diff --git a/src/KubeUI/Utilities.cs b/src/KubeUI/Utilities.cs
index 72501a17..6d873cb2 100644
--- a/src/KubeUI/Utilities.cs
+++ b/src/KubeUI/Utilities.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using k8s;
 using k8s.Models;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace KubeUI;
 
@@ -244,4 +247,20 @@ public static string GetKubeAssetPath(Type type)
 
         return "/Assets/kube/blank.svg";
     }
+
+    public static IKubernetesObject<V1ObjectMeta> CloneObject(object obj)
+    {
+        var json = KubernetesJson.Serialize(obj);
+
+        return (IKubernetesObject<V1ObjectMeta>)DeserializeKubeJson(json, obj.GetType());
+    }
+
+    private static readonly MethodInfo _deserializeJson = typeof(KubernetesJson).GetMethod(nameof(KubernetesJson.Deserialize), BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public, [typeof(string), typeof(JsonSerializerOptions)]);
+
+    public static object DeserializeKubeJson(string json, Type type)
+    {
+        var fooRef = _deserializeJson.MakeGenericMethod(type);
+
+        return fooRef.Invoke(null, [json, null]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/ResourceYamlViewModel.cs b/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/ResourceYamlViewModel.cs
index 9a3b47d4..e3c06f7a 100644
--- a/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/ResourceYamlViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/ResourceYamlViewModel.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private void SetYamlDocument()
     {
         if (!EditMode && HideNoisyFields)
         {
-            var ObjectClone = CloneObject(Object);
+            var ObjectClone = Utilities.CloneObject(Object);
 
             if (ObjectClone.Metadata != null)
             {
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ private bool CanSetEditMode()
         return true;
     }
 
-    public IKubernetesObject<V1ObjectMeta> CloneObject(object obj)
-    {
-        var source = Client.Serialization.KubernetesYaml.Serialize(obj);
-
-        return (IKubernetesObject<V1ObjectMeta>)Client.Serialization.KubernetesYaml.Deserializer.Deserialize(source, obj.GetType())!;
-    }
-
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (Cluster != null)