diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
index 15bf92db1d..4f72c8ce15 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.AppBase
         public virtual void RegisterConfiguration<T>()
             where T : IConfigurationFactory
         {
-            IConfigurationFactory factory = (IConfigurationFactory)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T));
+            IConfigurationFactory factory = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();
 
             if (_configurationFactories == null)
             {