diff --git a/src/tools/debugger/message/StackTraceResponse.java b/src/tools/debugger/message/StackTraceResponse.java
index 51b279e42..1ab35fd15 100644
--- a/src/tools/debugger/message/StackTraceResponse.java
+++ b/src/tools/debugger/message/StackTraceResponse.java
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ public static StackTraceResponse create(final int startFrame, final int levels,
 
     final boolean ignoreLast =
         frames.get(frames.size() - 1).getRootNode() instanceof ExecutorRootNode;
-    final boolean ignore2ndToLast =
-        frames.get(frames.size() - 2).getRootNode() instanceof ReceivedRootNode;
+    final boolean ignore2ndToLast = frames.size() < 2 ? false
+        : frames.get(frames.size() - 2).getRootNode() instanceof ReceivedRootNode;
 
     if (startFrame > skipFrames) {
       skipFrames = startFrame;