diff --git a/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializationManager.cs b/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializationManager.cs
index 00a6700..083dedd 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializationManager.cs
+++ b/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializationManager.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ public virtual Type GetType(XmlQualifiedName xmlQualifiedName)
                         }
                         catch (Exception ex) when (!ExceptionUtility.IsCriticalException(ex))
                         {
+                            // Intentionally ignore non-critical exceptions when resolving the type.
+                            // Fallback logic below will handle the case where resolvedType remains null.
                         }
 
                         if (resolvedType == null)
@@ -244,6 +246,8 @@ public virtual Type GetType(string typeName)
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) when (!ExceptionUtility.IsCriticalException(ex))
                 {
+                    // Intentionally ignore non-critical exceptions when resolving the type.
+                    // Fallback logic below will handle the case where type remains null.
                 }
             }
 
@@ -273,6 +277,8 @@ public virtual Type GetType(string typeName)
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex) when (!ExceptionUtility.IsCriticalException(ex))
                     {
+                        // Intentionally ignore non-critical exceptions when the assembly cannot be loaded.
+                        // Fallback logic below will handle the case where assembly is null.
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializer.cs b/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializer.cs
index 149f212..4b780b9 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializer.cs
+++ b/LogicBuilder.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization/ComponentModel/Serialization/WorkflowMarkupSerializer.cs
@@ -1394,9 +1394,9 @@ private void DeserializeCompoundProperty(WorkflowMarkupSerializationManager seri
                             {
                                 property.SetValue(obj, propValue, null);
                             }
-                            catch
+                            catch (Exception ex) when (!ExceptionUtility.IsCriticalException(ex))
                             {
-                                serializationManager.ReportError(new WorkflowMarkupSerializationException(SR.GetString(SR.Error_SerializerComplexPropertySetFailed, [propertyName, propertyName, obj.GetType().Name])));
+                                serializationManager.ReportError(new WorkflowMarkupSerializationException(SR.GetString(SR.Error_SerializerComplexPropertySetFailed, [propertyName, propertyName, obj.GetType().Name]), ex));
                             }
                         }
                     }