if conf.RawPrevResult != nil {
		resultBytes, err := json.Marshal(conf.RawPrevResult)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not serialize prevResult: %v", err)
		}
		res, err := version.NewResult(conf.CNIVersion, resultBytes)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse prevResult: %v", err)
		}
		conf.RawPrevResult = nil
		conf.PrevResult, err = cniv1.NewResultFromResult(res)