diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/DebugConsole.cs b/Subsurface/Source/DebugConsole.cs
index 42bfe573e..16083a694 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/DebugConsole.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/DebugConsole.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
     static class DebugConsole
     {
-        const int MaxMessages = 100;
+        const int MaxMessages = 200;
 
         public static List<ColoredText> Messages = new List<ColoredText>();
 
@@ -769,6 +769,11 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             //listbox not created yet, don't attempt to add
             if (listBox == null) return;
 
+            if (listBox.children.Count > MaxMessages)
+            {
+                listBox.children.RemoveRange(0, listBox.children.Count - MaxMessages);
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 var textBlock = new GUITextBlock(new Rectangle(0, 0, listBox.Rect.Width, 0), msg, GUI.Style, Alignment.TopLeft, Alignment.Left, null, true, GUI.SmallFont);