diff --git a/datadog_lambda/tag_object.py b/datadog_lambda/tag_object.py
index b8e26934..ec1c5a66 100644
--- a/datadog_lambda/tag_object.py
+++ b/datadog_lambda/tag_object.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def tag_object(span, key, obj, depth=0):
     if obj is None:
         return span.set_tag(key, obj)
     if depth >= max_depth:
-        return tag_object(span, key, _redact_val(key, str(obj)[0:5000]))
+        return span.set_tag(key, _redact_val(key, str(obj)[0:5000]))
     depth += 1
     if _should_try_string(obj):
         parsed = None
diff --git a/tests/test_tag_object.py b/tests/test_tag_object.py
index eac84f7c..77512164 100644
--- a/tests/test_tag_object.py
+++ b/tests/test_tag_object.py
@@ -62,6 +62,33 @@ def test_tag_object_max_depth(self):
             True,
         )
 
+    def test_tag_object_max_depth_0(self):
+        payload = {
+            "hello": "world",
+            "level1": {
+                "level2_dict": {"level3": 3},
+                "level2_list": [None, True, "nice", {"l3": "v3"}],
+                "level2_bool": True,
+                "level2_int": 2,
+            },
+            "vals": [{"thingOne": 1}, {"thingTwo": 2}],
+        }
+        spanMock = MagicMock()
+        import datadog_lambda.tag_object as lib_ref
+
+        lib_ref.max_depth = 0  # setting up the test
+        tag_object(spanMock, "function.request", payload)
+        lib_ref.max_depth = 10  # revert the setup
+        spanMock.set_tag.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(
+                    "function.request",
+                    "{'hello': 'world', 'level1': {'level2_dict': {'level3': 3}, 'level2_list': [None, True, 'nice', {'l3': 'v3'}], 'level2_bool': True, 'level2_int': 2}, 'vals': [{'thingOne': 1}, {'thingTwo': 2}]}",
+                ),
+            ],
+            True,
+        )
+
     def test_redacted_tag_object(self):
         payload = {
             "authorization": "world",