diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/core/sortinganalyzer.py b/src/spikeinterface/core/sortinganalyzer.py
index 8e16757bcc..39a0126cba 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/core/sortinganalyzer.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/core/sortinganalyzer.py
@@ -666,10 +666,17 @@ def create_zarr(cls, folder, sorting, recording, sparsity, return_in_uV, rec_att
             zarr_root.create_dataset("sorting_provenance", data=zarr_sort, object_codec=numcodecs.JSON())
         elif sorting.check_serializability("pickle"):
             zarr_sort = np.array([sort_dict], dtype=object)
-            zarr_root.create_dataset("sorting_provenance", data=zarr_sort, object_codec=numcodecs.Pickle())
+            try:
+                zarr_root.create_dataset("sorting_provenance", data=zarr_sort, object_codec=numcodecs.Pickle())
+            except Exception as e:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    "Failed to serialize sorting provenance with Pickle Codec! "
+                    "The sorting provenance link will be lost for future load"
+                )
         else:
             warnings.warn(
-                "The sorting provenance is not serializable! The sorting provenance link will be lost for future load"
+                "The sorting provenance is not serializable! "
+                "The sorting provenance link will be lost for future load"
             )
 
         recording_info = zarr_root.create_group("recording_info")