diff --git a/lib/jsonpath.rb b/lib/jsonpath.rb
index 238a7bd..914b44f 100644
--- a/lib/jsonpath.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonpath.rb
@@ -12,19 +12,21 @@
 # into a token array.
 class JsonPath
   PATH_ALL = '$..*'
+  MAX_NESTING_ALLOWED = 100
 
   DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
     :default_path_leaf_to_null => false,
     :symbolize_keys => false,
     :use_symbols => false,
     :allow_send => true,
-    :max_nesting => 100
+    :max_nesting => MAX_NESTING_ALLOWED
   }
 
   attr_accessor :path
 
   def initialize(path, opts = {})
     @opts = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(opts)
+    set_max_nesting
     scanner = StringScanner.new(path.strip)
     @path = []
     until scanner.eos?
@@ -146,4 +148,9 @@ def self.process_object(obj_or_str, opts = {})
   def deep_clone
     Marshal.load Marshal.dump(self)
   end
+
+  def set_max_nesting
+    return unless @opts[:max_nesting].is_a?(Integer) && @opts[:max_nesting] > MAX_NESTING_ALLOWED
+    @opts[:max_nesting] = false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_jsonpath.rb b/test/test_jsonpath.rb
index db8a5e4..026cda6 100644
--- a/test/test_jsonpath.rb
+++ b/test/test_jsonpath.rb
@@ -1195,6 +1195,31 @@ def test_with_max_nesting_false
     assert_equal [{}], JsonPath.new('$.a.b.c', max_nesting: false).on(json)
   end
 
+  def test_initialize_with_max_nesting_exceeding_limit
+    json = {
+      a: {
+        b: {
+          c: {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }.to_json
+
+    json_obj = JsonPath.new('$.a.b.c', max_nesting: 105)
+    assert_equal [{}], json_obj.on(json)
+    assert_equal false, json_obj.instance_variable_get(:@opts)[:max_nesting]
+  end
+
+  def test_initialize_without_max_nesting_exceeding_limit
+    json_obj = JsonPath.new('$.a.b.c', max_nesting: 90)
+    assert_equal 90, json_obj.instance_variable_get(:@opts)[:max_nesting]
+  end
+
+  def test_initialize_with_max_nesting_false_limit
+    json_obj = JsonPath.new('$.a.b.c', max_nesting: false)
+    assert_equal false, json_obj.instance_variable_get(:@opts)[:max_nesting]
+  end
+
   def example_object
     { 'store' => {
       'book' => [