diff --git a/src/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.js b/src/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.js
index 39775a987..5f1e51da8 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.js
+++ b/src/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const _ = require("lodash");
 const kleur = require("kleur");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
-const { makeDirs } = require("../../utils");
+const { makeDirs, safetyObject } = require("../../utils");
 
 module.exports = function TransitLoggerMiddleware(opts) {
 	opts = _.defaultsDeep(opts, {
@@ -35,11 +35,20 @@ module.exports = function TransitLoggerMiddleware(opts) {
 	let targetFolder;
 
 	function saveToFile(filename, payload) {
-		const data = JSON.stringify(
-			payload,
-			payload instanceof Error ? Object.getOwnPropertyNames(payload) : null,
-			4
-		);
+		let data;
+		try {
+			data = JSON.stringify(
+				payload,
+				payload instanceof Error ? Object.getOwnPropertyNames(payload) : null,
+				4
+			);
+		} catch (err) {
+			data = JSON.stringify(
+				safetyObject(payload),
+				payload instanceof Error ? Object.getOwnPropertyNames(payload) : null,
+				4
+			);
+		}
 		fs.writeFile(path.join(targetFolder, filename), data, () => {
 			/* Silent error */
 		});
diff --git a/test/unit/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.spec.js b/test/unit/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.spec.js
index 37b2cf298..b607b3f28 100644
--- a/test/unit/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/middlewares/debugging/transit-logger.spec.js
@@ -110,6 +110,38 @@ describe("Test ActionLogger", () => {
 				expect.any(Function)
 			);
 		});
+
+		it("should log published packet to file with circular payload", async () => {
+			fs.writeFile.mockClear();
+			Date.now = jest.fn(() => 123456);
+			const mw = createMW({
+				logger,
+				colors: false,
+				folder: "./logs",
+				extension: ".log",
+				logParams: true
+			});
+
+			const next = jest.fn();
+			const payload = {
+				a: 5,
+				b: {}
+			};
+			payload.b.c = payload;
+			const packet = { type: "REQUEST", target: "server-2", payload };
+			mw.transitPublish(next)(packet);
+
+			expect(next).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+			expect(next).toBeCalledWith(packet);
+
+			expect(fs.writeFile).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+			expect(fs.writeFile).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+				1,
+				path.join("logs", "server-1", "123456-send-REQUEST-to-server-2.log"),
+				stringify({ a: 5, b: {} }),
+				expect.any(Function)
+			);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe("Test logging received packets", () => {