diff --git a/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/src/UAST_parser.py b/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/src/UAST_parser.py
index 3538d8884..fc5bc9819 100644
--- a/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/src/UAST_parser.py
+++ b/transforms/code/code_profiler/python/src/UAST_parser.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 import json
 from tree_sitter import Tree
 import os
+import sys
+sys.setrecursionlimit(10000)
+
 """
 Initialize the parser with a path for rules and grammar.
 """
@@ -251,7 +254,10 @@ def _dfs(self, AST_node, parent) :
             parent = node
 
         for child in AST_node.children:
-            self._dfs(AST_node= child, parent = parent)
+            try:
+                self._dfs(AST_node= child, parent = parent)
+            except RecursionError as e:
+                print(f"RecursionError caught: {str(e)}")
 
     def _extract(self, ast_snippet, node_type, exec_string):
         code_snippet = ast_snippet
@@ -262,4 +268,4 @@ def _extract(self, ast_snippet, node_type, exec_string):
         try:
             return self.grammar[node_type]["keyword"] + " " + self.extracted        
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
\ No newline at end of file
+            print(e)