diff --git a/src/Module_Nodes/Module_Nodes.cpp b/src/Module_Nodes/Module_Nodes.cpp
index 401c93fb..6733d16d 100644
--- a/src/Module_Nodes/Module_Nodes.cpp
+++ b/src/Module_Nodes/Module_Nodes.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,3 @@ void Module_Nodes::debug_show_nodes_and_links_registries_windows(Ui_Ref ui) cons
 }
 
 } // namespace Lab
-
-#include <cereal/archives/json.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp>
-CEREAL_REGISTER_TYPE(Lab::Module_Nodes); // NOLINT
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diff --git a/src/Module_Nodes/NodesCategoryConfig.cpp b/src/Module_Nodes/NodesCategoryConfig.cpp
index 9285480d..a1378bc6 100644
--- a/src/Module_Nodes/NodesCategoryConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/Module_Nodes/NodesCategoryConfig.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 #include "NodesCategoryConfig.h"
 #include <Module_Nodes/NodeColor.h>
-#include <cereal/archives/json.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <smart/smart.hpp>
 #include "Cool/Path/Path.h"
-#include "Cool/Serialization/Serialization.h"
 #include "Cool/Variables/internal/color_utils.h"
+#include "Serialization/SNodesCategoryConfig.h"
 #include "imgui.h"
 
 namespace Lab {
 
 void NodesCategoryConfig::save_to_json() const
 {
-    Cool::Serialization::save<decltype(*this), cereal::JSONOutputArchive>(*this, _path_to_json);
+    serialize_nodes_cat_cfg(*this, _path_to_json);
 }
 
 void NodesCategoryConfig::load_from_json()
 {
-    Cool::Serialization::load<decltype(*this), cereal::JSONInputArchive>(*this, _path_to_json)
+    deserialize(*this, _path_to_json)
         .send_error_if_any([&](std::string const& message) {
             return Cool::Message{
                 .category = "Nodes Category",
diff --git a/src/Serialization/SNodesCategoryConfig.h b/src/Serialization/SNodesCategoryConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9e0bca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Serialization/SNodesCategoryConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <filesystem>
+#include "Cool/Log/OptionalErrorMessage.h"
+#include "Module_Nodes/NodesCategoryConfig.h"
+
+namespace Lab {
+
+auto serialize_nodes_cat_cfg(NodesCategoryConfig const& config, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> bool;
+auto deserialize(NodesCategoryConfig& config, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> Cool::OptionalErrorMessage;
+
+} // namespace Lab
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diff --git a/src/Serialization/impl.cpp b/src/Serialization/impl.cpp
index 6bf5a3fb..f95805db 100644
--- a/src/Serialization/impl.cpp
+++ b/src/Serialization/impl.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 /// this file as much as possible.
 ///
 
+#include <cereal/types/polymorphic.hpp>
 #include "Cool/Serialization/Serialization.h"
+#include "Module_Nodes/Module_Nodes.h"
+#include "SNodesCategoryConfig.h"
 #include "SProject.h"
 
 //
@@ -17,10 +20,20 @@ auto serialize(Project const& project, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> boo
 {
     return Cool::Serialization::save<Project, cereal::JSONOutputArchive>(project, path, "Project");
 }
-
 auto deserialize(Project& project, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> Cool::OptionalErrorMessage
 {
     return Cool::Serialization::load<Project, cereal::JSONInputArchive>(project, path);
 }
 
-} // namespace Lab
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+auto serialize_nodes_cat_cfg(NodesCategoryConfig const& config, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> bool
+{
+    return Cool::Serialization::save<NodesCategoryConfig, cereal::JSONOutputArchive>(config, path);
+}
+auto deserialize(NodesCategoryConfig& config, std::filesystem::path const& path) -> Cool::OptionalErrorMessage
+{
+    return Cool::Serialization::load<NodesCategoryConfig, cereal::JSONInputArchive>(config, path);
+}
+
+} // namespace Lab
+
+CEREAL_REGISTER_TYPE(Lab::Module_Nodes); // NOLINT
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