1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
index 2d5b19fa6..8c5fa09f6 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -336,19 +336,19 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Channels
             return GetChannel(GetInternalChannelId(channel.Name)) ?? GetChannel(channel, CancellationToken.None).Result;
         }
 
-        private List<MediaSourceInfo> GetSavedMediaSources(BaseItem item)
+        private MediaSourceInfo[] GetSavedMediaSources(BaseItem item)
         {
             var path = Path.Combine(item.GetInternalMetadataPath(), "channelmediasourceinfos.json");
 
             try
             {
-                var jsonString = File.ReadAllText(path, Encoding.UTF8);
-                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<MediaSourceInfo>>(jsonString, _jsonOptions)
-                    ?? new List<MediaSourceInfo>();
+                var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
+                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<MediaSourceInfo[]>(bytes, _jsonOptions)
+                    ?? Array.Empty<MediaSourceInfo>();
             }
             catch
             {
-                return new List<MediaSourceInfo>();
+                return Array.Empty<MediaSourceInfo>();
             }
         }