diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/execution_results.py b/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/execution_results.py
index d2d311fd0a..69ae309f0e 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/execution_results.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/execution_results.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import json
+import logging
+import pprint
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@
 from vdk.internal.core.errors import PlatformServiceError
 from vdk.internal.core.errors import ResolvableBy
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class StepResult:
@@ -146,4 +151,16 @@ def __repr__(self):
         def default_serialization(o: Any) -> Any:
             return o.__dict__ if "__dict__" in dir(o) else str(o)
 
-        return json.dumps(data, default=default_serialization, indent=2)
+        try:
+            result = json.dumps(data, default=default_serialization, indent=2)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug(f"Failed to json.dumps executionResult: {e}. Fallback to pprint.")
+            # sort_dicts is supported since 3.8
+            if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 8:
+                result = pprint.pformat(
+                    data, indent=2, depth=5, compact=False, sort_dicts=False
+                )
+            else:
+                result = pprint.pformat(data, indent=2, depth=5, compact=False)
+
+        return result
diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/tests/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/test_execution_results.py b/projects/vdk-core/tests/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/test_execution_results.py
index a9b8dabe9e..9e1512eedc 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/tests/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/test_execution_results.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/tests/vdk/internal/builtin_plugins/run/test_execution_results.py
@@ -116,3 +116,31 @@ def test_serialization_non_serializable():
 
     result_as_string = result.__repr__()
     assert json.loads(result_as_string) is not None
+
+
+def test_serialization_circular_reference():
+    exception = ArithmeticError("foo")
+    exception.__cause__ = exception
+    step_result = StepResult(
+        "step",
+        "type",
+        datetime.fromisoformat("2012-10-12 00:00:00"),
+        datetime.fromisoformat("2012-10-12 01:00:00"),
+        ExecutionStatus.ERROR,
+        "details",
+        exception,
+        ResolvableBy.USER_ERROR,
+    )
+    result = ExecutionResult(
+        "job-name",
+        "exec-id",
+        datetime.fromisoformat("2012-10-12 00:00:00"),
+        datetime.fromisoformat("2012-10-12 01:00:00"),
+        ExecutionStatus.ERROR,
+        [step_result],
+        exception,
+        ResolvableBy.USER_ERROR,
+    )
+
+    result_as_string = result.__repr__()
+    assert result_as_string is not None