diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/ConfigurationHelper.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/ConfigurationHelper.cs
index 854d7b4cbf..0b681fddfc 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/ConfigurationHelper.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/ConfigurationHelper.cs
@@ -36,24 +36,22 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.AppBase
                 configuration = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
             }
 
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
+            using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+            xmlSerializer.SerializeToStream(configuration, stream);
+
+            // Take the object we just got and serialize it back to bytes
+            var newBytes = stream.ToArray();
+
+            // If the file didn't exist before, or if something has changed, re-save
+            if (buffer == null || !buffer.SequenceEqual(newBytes))
             {
-                xmlSerializer.SerializeToStream(configuration, stream);
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
 
-                // Take the object we just got and serialize it back to bytes
-                var newBytes = stream.ToArray();
-
-                // If the file didn't exist before, or if something has changed, re-save
-                if (buffer == null || !buffer.SequenceEqual(newBytes))
-                {
-                    Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
-
-                    // Save it after load in case we got new items
-                    File.WriteAllBytes(path, newBytes);
-                }
-
-                return configuration;
+                // Save it after load in case we got new items
+                File.WriteAllBytes(path, newBytes);
             }
+
+            return configuration;
         }
     }
 }