diff --git a/platformio/managers/lib.py b/platformio/managers/lib.py
index ea5b343f..68bc1ce7 100644
--- a/platformio/managers/lib.py
+++ b/platformio/managers/lib.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class LibraryManager(BasePkgManager):
             silent=False,
             trigger_event=True,
             interactive=False):
+        pkg_dir = None
         try:
             _name, _requirements, _url = self.parse_pkg_input(name,
                                                               requirements)
@@ -254,6 +255,9 @@ class LibraryManager(BasePkgManager):
                 click.secho(str(e), fg="yellow")
             return
 
+        if not pkg_dir:
+            return
+
         manifest = self.load_manifest(pkg_dir)
         if "dependencies" not in manifest:
             return pkg_dir
diff --git a/platformio/managers/package.py b/platformio/managers/package.py
index 1f9bffd6..69fd0d83 100644
--- a/platformio/managers/package.py
+++ b/platformio/managers/package.py
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ class PkgInstallerMixin(object):
 
 class BasePkgManager(PkgRepoMixin, PkgInstallerMixin):
 
+    # Handle circle dependencies
+    INSTALL_HISTORY = None
+
     def __init__(self, package_dir, repositories=None):
         self.repositories = repositories
         self.package_dir = package_dir
@@ -592,6 +595,15 @@ class BasePkgManager(PkgRepoMixin, PkgInstallerMixin):
                 requirements=None,
                 silent=False,
                 trigger_event=True):
+
+        # avoid circle dependencies
+        if not BasePkgManager.INSTALL_HISTORY:
+            BasePkgManager.INSTALL_HISTORY = []
+        history_key = "%s-%s" % (name, requirements) if requirements else name
+        if history_key in BasePkgManager.INSTALL_HISTORY:
+            return
+        BasePkgManager.INSTALL_HISTORY.append(history_key)
+
         name, requirements, url = self.parse_pkg_input(name, requirements)
         package_dir = self.get_package_dir(name, requirements, url)