diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/Infrastructure/JsonSchemaSerialization.cs b/src/NJsonSchema/Infrastructure/JsonSchemaSerialization.cs
index 7423ad69b..e4f70b5ed 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/Infrastructure/JsonSchemaSerialization.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/Infrastructure/JsonSchemaSerialization.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ private static void UpdateCurrentSerializerSettings<T>(IContractResolver contrac
                 MetadataPropertyHandling = MetadataPropertyHandling.Ignore,
                 ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.Default,
                 ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
-                PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.None
+                PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.None,
+                MaxDepth = 128
             };
         }
     }