diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/DebuggerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/DebuggerTest.php
index 2eaab04f6..6d7d9eca9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/DebuggerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/DebuggerTest.php
@@ -343,6 +343,21 @@ array(
 	(int) 1 => 'Index one',
 	(int) 5 => 'Index five'
 )
+TEXT;
+		$this->assertTextEquals($expected, $result);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'key' => array(
+				'value'
+			)
+		);
+		$result = Debugger::exportVar($data, 1);
+		$expected = <<<TEXT
+array(
+	'key' => array(
+		[maximum depth reached]
+	)
+)
 TEXT;
 		$this->assertTextEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
@@ -398,8 +413,14 @@ TEXT;
 <pre>array(
 	'People' => array(
 		(int) 0 => array(
+			'name' => 'joeseph',
+			'coat' => 'technicolor',
+			'hair_color' => 'brown'
 		),
 		(int) 1 => array(
+			'name' => 'Shaft',
+			'coat' => 'black',
+			'hair' => 'black'
 		)
 	)
 )</pre>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
index 2a9fc9c23..f60960b5b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
@@ -544,8 +544,10 @@ class Debugger {
 			foreach ($var as $key => $val) {
 				$vars[] = $break . self::exportVar($key) .
 					' => ' .
-					self::_export($val, $depth - 1, $indent);
+					self::_export($val, $depth, $indent);
 			}
+		} else {
+			$vars[] = $break . '[maximum depth reached]';
 		}
 		return $out . implode(',', $vars) . $end . ')';
 	}