diff --git a/magmi/inc/magmi_engine.php b/magmi/inc/magmi_engine.php
index 74b735a9..f88ac06b 100755
--- a/magmi/inc/magmi_engine.php
+++ b/magmi/inc/magmi_engine.php
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ public function getExceptionTrace($tk, &$traces)
     {
         $this->_excid++;
         $trstr = "";
-        //FIXME: infinity loop in M2
+        //todo: improve infinity loop handling in M2
+        $counter = 0;
         foreach ($traces as $trace) {
             if (isset($trace["file"])) {
                 $fname = str_replace(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)), "", $trace["file"]);
@@ -407,6 +408,10 @@ public function getExceptionTrace($tk, &$traces)
                     $trstr .= "\n";
                 }
             }
+            // simple max trace depth fix
+            if (++$counter % 20 === 0) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
         if (!isset($this->_exceptions[$tk])) {
             $this->_exceptions[$tk] = array(0,$this->_excid);