diff --git a/src/jv_parse.c b/src/jv_parse.c
index 9755b8ac47..359f093d2d 100644
--- a/src/jv_parse.c
+++ b/src/jv_parse.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 typedef const char* presult;
 
 #ifndef MAX_PARSING_DEPTH
-#define MAX_PARSING_DEPTH (256)
+#define MAX_PARSING_DEPTH (512)
 #endif
 
 #define TRY(x) do {presult msg__ = (x); if (msg__) return msg__; } while(0)