diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index ce87f29d0a93..617b3e87a312 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -160,15 +160,31 @@ module.exports.patchGlobal = function patchGlobal(client, cb) {
     // at the end, if we still don't have a Client, let's make one!
     !(client instanceof Client) && (client = new Client());
 
+    var called = false;
     process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
         if(cb) {  // bind event listeners only if a callback was supplied
-            client.once('logged', function() {
+            var onLogged = function onLogged() {
+                called = false;
                 cb(true, err);
-            });
-            client.once('error', function() {
+            };
+
+            var onError = function onError() {
+                called = false;
                 cb(false, err);
-            });
+            };
+
+            if(called) {
+                client.removeListener('logged', onLogged);
+                client.removeListener('error', onError);
+                return cb(false, err);
+            }
+
+            client.once('logged', onLogged);
+            client.once('error', onError);
         }
+
+        called = true;
+
         client.captureError(err, function(result) {
             node_util.log('uncaughtException: '+client.getIdent(result));
         });
diff --git a/test/raven.client.js b/test/raven.client.js
index 600b846fe1b7..d816b6ec76d2 100644
--- a/test/raven.client.js
+++ b/test/raven.client.js
@@ -297,6 +297,33 @@ describe('raven.Client', function(){
             });
             process.emit('uncaughtException', new Error('derp'));
         });
+
+        it('should not enter in recursion when an error is thrown on client request', function(done){
+            // remove existing uncaughtException handlers
+            var uncaughtBefore = process._events.uncaughtException;
+            process.removeAllListeners('uncaughtException');
+
+            var transportBefore = client.transport.send;
+
+            client.transport.send = function() {
+                throw new Error('foo');
+            };
+
+            client.patchGlobal(function(success, err){
+                success.should.eql(false);
+                err.should.be.instanceOf(Error);
+                err.message.should.equal('foo');
+
+                // restore things to how they were
+                process._events.uncaughtException = uncaughtBefore;
+                client.transport.send = transportBefore;
+
+                done();
+            });
+
+
+            process.emit('uncaughtException', new Error('derp'));
+        });
     });
 
     describe('#process()', function(){