diff --git a/compiler/llvm_backend/src/jit.rs b/compiler/llvm_backend/src/jit.rs
index 9005daa3..e05cbfe8 100644
--- a/compiler/llvm_backend/src/jit.rs
+++ b/compiler/llvm_backend/src/jit.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "llvm")]
 
 use llvm_sys::core::*;
-use llvm_sys::orc2::*;
 use llvm_sys::orc2::lljit::*;
+use llvm_sys::orc2::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::ptr;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl LLVMJitEngine {
 
         // 3. Set host target triple
         let _host_triple = LLVMOrcLLJITGetExecutionSession(self.jit); // session triple fallback
-                                                                     // We can just keep the default LLVM target triple
+                                                                      // We can just keep the default LLVM target triple
 
         // 4. Wrap Module in ThreadSafeModule
         let tsm = LLVMOrcCreateNewThreadSafeModule(ctx.module, self.ts_ctx);
diff --git a/stdlib/src/json.rs b/stdlib/src/json.rs
index 8a5a51ca..99f9135a 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/json.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/json.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl StdlibRegistry {
                             None,
                         )
                     })?;
-                    Ok(parse_json_value(v))
+                    parse_json_value(v, 0)
                 },
             }),
         );
@@ -92,36 +92,47 @@ pub fn stringify_value(val: &RuntimeValue) -> Result<String, RuntimeError> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_json_value(v: serde_json::Value) -> RuntimeValue {
+pub fn parse_json_value(v: serde_json::Value, depth: usize) -> Result<RuntimeValue, RuntimeError> {
+    if depth > 128 {
+        return Err(RuntimeError::new(
+            RuntimeErrorKind::InvalidOperation("JSON depth limit exceeded".to_string()),
+            None,
+            None,
+        ));
+    }
+
     match v {
-        serde_json::Value::Null => RuntimeValue::Null,
-        serde_json::Value::Bool(b) => RuntimeValue::Bool(b),
+        serde_json::Value::Null => Ok(RuntimeValue::Null),
+        serde_json::Value::Bool(b) => Ok(RuntimeValue::Bool(b)),
         serde_json::Value::Number(num) => {
             if let Some(i) = num.as_i64() {
-                RuntimeValue::Int(i)
+                Ok(RuntimeValue::Int(i))
             } else if let Some(f) = num.as_f64() {
-                RuntimeValue::Float(f)
+                Ok(RuntimeValue::Float(f))
             } else {
-                RuntimeValue::Null
+                Ok(RuntimeValue::Null)
             }
         }
-        serde_json::Value::String(s) => RuntimeValue::Str(s),
+        serde_json::Value::String(s) => Ok(RuntimeValue::Str(s)),
         serde_json::Value::Array(arr) => {
-            let items = arr.into_iter().map(parse_json_value).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-            RuntimeValue::List {
+            let mut items = Vec::new();
+            for item in arr {
+                items.push(parse_json_value(item, depth + 1)?);
+            }
+            Ok(RuntimeValue::List {
                 items: Rc::new(RefCell::new(items)),
                 is_const: false,
-            }
+            })
         }
         serde_json::Value::Object(obj) => {
             let mut entries = IndexMap::new();
             for (k, v) in obj {
-                entries.insert(k, parse_json_value(v));
+                entries.insert(k, parse_json_value(v, depth + 1)?);
             }
-            RuntimeValue::Map {
+            Ok(RuntimeValue::Map {
                 entries: Rc::new(RefCell::new(entries)),
                 is_const: false,
-            }
+            })
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/tests/stdlib_tests.rs b/stdlib/tests/stdlib_tests.rs
index 7d530343..fb243ac9 100644
--- a/stdlib/tests/stdlib_tests.rs
+++ b/stdlib/tests/stdlib_tests.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,25 @@ fn test_json_module() {
     } else {
         panic!("JSON parse result was not a Map");
     }
+
+    // Test depth limit
+    let mut nested_json_str = String::new();
+    for _ in 0..200 {
+        nested_json_str.push_str("{\"nested\":");
+    }
+    nested_json_str.push_str("null");
+    for _ in 0..200 {
+        nested_json_str.push('}');
+    }
+
+    let result = parse.call(&mut ctx, vec![RuntimeValue::Str(nested_json_str)]);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    if let Err(e) = result {
+        assert!(
+            e.message.contains("JSON depth limit exceeded")
+                || e.message.contains("JSON parse error")
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]