diff --git a/src/pydase/data_service/state_manager.py b/src/pydase/data_service/state_manager.py
index b9c37c3..adc97c4 100644
--- a/src/pydase/data_service/state_manager.py
+++ b/src/pydase/data_service/state_manager.py
@@ -276,5 +276,8 @@ class StateManager:
             self.cache, full_access_path
         )
 
+        if cached_serialization_dict["value"] == "method":
+            return False
+
         # nested objects cannot be loaded
         return not serialized_dict_is_nested_object(cached_serialization_dict)
diff --git a/src/pydase/utils/serializer.py b/src/pydase/utils/serializer.py
index bbba9a7..07b2edf 100644
--- a/src/pydase/utils/serializer.py
+++ b/src/pydase/utils/serializer.py
@@ -363,9 +363,6 @@ def generate_serialized_data_paths(
 
     paths: list[str] = []
     for key, value in data.items():
-        if value["type"] == "method":
-            # ignoring methods
-            continue
         new_path = f"{parent_path}.{key}" if parent_path else key
         paths.append(new_path)
         if serialized_dict_is_nested_object(value):