1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
index 59c7c655f..9740f5ee3 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -246,13 +246,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.AppBase
 
         private object LoadConfiguration(string path, Type configurationType)
         {
-            try
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
             {
-                return XmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(configurationType, path);
+                return Activator.CreateInstance(configurationType);
             }
-            catch (FileNotFoundException)
+
+            try
             {
-                return Activator.CreateInstance(configurationType);
+                return XmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(configurationType, path);
             }
             catch (IOException)
             {