diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6f70a8..85e1da4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ sudo lsof -n -F | python lsofgraph.py | dot -Tjpg > /tmp/a.jpg
     OR
 sudo lsof -n -F | python lsofgraph.py | dot -T svg > /tmp/a.svg
 ````
-
 or add `unflatten` to the chain for a better layout:
 
 ````shell
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ sudo lsof -n -F | python lsofgraph.py | unflatten -l 1 -c 6 | dot -T jpg > /tmp/
     OR
 sudo lsof -n -F | python lsofgraph.py | unflatten -l 1 -c 6 | dot -T svg > /tmp/a.svg
 ````
+Note: In cases of handling large datasets, you might encounter a "maximum recursion depth exceeded" error. To work around this, you can increase the recursion limit in your Python environment by adding `sys.setrecursionlimit(15000)` in the `lsofgraph.py` script.
 
 ![example output](/example.jpg)
 
diff --git a/lsofgraph.py b/lsofgraph.py
index 4b88f3a..b9368ad 100644
--- a/lsofgraph.py
+++ b/lsofgraph.py
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ def print_graph(procs, conns):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    procs = parse_lsof()
-    conns = find_connections(procs)
-    print_graph(procs, conns)
+    sys.setrecursionlimit(15000)  # Increase the recursion limit before processing starts
+    try:
+        procs = parse_lsof()
+        conns = find_connections(procs)
+        print_graph(procs, conns)
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        print("Error: Recursion depth exceeded. Consider increasing the recursion limit.")