diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f70ee6fbf..8c2190f24 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2436,12 +2436,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([errorqueue],
     [ ENABLED_ERROR_QUEUE=yes ]
     )
 
-if test "$ENABLED_ERROR_QUEUE" = "no"
-then
-    AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DNO_ERROR_QUEUE"
-fi
-
-
 # OLD TLS
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([oldtls],
     [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-oldtls],[Enable old TLS versions < 1.2 (default: enabled)])],
@@ -6462,13 +6456,17 @@ AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_ED25519" = "xyes" && test "x$ENABLED_32BIT" = "xno"],
 AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_ED25519_SMALL" = "xyes"],
       [AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DED25519_SMALL"])
 
-
 if test "$ENABLED_ED25519_STREAM" != "no"
 then
     AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_ED25519_STREAMING_VERIFY"
     AM_CCASFLAGS="$AM_CCASFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_ED25519_STREAMING_VERIFY"
 fi
 
+if test "$ENABLED_ERROR_QUEUE" = "no" || test "$ENABLED_JNI" = "yes"
+then
+    AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DNO_ERROR_QUEUE"
+fi
+
 AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_OPENSSLALL" = "xyes"],
       [AM_CFLAGS="-DOPENSSL_ALL -DWOLFSSL_EITHER_SIDE -DWC_RSA_NO_PADDING -DWC_RSA_PSS -DWOLFSSL_PSS_LONG_SALT $AM_CFLAGS"])
 
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index e2d55acf7..6dbe209d9 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -36130,6 +36130,19 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD test_logging(void* args)
     }
     AssertIntEQ(errorCount, ERROR_COUNT);
 
+    /* test max queue behavior, trying to add an arbitrary 3 errors over */
+    errorCount = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < ERROR_QUEUE_MAX + 3; i++)
+        ERR_put_error(ERR_LIB_PEM, SYS_F_ACCEPT, -990 - i, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+
+    while ((err = ERR_get_error_line(&file, &line))) {
+        AssertIntEQ(err, 990 + errorCount);
+        errorCount++;
+    }
+
+    /* test that the 3 errors over the max were dropped */
+    AssertIntEQ(errorCount, ERROR_QUEUE_MAX);
+
     return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/logging.c b/wolfcrypt/src/logging.c
index 97e145524..06b3c9e7b 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/logging.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/logging.c
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ THREAD_LS_T
 #endif
 struct wc_error_queue* wc_last_node;
 /* pointer to last node in queue to make insertion O(1) */
+
+#ifndef ERROR_QUEUE_MAX
+    /* this breaks from compat of unlimited error queue size */
+    #define ERROR_QUEUE_MAX 100
+#endif
+static
+#ifdef ERROR_QUEUE_PER_THREAD
+THREAD_LS_T
+#endif
+int wc_error_queue_count = 0;
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_FUNC_TIME
@@ -474,6 +485,7 @@ void WOLFSSL_ERROR(int error)
             XSNPRINTF(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
                     "wolfSSL error occurred, error = %d line:%d file:%s",
                     error, line, file);
+
             if (wc_AddErrorNode(error, line, buffer, (char*)file) != 0) {
                 WOLFSSL_MSG("Error creating logging node");
                 /* with void function there is no return here, continue on
@@ -484,7 +496,6 @@ void WOLFSSL_ERROR(int error)
             else {
                 XSNPRINTF(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
                     "wolfSSL error occurred, error = %d", error);
-
             }
             #endif
 
@@ -522,6 +533,7 @@ int wc_LoggingInit(void)
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad Init Mutex");
         return BAD_MUTEX_E;
     }
+    wc_error_queue_count = 0;
     wc_errors          = NULL;
     wc_current_node    = NULL;
     wc_last_node       = NULL;
@@ -667,6 +679,12 @@ int wc_AddErrorNode(int error, int line, char* buf, char* file)
     WOLFSSL_MSG("Error queue turned off, can not add nodes");
 #else
     struct wc_error_queue* err;
+
+    if (wc_error_queue_count >= ERROR_QUEUE_MAX) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("Error queue is full, at ERROR_QUEUE_MAX");
+        return MEMORY_E;
+    }
+
     err = (struct wc_error_queue*)XMALLOC(
             sizeof(struct wc_error_queue), wc_error_heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_LOG);
     if (err == NULL) {
@@ -731,6 +749,7 @@ int wc_AddErrorNode(int error, int line, char* buf, char* file)
                 wc_current_node = err;
             }
         }
+        wc_error_queue_count++;
     }
 #endif
     return 0;
@@ -768,6 +787,7 @@ void wc_RemoveErrorNode(int idx)
         if (wc_current_node == current)
             wc_current_node = current->next;
         XFREE(current, current->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_LOG);
+        wc_error_queue_count--;
     }
 
     wc_UnLockMutex(&debug_mutex);
@@ -799,6 +819,7 @@ void wc_ClearErrorNodes(void)
         }
     }
 
+    wc_error_queue_count = 0;
     wc_errors       = NULL;
     wc_last_node    = NULL;
     wc_current_node = NULL;
@@ -840,6 +861,7 @@ int wc_ERR_remove_state(void)
         current = next;
     }
 
+    wc_error_queue_count = 0;
     wc_errors          = NULL;
     wc_last_node       = NULL;
 
@@ -889,6 +911,7 @@ void wc_ERR_print_errors_cb(int (*cb)(const char *str, size_t len, void *u),
         }
 
         /* set global pointers to match having been freed */
+        wc_error_queue_count = 0;
         wc_errors = NULL;
         wc_last_node = NULL;