diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_zn_nodes2.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_zn_nodes2.py
index cacf4984..8aa30884 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_zn_nodes2.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_zn_nodes2.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import dataclasses
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 
 import pytest
+import znjson
 
 from zntrack import zn
 from zntrack.core.base import Node
@@ -120,3 +122,47 @@ def test_NodeWithOuts(proj_path):
     node_1.write_graph(run=True)
 
     assert SingleExampleNode.load().params1.factor == 2
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Parameter:
+    value: int = 0
+
+
+class NodeWithParameter(Node):
+    parameter = zn.params(Parameter())
+    _hash = zn.Hash()
+
+
+class MoreNode(Node):
+    node: NodeWithParameter = zn.Nodes()
+
+
+class ParameterConverter(znjson.ConverterBase):
+    level = 100
+    representation = "parameter"
+    instance = Parameter
+
+    def _encode(self, obj: Parameter) -> dict:
+        return dataclasses.asdict(obj)
+
+    def _decode(self, value: dict) -> Parameter:
+        return Parameter(**value)
+
+
+def test_DataclassNode(proj_path):
+    znjson.register(ParameterConverter)
+
+    node_w_params = NodeWithParameter(parameter=Parameter(value=42))
+    node_w_params.write_graph()
+
+    node = MoreNode(node=NodeWithParameter(parameter=Parameter(value=10)))
+    node.write_graph()
+
+    node_w_params = node_w_params.load()
+    assert node_w_params.parameter.value == 42
+
+    node = node.load()
+    assert node.node.parameter.value == 10
+
+    znjson.deregister(ParameterConverter)
diff --git a/zntrack/core/dvcgraph.py b/zntrack/core/dvcgraph.py
index 03d46d17..062ec974 100644
--- a/zntrack/core/dvcgraph.py
+++ b/zntrack/core/dvcgraph.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import pathlib
 import typing
 
+import znjson
+
 from zntrack import descriptor, utils
 from zntrack.core.jupyter import jupyter_class_to_file
 from zntrack.core.zntrackoption import ZnTrackOption
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ def __hash__(self):
         params_dict = self.zntrack.collect(zn_params)
         params_dict["node_name"] = self.node_name
 
-        return hash(json.dumps(params_dict, sort_keys=True))
+        return hash(json.dumps(params_dict, sort_keys=True, cls=znjson.ZnEncoder))
 
     @property
     def _descriptor_list(self) -> typing.List[BaseDescriptorType]: