diff --git a/src/register.js b/src/register.js
index 10966ad..7566b5b 100644
--- a/src/register.js
+++ b/src/register.js
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ const serializeHook = hook => {
 }
 
 const serializeTest = test => {
-  return serializeObject(test, ['pending', 'context']);
+  const result = serializeObject(test, ['pending', 'context']);
+  // to remove a circular dependency: https://github.com/adamgruber/mochawesome/issues/356
+  result["$$retriedTest"] = null;
+  return result;
 }
 
 const serializeObject = (obj, fields) => {
diff --git a/test-functional/.mocharc.json b/test-functional/.mocharc.json
index 37ed19e..58f1883 100644
--- a/test-functional/.mocharc.json
+++ b/test-functional/.mocharc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "require": ["should", "./register"],
   "reporter": "./src/mochawesome",
-  "reporterOption": []
+  "reporterOption": [],
+  "retries": 1
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel-mode.test.js b/test/parallel-mode.test.js
index 6c43b0f..21e2c83 100644
--- a/test/parallel-mode.test.js
+++ b/test/parallel-mode.test.js
@@ -216,6 +216,27 @@ describe('Parallel Mode', () => {
           fake: true
         });
       });
+
+      it(`should ignore the retriedTest to avoid circular serialization issue`, () => {
+        // arrange
+        const given = {
+          testName: 'FAKE TEST',
+          retriedName: 'RETRIED TEST',
+          suiteName: 'FAKE SUITE',
+          error: Object.assign(new Error("FAKE ERROR"), { fake: true })
+        };
+        const test = new Test(given.testName, noop);
+        test.parent = new Suite(given.suiteName);
+        test.retriedTest(new Test(given.retriedName, noop))
+
+        // act
+        const actual = serializeTest(test);
+
+        // assert
+        actual.should.containDeep({
+          "$$retriedTest": null
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe("serializeError()", () => {