diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/server/ArthasBootstrap.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/server/ArthasBootstrap.java
index d9a9a31ed..debcf8442 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/server/ArthasBootstrap.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/server/ArthasBootstrap.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import com.alibaba.bytekit.asm.instrument.InstrumentTransformer;
 import com.alibaba.bytekit.asm.matcher.SimpleClassMatcher;
 import com.alibaba.bytekit.utils.AsmUtils;
 import com.alibaba.bytekit.utils.IOUtils;
+import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSON;
+import com.alibaba.fastjson.serializer.SerializerFeature;
 import com.taobao.arthas.common.AnsiLog;
 import com.taobao.arthas.common.ArthasConstants;
 import com.taobao.arthas.common.PidUtils;
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.ArthasBanner;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.FileUtils;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.InstrumentationUtils;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.LogUtil;
-import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.StringUtils;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.UserStatUtil;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.affect.EnhancerAffect;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.matcher.WildcardMatcher;
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ public class ArthasBootstrap {
         arthasOutputDir = new File(outputPath);
         arthasOutputDir.mkdirs();
 
+        // disable  fastjson circular reference feature
+        JSON.DEFAULT_GENERATE_FEATURE |= SerializerFeature.DisableCircularReferenceDetect.getMask();
+
         // 1. initSpy()
         initSpy();
         // 2. ArthasEnvironment