diff --git a/examples/debugging/root_actor_breakpoint_forever.py b/examples/debugging/root_actor_breakpoint_forever.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0332ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/debugging/root_actor_breakpoint_forever.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import tractor
+
+
+async def main():
+
+    while True:
+        await tractor.breakpoint()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    tractor.run(main, debug_mode=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_debugger.py b/tests/test_debugger.py
index de76247..0770a14 100644
--- a/tests/test_debugger.py
+++ b/tests/test_debugger.py
@@ -114,6 +114,28 @@ def test_root_actor_bp(spawn, user_in_out):
         assert expect_err_str in str(child.before)
 
 
+def test_root_actor_bp_forever(spawn):
+    "Re-enter a breakpoint from the root actor-task."
+    child = spawn('root_actor_breakpoint_forever')
+
+    # do some "next" commands to demonstrate recurrent breakpoint
+    # entries
+    for _ in range(10):
+        child.sendline('next')
+        child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
+
+    # do one continue which should trigger a new task to lock the tty
+    child.sendline('continue')
+    child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
+
+    # XXX: this previously caused a bug!
+    child.sendline('n')
+    child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
+
+    child.sendline('n')
+    child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
+
+
 def test_subactor_error(spawn):
     "Single subactor raising an error"
 
@@ -128,7 +150,6 @@ def test_subactor_error(spawn):
     # send user command
     # (in this case it's the same for 'continue' vs. 'quit')
     child.sendline('continue')
-    child.expect('\r\n')
 
     # the debugger should enter a second time in the nursery
     # creating actor