--- a/crates/jrsonnet-stdlib/src/manifest/toml.rs
+++ b/crates/jrsonnet-stdlib/src/manifest/toml.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use jrsonnet_evaluator::{
-	IStr, ObjValue, Result, ResultExt, Val, bail, in_description_frame,
-	manifest::{ManifestFormat, escape_string_json_buf},
-	val::ArrValue,
+	Error, IStr, ObjValue, Result, ResultExt, Val, bail, ensure_sufficient_stack, in_description_frame, manifest::{ManifestFormat, escape_string_json_buf}, val::ArrValue
 };
 
 pub struct TomlFormat<'s> {
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@
 		Val::Num(n) => write!(buf, "{n}").unwrap(),
 		#[cfg(feature = "exp-bigint")]
 		Val::BigInt(n) => write!(buf, "{n}").unwrap(),
-		Val::Arr(a) => {
+		Val::Arr(a) => ensure_sufficient_stack(|| {
 			buf.push('[');
 
 			let mut had_items = false;
@@ -137,8 +135,9 @@
 				buf.push_str(cur_padding);
 			}
 			buf.push(']');
-		}
-		Val::Obj(o) => {
+			Ok::<_, Error>(())
+		})?,
+		Val::Obj(o) => ensure_sufficient_stack(|| {
 			o.run_assertions()?;
 			buf.push('{');
 
@@ -171,7 +170,8 @@
 			}
 
 			buf.push('}');
-		}
+			Ok::<_, Error>(())
+		})?,
 		Val::Null => {
 			bail!("tried to manifest null")
 		}
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@
 		}
 		first = false;
 		path.push(k.clone());
-		in_description_frame(
+		ensure_sufficient_stack(|| in_description_frame(
 			|| format!("section <{k}> manifestification"),
 			|| match v {
 				Val::Obj(obj) => manifest_table(&obj, path, buf, cur_padding, options),
 				Val::Arr(arr) => manifest_table_array(&arr, path, buf, cur_padding, options),
 				_ => unreachable!("iterating over sections"),
 			},
-		)?;
+		))?;
 		path.pop();
 	}
 	Ok(())