diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33c0cab2..0ac33fd7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "express-session": "^1.19.0",
-        "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
+        "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
         "fixed-size-list": "^0.3.0",
         "flat-cache": "^6.1.13",
         "formidable": "^3.5",
@@ -8253,6 +8253,15 @@
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/fast-equals": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-equals/-/fast-equals-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PFhhIGgdM79r5Uztdj9Zb6Tt1zKafqVfdMGwVca1z5z6fbX7DmsySSuJd8HiP6I1j505DCS83cLxo5rmSNeVEA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-glob": {
       "version": "3.3.2",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 327fd45d..747885d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-session": "^1.19.0",
-    "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
+    "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
     "fixed-size-list": "^0.3.0",
     "flat-cache": "^6.1.13",
     "formidable": "^3.5",
diff --git a/src/backend/common/AbstractComponent.ts b/src/backend/common/AbstractComponent.ts
index eef9b8e1..167497d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/AbstractComponent.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/AbstractComponent.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { childLogger, Logger } from "@foxxmd/logging";
 import {
     cacheFunctions,
 } from "@foxxmd/regex-buddy-core";
-import deepEqual from 'fast-deep-equal';
 import { LifecycleStep, PlayData, PlayObject, TransformResult } from "../../core/Atomic.js";
 import { buildPlayHumanDiffable, buildTrackString } from "../../core/StringUtils.js";
 import { CommonClientConfig } from "./infrastructure/config/client/index.js";
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import { MSCache } from "./Cache.js";
 import { diffObjects, diffObjectsConsoleOutput, patchObject } from "../../core/DataUtils.js";
 import clone from "clone";
 import { loggerNoop } from "./MaybeLogger.js";
+import { objectsEqual } from "../utils/DataUtils.js";
 
 export type AbstractComponentConfig = (CommonClientConfig | CommonSourceConfig) & { transformManager?: TransformerManager };
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractComponent extends AbstractInitializable {
         } else {
             step.flowResult = onSuccess;
 
-            if (!deepEqual(playTruth.data, newTransformedPlay.data)) {
+            if (!objectsEqual(playTruth.data, newTransformedPlay.data)) {
                 const o = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(playTruth.data));
                 const t = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(newTransformedPlay.data));
                 const patch = diffObjects(o, t); // jdiff.diff(o, t);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/DataUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/DataUtils.ts
index 57f2a9eb..176f1adb 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/DataUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/DataUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import JSON5 from "json5";
 import { constants, promises } from "fs";
 import { MaybeLogger } from '../common/MaybeLogger.js';
+import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals';
 
 export const asArray = <T>(data: T | T[]): T[] => {
     if (Array.isArray(data)) {
@@ -166,4 +167,12 @@ export const shuffleArray = (array: any[]): void => {
         const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
         [array[i], array[j]] = [array[j], array[i]];
     }
+}
+
+export const objectsEqual = (a: object, b: object) => {
+    try {
+        return deepEqual(a, b);
+    } catch (e) {
+        throw new Error('Could not compare objects', {cause: e});
+    }
 }
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