diff --git a/tests/issue_316_basic.phpt b/tests/issue_316_basic.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc1ce9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue_316_basic.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--TEST--
+Test V8::executeString() : Issue #316 endless property iteration
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$v8 = new V8Js();
+
+$values = $v8->executeString('({test: "test"})');
+foreach ($values as $value) {
+    var_dump($value);
+}
+
+?>
+===EOF===
+--EXPECT--
+string(4) "test"
+===EOF===
diff --git a/v8js_v8object_class.cc b/v8js_v8object_class.cc
index dcfc384..49669ac 100644
--- a/v8js_v8object_class.cc
+++ b/v8js_v8object_class.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static HashTable *v8js_v8object_get_properties(zval *object) /* {{{ */
 			 * it (instead of crashing the engine). */
 			return obj->properties;
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (!obj->properties->u.v.nIteratorsCount) {
 		zend_hash_clean(obj->properties);
 	}