diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
index adf62124a7..51e9ba1efe 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
             try
             {
                 var data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(manifest, _jsonOptions);
-                File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(path, "meta.json"), data, Encoding.UTF8);
+                File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(path, "meta.json"), data);
                 return true;
             }
 #pragma warning disable CA1031 // Do not catch general exception types