diff --git a/src/SomfyController.ino b/src/SomfyController.ino
index fb1dbc2..f753b49 100644
--- a/src/SomfyController.ino
+++ b/src/SomfyController.ino
@@ -78,16 +78,15 @@ void setup() {
 #define CRASH_LOG(fmt, ...) do { if(newCrash) ESP_LOGW(TAG, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); else ESP_LOGI(TAG, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
     if(newCrash) ESP_LOGW(TAG, "*** Crash coredump from the last boot ***");
     else ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Stored coredump from an earlier crash");
-    CRASH_LOG("  Task: %s", summary.exc_task);
+    // exc_task isn't always terminated.
+    CRASH_LOG("  Task: %.*s", (int)sizeof(summary.exc_task), summary.exc_task);
     CRASH_LOG("  PC: 0x%08x", summary.exc_pc);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA
     CRASH_LOG("  Cause: %d", summary.ex_info.exc_cause);
-    char bt_buf[256] = {0};
-    int pos = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < summary.exc_bt_info.depth; i++) {
-      pos += snprintf(bt_buf + pos, sizeof(bt_buf) - pos, " 0x%08x", summary.exc_bt_info.bt[i]);
-    }
-    CRASH_LOG("  Backtrace:%s", bt_buf);
+    char bt_buf[256];
+    formatBacktrace(bt_buf, sizeof(bt_buf), summary.exc_bt_info.bt,
+      sizeof(summary.exc_bt_info.bt) / sizeof(summary.exc_bt_info.bt[0]), summary.exc_bt_info.depth);
+    CRASH_LOG("  Backtrace:%s%s", bt_buf, summary.exc_bt_info.corrupted ? " (corrupted)" : "");
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_RISCV
     CRASH_LOG("  Cause: %d", summary.ex_info.mcause);
     CRASH_LOG("  MTVAL: 0x%08x  RA: 0x%08x  SP: 0x%08x",
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index f329951..dbe4e78 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ void RssiBroadcast::sent(bool broadcast, int rssi, int channel, uint32_t now) {
 bool worthRoaming(bool connected, int currentRssi, int apRssi, int minGain) {
   return !connected || apRssi >= currentRssi + minGain;
 }
+void formatBacktrace(char *buf, size_t size, const uint32_t *bt, size_t maxFrames, uint32_t depth) {
+  // depth comes from flash.  A half-written dump reads back as 0xa5a5a5a5,
+  // so never trust it past bt[] or the buffer.
+  buf[0] = '\0';
+  size_t pos = 0;
+  size_t frames = depth < maxFrames ? depth : maxFrames;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < frames && pos < size - 1; i++) {
+    int n = snprintf(buf + pos, size - pos, " 0x%08x", (unsigned int)bt[i]);
+    if (n < 0) break;
+    pos += (size_t)n;
+  }
+}
 const char *wifiAuthModeName(uint8_t authMode) {
   switch(authMode) {
     case 0: return "OPEN";
diff --git a/src/Utils.h b/src/Utils.h
index e182535..3f5814b 100644
--- a/src/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ enum class heap_emit_t : uint8_t { none, client, broadcast, room };
 // num is the socket client asked for, 255 for everyone.  A broadcast goes out
 // every intervalMs; in between only the clients in room 0 get one.
 heap_emit_t heapEmitTarget(uint8_t num, uint32_t sinceLastMs, uint32_t intervalMs, bool roomHasClients);
+// A coredump backtrace as " 0x%08x" per frame.  bt holds maxFrames entries and
+// depth is how many the dump claims are valid.
+void formatBacktrace(char *buf, size_t size, const uint32_t *bt, size_t maxFrames, uint32_t depth);
 // How well loop() keeps up: the passes it made per second and its longest
 // pass, over the window since the last memStatus broadcast.  Only the loop
 // task calls record(), rate(), maxUs() and publish().  publish() closes the
diff --git a/test/test_utils/test_utils.cpp b/test/test_utils/test_utils.cpp
index f3c2c2c..513c8b9 100644
--- a/test/test_utils/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/test/test_utils/test_utils.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,35 @@ static void test_worthRoaming_any_ap_while_disconnected() {
   TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(worthRoaming(false, 0, -90, 6));
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+ * formatBacktrace
+ ********************************************************************/
+static void test_formatBacktrace_frames_the_dump_holds() {
+  const uint32_t bt[16] = {0x40083c19, 0x4008e42d, 0x00000011};
+  char buf[256];
+  formatBacktrace(buf, sizeof(buf), bt, 16, 3);
+  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING(" 0x40083c19 0x4008e42d 0x00000011", buf);
+}
+static void test_formatBacktrace_garbage_depth_stays_in_bounds() {
+  // A half-written dump reads back as the 0xa5 stack fill: depth 0xa5a5a5a5.
+  // setup() looped that many times and overran bt[] and its buffer.
+  struct { uint32_t bt[16]; uint32_t depth; } summary;
+  memset(&summary, 0xa5, sizeof(summary));
+  struct { char buf[256]; char guard[16]; } out;
+  memset(out.guard, 'G', sizeof(out.guard));
+  formatBacktrace(out.buf, sizeof(out.buf), summary.bt, 16, summary.depth);
+  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(16 * 11, strlen(out.buf));
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(out.guard); i++) TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_CHAR('G', out.guard[i]);
+}
+static void test_formatBacktrace_stops_when_the_buffer_is_full() {
+  const uint32_t bt[16] = {0};
+  struct { char buf[30]; char guard[16]; } out;
+  memset(out.guard, 'G', sizeof(out.guard));
+  formatBacktrace(out.buf, sizeof(out.buf), bt, 16, 16);
+  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(sizeof(out.buf) - 1, strlen(out.buf));
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(out.guard); i++) TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_CHAR('G', out.guard[i]);
+}
+
 /*********************************************************************
  * wifiAuthModeName
  ********************************************************************/
@@ -384,6 +413,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   RUN_TEST(test_worthRoaming_needs_the_full_gain);
   RUN_TEST(test_worthRoaming_never_to_a_weaker_ap);
   RUN_TEST(test_worthRoaming_any_ap_while_disconnected);
+  RUN_TEST(test_formatBacktrace_frames_the_dump_holds);
+  RUN_TEST(test_formatBacktrace_garbage_depth_stays_in_bounds);
+  RUN_TEST(test_formatBacktrace_stops_when_the_buffer_is_full);
   RUN_TEST(test_wifiAuthModeName_matches_the_idf_enum);
   RUN_TEST(test_wifiAuthModeName_unknown_past_the_shared_values);
   RUN_TEST(test_heapEmitTarget_one_client_always_gets_it);