diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
index f3d29c023..c9b9d3d45 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ class PostgresSaver(BasePostgresSaver):
                     break
 
             payloads.reverse()
-            result[channel] = DiffChainValue(base=base, deltas=[p["d"] for p in payloads])
+            result[channel] = DiffChainValue(
+                base=base, deltas=[p["d"] for p in payloads]
+            )
         return result
 
     def _load_checkpoint_tuple(self, value: DictRow) -> CheckpointTuple:
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
index e8281cd8f..8e07248bf 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
@@ -430,7 +430,9 @@ class AsyncPostgresSaver(BasePostgresSaver):
                     break
 
             payloads.reverse()
-            result[channel] = DiffChainValue(base=base, deltas=[p["d"] for p in payloads])
+            result[channel] = DiffChainValue(
+                base=base, deltas=[p["d"] for p in payloads]
+            )
         return result
 
     async def _load_checkpoint_tuple(self, value: DictRow) -> CheckpointTuple:
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/base.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/base.py
index 4f7ec4226..82f1f5b59 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/base.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/base.py
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ class BasePostgresSaver(BaseCheckpointSaver[str]):
 
         if diff_channel_payloads:
             result.update(
-                self._load_diff_chains(thread_id, checkpoint_ns, diff_channel_payloads, cur=cur)
+                self._load_diff_chains(
+                    thread_id, checkpoint_ns, diff_channel_payloads, cur=cur
+                )
             )
 
         return result
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/memory/__init__.py b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/memory/__init__.py
index c0e646ae5..5fe5e0ca5 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/memory/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/memory/__init__.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class InMemorySaver(
                 continue
             vv = self.blobs[kk]
             if vv[0] == "diff":
-                diff_channels[k] = v
+                diff_channels[k] = str(v)
             elif vv[0] != "empty":
                 channel_values[k] = self.serde.loads_typed(vv)
 
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ class InMemorySaver(
                     break
                 vv = self.blobs[kk]
                 if vv[0] == "diff":
-                    payload = self.serde.loads_typed(vv)  # {"d": [...], "p": version|None}
+                    payload = self.serde.loads_typed(
+                        vv
+                    )  # {"d": [...], "p": version|None}
                     chain_deltas.append(payload["d"])
                     version = payload["p"]
                 else:
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/tests/test_pregel.py b/libs/langgraph/tests/test_pregel.py
index 8232ff0d7..84e68d653 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/tests/test_pregel.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/tests/test_pregel.py
@@ -9405,8 +9405,9 @@ def test_fork_does_not_apply_pending_writes(
 async def test_diff_channel_end_to_end_inmemory() -> None:
     """Full graph run: DiffChannel accumulates correctly across multiple turns."""
     from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, HumanMessage
-    from langgraph.channels.diff import DiffChannel
     from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import InMemorySaver
+
+    from langgraph.channels.diff import DiffChannel
     from langgraph.graph import START, StateGraph
     from langgraph.graph.message import add_messages
 
@@ -9446,8 +9447,9 @@ async def test_diff_channel_end_to_end_inmemory() -> None:
 async def test_diff_channel_time_travel() -> None:
     """Time-travel back to turn-1 checkpoint and resume; continuation must not include turn-2 deltas."""
     from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, HumanMessage
-    from langgraph.channels.diff import DiffChannel
     from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import InMemorySaver
+
+    from langgraph.channels.diff import DiffChannel
     from langgraph.graph import START, StateGraph
     from langgraph.graph.message import add_messages
 
@@ -9458,7 +9460,11 @@ async def test_diff_channel_time_travel() -> None:
 
     def respond(state: State) -> dict:
         counter["n"] += 1
-        return {"messages": [AIMessage(content=f"ai-{counter['n']}", id=f"ai-{counter['n']}")]}
+        return {
+            "messages": [
+                AIMessage(content=f"ai-{counter['n']}", id=f"ai-{counter['n']}")
+            ]
+        }
 
     builder = StateGraph(State)
     builder.add_node("respond", respond)
@@ -9488,7 +9494,9 @@ async def test_diff_channel_time_travel() -> None:
     )
     msgs = result["messages"]
     # Should be: h1, ai-1, h3, ai-N — 4 messages total
-    assert len(msgs) == 4, f"expected 4 messages after time-travel resume, got {len(msgs)}: {msgs}"
+    assert len(msgs) == 4, (
+        f"expected 4 messages after time-travel resume, got {len(msgs)}: {msgs}"
+    )
     assert msgs[0].content == "h1"
     assert msgs[1].content == "ai-1"
     assert msgs[2].content == "h3"