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..b61a56e07 100644
--- a/src/serializers/base-64.js
+++ b/src/serializers/base-64.js
@@ -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
 }