diff --git a/src/persistence/Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore/DbContexts/ElsaContext.cs b/src/persistence/Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore/DbContexts/ElsaContext.cs
index 891c7aee4..b422fbe3d 100644
--- a/src/persistence/Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore/DbContexts/ElsaContext.cs
+++ b/src/persistence/Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore/DbContexts/ElsaContext.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContexts
                 .Property(x => x.Scopes)
                 .HasConversion(
                     x => Serialize(x),
-                    x => Deserialize<Stack<WorkflowExecutionScope>>(x)
+                    x => DeserializeScopes(x)
                 );
             
             entity
@@ -176,5 +176,11 @@ namespace Elsa.Persistence.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContexts
         {
             return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(json, serializerSettings);
         }
+
+        private Stack<WorkflowExecutionScope> DeserializeScopes(string json)
+        {
+            var reversedScopes = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Stack<WorkflowExecutionScope>>(json, serializerSettings);
+            return reversedScopes is { } ? new Stack<WorkflowExecutionScope>(reversedScopes) : null;
+        }
     }
 }
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