diff --git a/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/EventHubsConfiguration.cs b/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/EventHubsConfiguration.cs
index 76c57ecbb..4b9d672b3 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/EventHubsConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/EventHubsConfiguration.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public EventHubsConfiguration(EventHubsConfiguration oldValue, EventHubsConfigur
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the Azurite container.
     /// </summary>
+    [JsonIgnore]
     public AzuriteContainer AzuriteContainer { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/Usings.cs b/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/Usings.cs
index 7a143d9cb..00e42bcff 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/Usings.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers.EventHubs/Usings.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 global using System.Linq;
 global using System.Text;
 global using System.Text.Json;
+global using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 global using Docker.DotNet.Models;
 global using DotNet.Testcontainers;
 global using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;