diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Converters/EmbeddedDocumentConverter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Converters/EmbeddedDocumentConverter.cs
index 409e22e7f..85bd8f5f9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Converters/EmbeddedDocumentConverter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Converters/EmbeddedDocumentConverter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Converters
             var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerOptions
             {
                 AllowTrailingCommas = true,
-                DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault,
+                DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
                 PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
                 DictionaryKeyPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
                 PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderRepository.cs
index d41c31643..79defc9f1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderRepository.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
             var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerOptions
             {
                 AllowTrailingCommas = true,
-                DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault,
+                DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
                 PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
                 DictionaryKeyPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
                 PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,