diff --git a/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_loader.py b/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_loader.py
index 40c9fcc56..4077eea71 100644
--- a/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_loader.py
+++ b/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_loader.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def TestOneInput(input_bytes):
     context = yaml.load(input_bytes, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
   except yaml.YAMLError:
     pass
+  except RecursionError:
+    pass
 
 def main():
   atheris.Setup(sys.argv, TestOneInput, enable_python_coverage=True)
diff --git a/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_reader.py b/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_reader.py
index 5cd0d1e86..eb8928ce9 100644
--- a/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_reader.py
+++ b/projects/pyyaml/fuzz_reader.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def TestOneInput(data):
             stream.forward()
     except yaml.reader.ReaderError:
         None
+    except RecursionError:
+        pass
 
     return