diff --git a/peppy/project.py b/peppy/project.py
index 05db0e45..3310c3a1 100644
--- a/peppy/project.py
+++ b/peppy/project.py
@@ -1397,6 +1397,9 @@ def __delitem__(self, key):
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
 
+    # def __reduce__(self):
+    #     return (self.__class__,)
+
 
 def infer_delimiter(filepath):
     """
diff --git a/peppy/sample.py b/peppy/sample.py
index 8e3c2767..eac6bc45 100644
--- a/peppy/sample.py
+++ b/peppy/sample.py
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ def project(self):
     def __reduce__(self):
         return (
             self.__class__,
-            (self.as_series(),),
+            (pd.Series(self.to_dict()),),
+            # (self.as_series(),),
             (None, {}),
             iter([]),
             iter({PRJ_REF: self[PRJ_REF]}.items()),
diff --git a/tests/test_Project.py b/tests/test_Project.py
index 7a4f33c1..9833c0cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_Project.py
+++ b/tests/test_Project.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 import pytest
 from pandas import DataFrame
 from yaml import dump, safe_load
+import pickle
 
+import peppy
 from peppy import Project
 from peppy.const import SAMPLE_NAME_ATTR, SAMPLE_TABLE_FILE_KEY
 from peppy.exceptions import (
@@ -391,6 +393,15 @@ def test_peppy_initializes_samples_with_correct_attributes(
         p = Project(example_pep_cfg_path, sample_table_index="sample")
         assert all([expected_attribute in sample for sample in p.samples])
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("example_pep_cfg_path", ["basic", "imply"], indirect=True)
+    def test_correct_pickle(self, example_pep_cfg_path):
+        proj = Project(example_pep_cfg_path)
+
+        pickled_data = pickle.dumps(proj)
+        unpickled_project = pickle.loads(pickled_data)
+
+        assert proj == unpickled_project
+
 
 class TestProjectManipulationTests:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("example_pep_cfg_path", ["amendments1"], indirect=True)