diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 61edb8658..2e5fca74d 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -3409,9 +3409,9 @@ function removeLastMessage() {
  * @param {GenerateOptions} options Generation options
  * @param {boolean} dryRun Whether to actually generate a message or just assemble the prompt
  * @returns {Promise<any>} Returns a promise that resolves when the text is done generating.
- * @typedef {{automatic_trigger?: boolean, force_name2?: boolean, quiet_prompt?: string, quietToLoud?: boolean, skipWIAN?: boolean, force_chid?: number, signal?: AbortSignal, quietImage?: string, quietName?: string }} GenerateOptions
+ * @typedef {{automatic_trigger?: boolean, force_name2?: boolean, quiet_prompt?: string, quietToLoud?: boolean, skipWIAN?: boolean, force_chid?: number, signal?: AbortSignal, quietImage?: string, quietName?: string, depth?: number }} GenerateOptions
  */
-export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName } = {}, dryRun = false) {
+export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName, depth = 0 } = {}, dryRun = false) {
     console.log('Generate entered');
     setGenerationProgress(0);
     generation_started = new Date();
@@ -3631,7 +3631,7 @@ export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_pro
 
     // Collect messages with usable content
     const canUseTools = ToolManager.isToolCallingSupported();
-    const canPerformToolCalls = !dryRun && ToolManager.canPerformToolCalls(type);
+    const canPerformToolCalls = !dryRun && ToolManager.canPerformToolCalls(type) && depth < ToolManager.RECURSE_LIMIT;
     let coreChat = chat.filter(x => !x.is_system || (canUseTools && Array.isArray(x.extra?.tool_invocations)));
     if (type === 'swipe') {
         coreChat.pop();
@@ -4485,8 +4485,9 @@ export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_pro
                     }
 
                     streamingProcessor = null;
+                    depth = depth + 1;
                     await ToolManager.saveFunctionToolInvocations(invocationResult.invocations);
-                    return Generate('normal', { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName }, dryRun);
+                    return Generate('normal', { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName, depth }, dryRun);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -4577,8 +4578,9 @@ export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_pro
                     return;
                 }
 
+                depth = depth + 1;
                 await ToolManager.saveFunctionToolInvocations(invocationResult.invocations);
-                return Generate('normal', { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName }, dryRun);
+                return Generate('normal', { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName, depth }, dryRun);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/tool-calling.js b/public/scripts/tool-calling.js
index bb6342620..b56ab2db6 100644
--- a/public/scripts/tool-calling.js
+++ b/public/scripts/tool-calling.js
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ export class ToolManager {
 
     static #INPUT_DELTA_KEY = '__input_json_delta';
 
+    /**
+     * The maximum number of times to recurse when parsing tool calls.
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    static RECURSE_LIMIT = 5;
+
     /**
      * Returns an Array of all tools that have been registered.
      * @type {ToolDefinition[]}