diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
index 3a92d4f4..2605243f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ var CodeOceanEditor = {
     },
 
     showStatus: function (output) {
-        if (output.status === 'timeout') {
+        if (output.status === 'timeout' || output.status === 'buffer_overflow') {
             this.showTimeoutMessage();
         } else if (output.status === 'container_depleted') {
             this.showContainerDepletedMessage();