diff --git a/src/services/Gql.php b/src/services/Gql.php
index 4645a35707e..1685bedcf1e 100644
--- a/src/services/Gql.php
+++ b/src/services/Gql.php
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ private function _loadGqlDirectives(): array
 
         foreach ($event->directives as $directive) {
             /** @var Directive $directive */
-            $directives[] = $directive::create();
+            $directives[] = $directive instanceof Directive ? $directive : $directive::create();
         }
 
         return $directives;