diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7e1d77..29c64e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TESTCASE=
-PHPARGS=
-#PHPARGS=-dzend_extension=xdebug.so -dxdebug.remote_enable=1
+PHPARGS=-dmemory_limit=64M
+#PHPARGS=-dmemory_limit=64M -dzend_extension=xdebug.so -dxdebug.remote_enable=1
 
 all:
 
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ install:
 
 test:
 	php $(PHPARGS) vendor/bin/phpunit $(TESTCASE)
+	php $(PHPARGS) bin/php-openapi validate tests/spec/data/recursion.json
+	php $(PHPARGS) bin/php-openapi validate tests/spec/data/recursion2.yaml
 
 lint:
 	php $(PHPARGS) bin/php-openapi validate tests/spec/data/reference/playlist.json
 	php $(PHPARGS) bin/php-openapi validate tests/spec/data/recursion.json
+	php $(PHPARGS) bin/php-openapi validate tests/spec/data/recursion2.yaml
 	node_modules/.bin/speccy lint tests/spec/data/reference/playlist.json
 	node_modules/.bin/speccy lint tests/spec/data/recursion.json
 
diff --git a/src/SpecBaseObject.php b/src/SpecBaseObject.php
index ecc1c87..ebe854e 100644
--- a/src/SpecBaseObject.php
+++ b/src/SpecBaseObject.php
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ abstract class SpecBaseObject implements SpecObjectInterface, DocumentContextInt
 {
     private $_properties = [];
     private $_errors = [];
-    private $_recursing = false;
+
+    private $_recursingSerializableData = false;
+    private $_recursingValidate = false;
+    private $_recursingErrors = false;
+    private $_recursingReferences = false;
+    private $_recursingReferenceContext = false;
+    private $_recursingDocumentContext = false;
 
     private $_baseDocument;
     private $_jsonPointer;
@@ -168,11 +174,11 @@ protected function instantiate($type, $data)
      */
     public function getSerializableData()
     {
-        if ($this->_recursing) {
+        if ($this->_recursingSerializableData) {
             // return a reference
             return (object) ['$ref' => JsonReference::createFromUri('', $this->getDocumentPosition())->getReference()];
         }
-        $this->_recursing = true;
+        $this->_recursingSerializableData = true;
 
         $data = $this->_properties;
         foreach ($data as $k => $v) {
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ public function getSerializableData()
             }
         }
 
-        $this->_recursing = false;
+        $this->_recursingSerializableData = false;
 
         return (object) $data;
     }
@@ -208,10 +214,10 @@ public function getSerializableData()
     public function validate(): bool
     {
         // avoid recursion to get stuck in a loop
-        if ($this->_recursing) {
+        if ($this->_recursingValidate) {
             return true;
         }
-        $this->_recursing = true;
+        $this->_recursingValidate = true;
         $valid = true;
         foreach ($this->_properties as $v) {
             if ($v instanceof SpecObjectInterface) {
@@ -228,7 +234,7 @@ public function validate(): bool
                 }
             }
         }
-        $this->_recursing = false;
+        $this->_recursingValidate = false;
 
         $this->performValidation();
 
@@ -246,10 +252,10 @@ public function validate(): bool
     public function getErrors(): array
     {
         // avoid recursion to get stuck in a loop
-        if ($this->_recursing) {
+        if ($this->_recursingErrors) {
             return [];
         }
-        $this->_recursing = true;
+        $this->_recursingErrors = true;
 
         if (($pos = $this->getDocumentPosition()) !== null) {
             $errors = [
@@ -272,7 +278,7 @@ public function getErrors(): array
             }
         }
 
-        $this->_recursing = false;
+        $this->_recursingErrors = false;
 
         return array_merge(...$errors);
     }
@@ -360,10 +366,10 @@ public function __unset($name)
     public function resolveReferences(ReferenceContext $context = null)
     {
         // avoid recursion to get stuck in a loop
-        if ($this->_recursing) {
+        if ($this->_recursingReferences) {
             return;
         }
-        $this->_recursing = true;
+        $this->_recursingReferences = true;
 
         foreach ($this->_properties as $property => $value) {
             if ($value instanceof Reference) {
@@ -389,7 +395,7 @@ public function resolveReferences(ReferenceContext $context = null)
             }
         }
 
-        $this->_recursing = false;
+        $this->_recursingReferences = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -397,6 +403,12 @@ public function resolveReferences(ReferenceContext $context = null)
      */
     public function setReferenceContext(ReferenceContext $context)
     {
+        // avoid recursion to get stuck in a loop
+        if ($this->_recursingReferenceContext) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $this->_recursingReferenceContext = true;
+
         foreach ($this->_properties as $property => $value) {
             if ($value instanceof Reference) {
                 $value->setContext($context);
@@ -412,6 +424,8 @@ public function setReferenceContext(ReferenceContext $context)
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        $this->_recursingReferenceContext = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -428,10 +442,10 @@ public function setDocumentContext(SpecObjectInterface $baseDocument, JsonPointe
         $this->_jsonPointer = $jsonPointer;
 
         // avoid recursion to get stuck in a loop
-        if ($this->_recursing) {
+        if ($this->_recursingDocumentContext) {
             return;
         }
-        $this->_recursing = true;
+        $this->_recursingDocumentContext = true;
 
         foreach ($this->_properties as $property => $value) {
             if ($value instanceof DocumentContextInterface) {
@@ -445,7 +459,7 @@ public function setDocumentContext(SpecObjectInterface $baseDocument, JsonPointe
             }
         }
 
-        $this->_recursing = false;
+        $this->_recursingDocumentContext = false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/spec/data/recursion2.yaml b/tests/spec/data/recursion2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eb7976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/data/recursion2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+openapi: 3.0.2
+info:
+  title: My API
+  version: "123"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    SomeResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+          description: Name of SomeResponse
+        recursive:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecursiveItem'
+
+    AnotherResponse:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        uuid:
+          type: string
+          format: uuid
+          description: UUID of AnotherResponse
+        recursive:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecursiveItem'
+
+
+    RecursiveItem:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        children:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            oneOf:
+              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecursiveItem'
+              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SomeResponse'
+
+
+paths:
+  '/':
+    get:
+      description: default
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: ok
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