diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index f01a6b2..b507663 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ local function getDictionaryKeys(t)
 end
 
 local function getToStringResultSafely(t, mt)
-  local __tostring = type(mt) == 'table' and mt.__tostring
+  local __tostring = type(mt) == 'table' and rawget(mt, '__tostring')
   local string, status
   if type(__tostring) == 'function' then
     status, string = pcall(__tostring, t)
diff --git a/spec/inspect_spec.lua b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
index 174a735..71a15f3 100644
--- a/spec/inspect_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
@@ -192,14 +192,26 @@ describe( 'inspect', function()
 }]])
       end)
 
-      it('accepts a table that is its own metatable without stack overflowing', function()
-        local x = {}
-        setmetatable(x,x)
-        assert.equals(inspect(x), [[<1>{
+      describe('When a table is its own metatable', function()
+        it('accepts a table that is its own metatable without stack overflowing', function()
+          local x = {}
+          setmetatable(x,x)
+          assert.equals(inspect(x), [[<1>{
   <metatable> = <table 1>
 }]])
-      end)
+        end)
 
+        it('can invoke the __tostring method without stack overflowing', function()
+          local t = {}
+          t.__index = t
+          setmetatable(t,t)
+          assert.equals(inspect(t), [[<1>{
+  __index = <table 1>,
+  <metatable> = <table 1>
+}]])
+        end)
+
+      end)
     end)
   end)
 end)