diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6a8ca74f..fed0b0dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ pub extern "C" fn rust_main(multiboot_information_address: usize) {
     // initialize our IDT
     interrupts::init();
 
-    // trigger a debug exception
-    unsafe { int!(1) };
+    fn stack_overflow() {
+        stack_overflow(); // for each recursion, the return address is pushed
+    }
+
+    // trigger a stack overflow
+    stack_overflow();
 
     println!("It did not crash!");
     loop {}