const char *js_trystring(js_State *J, int idx, const char *error)
 {
 	const char *s;
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return error;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_pop(J, 1);
 		return error;
@@ -62,6 +80,10 @@ const char *js_trystring(js_State *J, int idx, const char *error)
 double js_trynumber(js_State *J, int idx, double error)
 {
 	double v;
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return error;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_pop(J, 1);
 		return error;
@@ -74,6 +96,10 @@ double js_trynumber(js_State *J, int idx, double error)
 int js_tryinteger(js_State *J, int idx, int error)
 {
 	int v;
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return error;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_pop(J, 1);
 		return error;
@@ -86,6 +112,10 @@ int js_tryinteger(js_State *J, int idx, int error)
 int js_tryboolean(js_State *J, int idx, int error)
 {
 	int v;
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return error;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_pop(J, 1);
 		return error;
@@ -189,6 +219,11 @@ void js_loadfile(js_State *J, const char *filename)
 
 int js_dostring(js_State *J, const char *source)
 {
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_report(J, "exception stack overflow");
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_report(J, js_trystring(J, -1, "Error"));
 		js_pop(J, 1);
@@ -204,6 +239,11 @@ int js_dostring(js_State *J, const char *source)
 
 int js_dofile(js_State *J, const char *filename)
 {
+	if (js_ptry(J)) {
+		js_report(J, "exception stack overflow");
+		js_pop(J, 1);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (js_try(J)) {
 		js_report(J, js_trystring(J, -1, "Error"));
 		js_pop(J, 1);