diff --git a/python/objToJSON.c b/python/objToJSON.c
index fe03091..9a43284 100644
--- a/python/objToJSON.c
+++ b/python/objToJSON.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ typedef struct __TypeContext
 	PyObject *itemValue;
 	PyObject *itemName;
 	PyObject *attrList;
+
+	JSINT64 longValue;
+
 } TypeContext;
 
 #define GET_TC(__ptrtc) ((TypeContext *)((__ptrtc)->prv))
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ static void *PyIntToINT64(JSOBJ _obj, JSONTypeContext *tc, void *outValue, size_
 static void *PyLongToINT64(JSOBJ _obj, JSONTypeContext *tc, void *outValue, size_t *_outLen)
 {
 	PyObject *obj = (PyObject *) _obj;
-	*((JSINT64 *) outValue) = PyLong_AsLongLong (obj);
+	*((JSINT64 *) outValue) = GET_TC(tc)->longValue;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -460,8 +463,22 @@ void Object_beginTypeContext (PyObject *obj, JSONTypeContext *tc)
 	else 
 	if (PyLong_Check(obj))
 	{
+		PyObject *exc;
+
 		PRINTMARK();
-		pc->PyTypeToJSON = PyLongToINT64; tc->type = JT_LONG;
+		pc->PyTypeToJSON = PyLongToINT64; 
+		tc->type = JT_LONG;
+		GET_TC(tc)->longValue = PyLong_AsLongLong(obj);
+
+		exc = PyErr_Occurred();
+
+		if (exc && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
+		{
+			PRINTMARK();
+			tc->type = JT_INVALID;
+			return;
+		}
+
 		return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -611,6 +628,7 @@ JSINT64 Object_getLongValue(JSOBJ obj, JSONTypeContext *tc)
 {
 	JSINT64 ret;
 	GET_TC(tc)->PyTypeToJSON (obj, tc, &ret, NULL);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -710,6 +728,10 @@ PyObject* objToJSON(PyObject* self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 	ret = JSON_EncodeObject (oinput, &encoder, buffer, sizeof (buffer));
 	PRINTMARK();
 
+	if (PyErr_Occurred())
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	if (encoder.errorMsg)
 	{
diff --git a/python/tests.py b/python/tests.py
index 2ff09ce..074589e 100644
--- a/python/tests.py
+++ b/python/tests.py
@@ -565,29 +565,34 @@ class UltraJSONTests(TestCase):
     def test_version(self):
         assert re.match(r'^\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$', ujson.__version__), \
                "ujson.__version__ must be a string like '1.4.0'"
-    
+
+    def test_encodeNumericOverflow(self):
+        try:
+            ujson.encode(12839128391289382193812939)
+        except OverflowError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            assert False, "expected OverflowError"
+
+    def test_encodeNumericOverflowNested(self):
+        for n in xrange(0, 100):
+            class Nested:
+                x = 12839128391289382193812939
+        
+            nested = Nested()
+        
+            try:
+                ujson.encode(nested)
+            except OverflowError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                assert False, "expected OverflowError"
+               
 """
 def test_decodeNumericIntFrcOverflow(self):
 input = "X.Y"
 raise NotImplementedError("Implement this test!")
 
-def test_decodeNumericIntPosOverflow(self):
-input = "9223372036854775807322"
-try:
-    ujson.decode(input)
-    assert False, "Expected exception!"
-except(ValueError):
-    return
-assert False, "Wrong exception"
-
-def test_decodeNumericIntNegOverflow(self):
-input = "-9223372036854775807322"
-try:
-    ujson.decode(input)
-    assert False, "Expected exception!"
-except(ValueError):
-    return
-assert False, "Wrong exception"
 
 def test_decodeStringUnicodeEscape(self):
 input = "\u3131"
diff --git a/python/version.h b/python/version.h
index 8e5ba3e..4de742d 100644
--- a/python/version.h
+++ b/python/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define UJSON_VERSION "1.8"
+#define UJSON_VERSION "1.9"
diff --git a/ultrajson.h b/ultrajson.h
index 7521bc2..1b5db9c 100644
--- a/ultrajson.h
+++ b/ultrajson.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef void * JSITER;
 typedef struct __JSONTypeContext
 {
 	int type;
-	void *prv[15];
+	void *prv[32];
 } JSONTypeContext;
 
 /*
diff --git a/ultrajsonenc.c b/ultrajsonenc.c
index 2dcbca6..c479e82 100644
--- a/ultrajsonenc.c
+++ b/ultrajsonenc.c
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ void encode(JSOBJ obj, JSONObjectEncoder *enc, const char *name, size_t cbName)
 	switch (tc.type)
 	{
 		case JT_INVALID:
-			SetError(obj, enc, "Could not encode object");
 			return;
 
 		case JT_ARRAY: