diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
index 4e46a67..9a92af3 100755
--- a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Webrat
 
     # Which port should selenium use to access the application. Defaults to application_port
     attr_writer :application_port_for_selenium
-    
+
     def application_port_for_selenium
       @application_port_for_selenium || self.application_port
     end
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ module Webrat
       tmp_dir = Pathname.new(Dir.pwd).join("tmp")
       self.saved_pages_dir = tmp_dir.exist? ? tmp_dir : Dir.pwd
     end
-    
+
     def open_error_files? #:nodoc:
-      @open_error_files ? true : false
+      !! @open_error_files
     end
 
     # Allows setting of webrat's mode, valid modes are:
diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
index 3f5f471..93b616e 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ For example:
       @default_headers = {}
       @custom_headers  = {}
       @current_url     = nil
+      @exceptions      = 0
       reset
     end
 
@@ -118,8 +119,7 @@ For example:
 
       process_request(http_method, url, data, h)
 
-      save_and_open_page if exception_caught? && Webrat.configuration.open_error_files?
-      raise PageLoadError.new("Page load was not successful (Code: #{response_code.inspect}):\n#{formatted_error}") unless success_code?
+      process_response_errors
 
       reset
 
@@ -299,5 +299,14 @@ For example:
       @_page_scope  = nil
     end
 
+    def process_response_errors
+      if exception_caught? && @exceptions < 3 && Webrat.configuration.open_error_files?
+        save_and_open_page
+        @exceptions += 1
+      end
+
+      raise PageLoadError.new("Page load was not successful (Code: #{response_code.inspect}):\n#{formatted_error}") unless success_code?
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/rack/app.rb b/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
index bbd18b5..95c7bf3 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class RackApp < Sinatra::Base
     uploaded_file = params[:uploaded_file]
     Marshal.dump(:tempfile => uploaded_file[:tempfile].read, :type => uploaded_file[:type], :filename => uploaded_file[:filename])
   end
+
+  get "/error" do
+    ["Exception caught: you wanted it."]
+  end
 end
 
 __END__
diff --git a/spec/integration/rack/test/webrat_rack_test.rb b/spec/integration/rack/test/webrat_rack_test.rb
index 1f0991d..1e29c34 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rack/test/webrat_rack_test.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rack/test/webrat_rack_test.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ class WebratRackTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "webrat_rack_test.rb", upload[:filename]
     assert_equal File.read(__FILE__), upload[:tempfile]
   end
+
+  def test_open_errors
+    $open_pages = []
+
+    Webrat.configure do |config|
+      config.open_error_files = true
+    end
+
+    def webrat_session.open_in_browser(path)
+      $open_pages << path
+    end
+
+    5.times do
+      visit "/error"
+    end
+
+    assert_equal 3, $open_pages.size
+  end
 end
 
 class WebratRackSetupTest < Test::Unit::TestCase