diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index f48f891c8..5920cef51 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat May  5 01:04:11 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
+
+	* exceptions.cc (handle_exceptions): Vastly increase test for exception
+	loop guard variable.
+
 Fri May  4 22:23:33 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* exceptions.cc (stack_info): Add some controls.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
index f7f425386..d9a812fcd 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
@@ -406,8 +406,11 @@ handle_exceptions (EXCEPTION_RECORD *e, void *, CONTEXT *in, void *)
   static int NO_COPY debugging = 0;
   static int NO_COPY recursed = 0;
 
-  if (debugging && ++debugging < 50)
-    return 0;
+  if (debugging && ++debugging < 50000)
+    {
+      SetThreadPriority (hMainThread, THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+      return 0;
+    }
 
   /* If we've already exited, don't do anything here.  Returning 1
      tells Windows to keep looking for an exception handler.  */