diff --git a/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py b/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
index 606b20f..b83ac6a 100644
--- a/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
+++ b/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
@@ -427,13 +427,16 @@ def _load_css_files_of_asset(
     class GeneratedCssFilesOutput(NamedTuple):
         # list of generated CSS tags
         tags: List[Tag]
+        # set of already processed js imports
+        already_processed_js: Set[str]
         # set of already processed CSS tags
-        already_processed: Set[str]
+        already_processed_css: Set[str]
 
     def _generate_css_files_of_asset(
         self,
         path: str,
-        already_processed: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
+        already_processed_js: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
+        already_processed_css: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
         tag_generator: Callable[[str], Tag] = TagGenerator.stylesheet,
     ) -> GeneratedCssFilesOutput:
         """
@@ -448,25 +451,38 @@ def _generate_css_files_of_asset(
             tags -- List of CSS tags.
             already_processed -- List of already processed css paths
         """
-        if already_processed is None:
-            already_processed = set()
+        if already_processed_css is None:
+            already_processed_css = set()
+        if already_processed_js is None:
+            already_processed_js = set()
         tags: List[Tag] = []
         manifest_entry = self.manifest.get(path)
 
         for import_path in manifest_entry.imports:
-            new_tags, new_already_processed = self._generate_css_files_of_asset(
-                import_path, already_processed, tag_generator
+            if import_path in already_processed_js:
+                continue
+            already_processed_js.add(import_path)
+            (
+                new_tags,
+                new_already_processed_js,
+                new_already_processed_css,
+            ) = self._generate_css_files_of_asset(
+                import_path, already_processed_js, already_processed_css, tag_generator
             )
-            already_processed.update(new_already_processed)
+            already_processed_js.update(new_already_processed_js)
+            already_processed_css.update(new_already_processed_css)
             tags.extend(new_tags)
 
         for css_path in manifest_entry.css:
-            if css_path not in already_processed:
-                url = self._get_production_server_url(css_path)
-                tags.append(tag_generator(url))
-                already_processed.add(css_path)
-
-        return self.GeneratedCssFilesOutput(tags, already_processed)
+            if css_path in already_processed_css:
+                continue
+            url = self._get_production_server_url(css_path)
+            tags.append(tag_generator(url))
+            already_processed_css.add(css_path)
+
+        return self.GeneratedCssFilesOutput(
+            tags, already_processed_js, already_processed_css
+        )
 
     def generate_vite_asset_url(self, path: str) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/tests/data/staticfiles/recursion.json b/tests/data/staticfiles/circular-imports.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/staticfiles/recursion.json
rename to tests/data/staticfiles/circular-imports.json
diff --git a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
index 34d7ab1..3d489f3 100644
--- a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
+++ b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
@@ -310,14 +310,18 @@ def test_vite_asset_external_app_production(external_vue_app):
             "DJANGO_VITE": {
                 "default": {
                     "dev_mode": False,
-                    "manifest_path": Path(settings.STATIC_ROOT) / "recursion.json",
+                    "manifest_path": Path(settings.STATIC_ROOT)
+                    / "circular-imports.json",
                 }
             }
         },
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )
-def test_recursion(patch_settings):
+def test_circular_js_imports(patch_settings):
+    """
+    Circular JS imports in a manifest should not cause an infinite recursion error.
+    """
     template = Template(
         """
         {% load django_vite %}
@@ -325,5 +329,4 @@ def test_recursion(patch_settings):
     """
     )
     html = template.render(Context({}))
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
-    assert True
+    assert html