diff --git a/src/models/MetaPort.ts b/src/models/MetaPort.ts
index c65174b..6dcfe0f 100644
--- a/src/models/MetaPort.ts
+++ b/src/models/MetaPort.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,12 @@ export class MetaPort {
   getType(): string {
     return this.type;
   }
+
+  serialise(): any {
+    return {
+      'id': this.getId(),
+      'name': this.getName(),
+      'type': this.getType(),
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/react-diagrams/MetaNodeModel.ts b/src/react-diagrams/MetaNodeModel.ts
index cb2276d..2cf5c59 100644
--- a/src/react-diagrams/MetaNodeModel.ts
+++ b/src/react-diagrams/MetaNodeModel.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ export class MetaNodeModel extends NodeModel {
     return this.getOptions()[label];
   }
 
+  setLoggable(loggable: string, value: any, triggerUpdate?: boolean | undefined) {
+    // TODO: we need to move this away from meta-diagram but I don't really have time to think about this atm
+    // @ts-ignore
+    this.options['Loggables'][loggable] = value;
+    if (triggerUpdate) {
+      this.flagUpdate(CallbackTypes.OPTIONS_UPDATED);
+    }
+  }
+
   getId(): string[] {
     return [...this.getOption('id')];
   }
@@ -107,7 +116,11 @@ export class MetaNodeModel extends NodeModel {
     });
     return {
       ...super.serialize(),
-      ...additionalParams,
+      'name': this.getOption('name'),
+      'graphPath': this.getOption('graphPath'),
+      'class_inputs': {
+        ...additionalParams,
+      }
     };
   }
 }