diff --git a/autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/abstract.py b/autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/abstract.py
index 2af05f7e..56656cf1 100644
--- a/autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/abstract.py
+++ b/autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/abstract.py
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
             and self.pytree_token == other.pytree_token
         )
 
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        # pytree_token is a process-local counter increment used only as a
+        # stable hash/eq identity for jax.jit flatten/unflatten round-trips.
+        # Persisting it would copy a number from one process's counter into
+        # another's — the JAX path uses register_model's attr_const which
+        # reads vars(self) directly and is unaffected by __getstate__.
+        return {k: v for k, v in self.__dict__.items() if k != "pytree_token"}
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        self.__dict__.update(state)
+        if "pytree_token" not in state:
+            self.pytree_token = next(LightProfileLinear._pytree_token_counter)
+
     @property
     def regularization(self):
         return None
diff --git a/test_autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/test_abstract.py b/test_autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/test_abstract.py
index bbcdff0d..6fe4c83e 100644
--- a/test_autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/test_abstract.py
+++ b/test_autogalaxy/profiles/light/linear/test_abstract.py
@@ -98,3 +98,56 @@ def test__lp_instance_from__returns_instance_with_correct_intensity():
     )
 
     assert lp_non_linear.intensity == 3.0
+
+
+def test__pytree_token_is_int_and_unique():
+    lp_0 = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+    lp_1 = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+
+    assert isinstance(lp_0.pytree_token, int)
+    assert isinstance(lp_1.pytree_token, int)
+    assert lp_0.pytree_token != lp_1.pytree_token
+
+    assert isinstance(hash(lp_0), int)
+    assert hash(lp_0) == hash(lp_0)
+    assert hash(lp_0) != hash(lp_1)
+
+
+def test__getstate__omits_pytree_token():
+    lp = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+    state = lp.__getstate__()
+
+    assert "pytree_token" not in state
+    assert "effective_radius" in state
+
+
+def test__setstate__assigns_fresh_pytree_token_when_missing():
+    lp = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+    state = lp.__getstate__()
+
+    restored = ag.lp_linear.Sersic.__new__(ag.lp_linear.Sersic)
+    restored.__setstate__(state)
+
+    assert isinstance(restored.pytree_token, int)
+    assert isinstance(hash(restored), int)
+
+
+def test__pickle_roundtrip_preserves_int_hash():
+    import pickle
+
+    lp = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+    restored = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(lp))
+
+    assert isinstance(hash(restored), int)
+    assert isinstance(restored.pytree_token, int)
+    assert restored.effective_radius == lp.effective_radius
+
+
+def test__setstate__preserves_pytree_token_when_present():
+    lp = ag.lp_linear.Sersic()
+    state_with_token = dict(lp.__dict__)
+
+    restored = ag.lp_linear.Sersic.__new__(ag.lp_linear.Sersic)
+    restored.__setstate__(state_with_token)
+
+    assert restored.pytree_token == lp.pytree_token