diff --git a/src/node_main_instance.cc b/src/node_main_instance.cc
index 419fd767720e4b..212c6bf5f4498a 100644
--- a/src/node_main_instance.cc
+++ b/src/node_main_instance.cc
@@ -171,9 +171,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<Environment> NodeMainInstance::CreateMainEnvironment(
     isolate_->GetHeapProfiler()->StartTrackingHeapObjects(true);
   }
 
-  Local<Context> context = NewContext(isolate_);
+  Local<Context> context;
   if (deserialize_mode_) {
+    context =
+        Context::FromSnapshot(isolate_, kNodeContextIndex).ToLocalChecked();
     SetIsolateUpForNode(isolate_, IsolateSettingCategories::kErrorHandlers);
+  } else {
+    context = NewContext(isolate_);
   }
 
   CHECK(!context.IsEmpty());
diff --git a/src/node_main_instance.h b/src/node_main_instance.h
index 98c17cc8f011dd..531c919f052016 100644
--- a/src/node_main_instance.h
+++ b/src/node_main_instance.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class NodeMainInstance {
   static const IndexArray* GetIsolateDataIndexes();
   static v8::StartupData* GetEmbeddedSnapshotBlob();
 
+  static const size_t kNodeContextIndex = 0;
+
  private:
   NodeMainInstance(const NodeMainInstance&) = delete;
   NodeMainInstance& operator=(const NodeMainInstance&) = delete;
diff --git a/tools/snapshot/snapshot_builder.cc b/tools/snapshot/snapshot_builder.cc
index d1ec17e302ae97..835fca9f4609cb 100644
--- a/tools/snapshot/snapshot_builder.cc
+++ b/tools/snapshot/snapshot_builder.cc
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ std::string SnapshotBuilder::Generate(
       HandleScope scope(isolate);
       creator.SetDefaultContext(Context::New(isolate));
       isolate_data_indexes = main_instance->isolate_data()->Serialize(&creator);
+
+      size_t index = creator.AddContext(NewContext(isolate));
+      CHECK_EQ(index, NodeMainInstance::kNodeContextIndex);
     }
 
     // Must be out of HandleScope