diff --git a/src/components/node.js b/src/components/node.js
index a84bf01fe..c4d75dce3 100644
--- a/src/components/node.js
+++ b/src/components/node.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Node extends React.Component {
 
   onDragStart = (e) => {
     const { node } = this.props
-    const encoded = Base64.serializeNode(node)
+    const encoded = Base64.serializeNode(node, { preserveKeys: true })
     const data = e.nativeEvent.dataTransfer
     data.setData(TYPES.NODE, encoded)
 
diff --git a/src/serializers/base-64.js b/src/serializers/base-64.js
index 20719d35b..17a4a6e34 100644
--- a/src/serializers/base-64.js
+++ b/src/serializers/base-64.js
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ function decode(string) {
  * @return {State}
  */
 
-function deserialize(string) {
+function deserialize(string, options) {
   const raw = decode(string)
-  const state = Raw.deserialize(raw)
+  const state = Raw.deserialize(raw, options)
   return state
 }
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ function deserialize(string) {
  * @return {Node}
  */
 
-function deserializeNode(string) {
+function deserializeNode(string, options) {
   const raw = decode(string)
-  const node = Raw.deserializeNode(raw)
+  const node = Raw.deserializeNode(raw, options)
   return node
 }
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ function deserializeNode(string) {
  * @return {String}
  */
 
-function serialize(state) {
-  const raw = Raw.serialize(state)
+function serialize(state, options) {
+  const raw = Raw.serialize(state, options)
   const encoded = encode(raw)
   return encoded
 }
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ function serialize(state) {
  * @return {String}
  */
 
-function serializeNode(node) {
-  const raw = Raw.serializeNode(node)
+function serializeNode(node, options) {
+  const raw = Raw.serializeNode(node, options)
   const encoded = encode(raw)
   return encoded
 }