Spark stack overflow error when using sc.union

I am using spark's scala api and trying to union 3000 RDDs.

I am doing a for loop iterating over 3000 text files, creating an RDD and making a union out of the old RDD and the new RDD that was just created from the text file.

Here is my code:

var tempRDD = sc.textFile(s"" + fileNameArray(ind)).filter(_.split(",",-1).length == cols).filter(line => line.split(",").filter(cell => cell.length > 0).length == cols).
    map{line => 
        val parts = line.split(",",-1);
        val relaventFeatures = Array(parts(ind0),parts(ind1),parts(ind2));
        val vector = Vectors.dense(relaventFeatures.map(_.toDouble));
        val fileName = fileNameArray(ind);
        (fileName, (parts(0), vector))};
    if ( !tempRDD.isEmpty){
        allRDD = sc.union(allRDD, tempRDD);
    }

I saw a question that asked about getting a stack overfow when using RDD.union and the answer said that if you use SparkContext.union a stack overflow can't happen- but I am getting one:

java.lang.StackOverflowError at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD.partitions(RDD.scala:237) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD$$anonfun$1.apply(UnionRDD.scala:66) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$$anonfun$map$1.apply(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) at scala.collection.TraversableLike$class.map(TraversableLike.scala:244) at scala.collection.AbstractTraversable.map(Traversable.scala:105) at org.apache.spark.rdd.UnionRDD.getPartitions(UnionRDD.scala:66) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:239) at org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD$$anonfun$partitions$2.apply(RDD.scala:237) at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:120)

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?