diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 91531e739..8a1929de9 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ and `doom-exit-window-hook'."
  tramp-persistency-file-name  (concat doom-cache-dir "tramp-persistency.el")
  url-cache-directory          (concat doom-cache-dir "url/")
  url-configuration-directory  (concat doom-etc-dir "url/")
- gamegrid-user-score-file-directory (concat doom-etc-dir "games/"))
+ gamegrid-user-score-file-directory (concat doom-etc-dir "games/")
+ ;; The defaults for these are conservative, we can increase them
+ max-specpdl-size 5000
+ max-lisp-eval-depth 2500)
 
 (defvar doom-auto-minor-mode-alist '()
   "Alist mapping filename patterns to corresponding minor mode functions, like