diff --git a/src/BootOptions.cpp b/src/BootOptions.cpp
index 5361c57..70f11ba 100644
--- a/src/BootOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/BootOptions.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ BootOptions::BootOptions()
     EEPROM.begin(sizeof(crashCount));
     EEPROM.get(sizeof(HardwareConfig) + 32, crashCount);
     EEPROM.end();
-    if (resetInfo.reason == REASON_WDT_RST) {
+    if (resetInfo.reason == REASON_WDT_RST || resetInfo.reason == REASON_EXCEPTION_RST) {
       if (crashCount++ >= 3) {
         // Boot into safe mode if the watchdog reset us three times in a row.
         isSafeMode = true;