diff --git a/platform/nodejs/README.md b/platform/nodejs/README.md
index bd5775abb..db6c5d775 100644
--- a/platform/nodejs/README.md
+++ b/platform/nodejs/README.md
@@ -90,10 +90,20 @@ if ( snfe.matchRequest({
 }
 ```
 
-It is possible to pre-parse filter lists and save the intermediate results for 
-later use -- useful to speed up the loading of filter lists. This will be 
-documented eventually, but if you feel adventurous, you can look at the code 
-and use this capability now if you figure out the details.
+Once all the filter lists are loaded into the static network filtering engine,
+you can serialize the content of the engine into a JS string:
+
+```js
+const serializedData = await snfe.serialize();
+```
+
+You can save and later use that JS string to fast-load the content of the
+static network filtering engine without having to parse and compile the lists:
+
+```js
+const snfe = await StaticNetFilteringEngine.create();
+await snfe.deserialize(serializedData);
+```
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/platform/nodejs/index.js b/platform/nodejs/index.js
index fbc17da85..d50fb4e19 100644
--- a/platform/nodejs/index.js
+++ b/platform/nodejs/index.js
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ async function useLists(lists, options = {}) {
     // Populate filtering engine with resolved filter lists
     const promises = [];
     for ( const list of lists ) {
-        const promise = list instanceof Promise ? list : Promise.resolve(list);
-        promises.push(promise.then(list => consumeList(list)));
+        promises.push(Promise.resolve(list).then(list => consumeList(list));
     }
 
     useLists.promise = Promise.all(promises);
@@ -249,12 +248,12 @@ class StaticNetFilteringEngine {
         return compileList(...args);
     }
 
-    serialize() {
+    async serialize() {
         const data = snfe.serialize();
         return s14e.serialize(data, { compress: true });
     }
 
-    deserialize(serialized) {
+    async deserialize(serialized) {
         const data = s14e.deserialize(serialized);
         return snfe.unserialize(data);
     }