3 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c627f0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#nullable disable
+// THIS IS A HACK
+// TODO: @bond Move to separate project
+
+using System;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts an object to a lowercase string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The object type.</typeparam>
+    public class JsonLowerCaseConverter<T> : JsonConverter<T>
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override T Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(ref reader, options);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            writer.WriteStringValue(value?.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
index bde5a1da1..09d14dc6a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
             }
 
-            return instance.ProviderIds?.ContainsKey(name) ?? false;
+            return instance.TryGetProviderId(name, out _);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return instance.ProviderIds.TryGetValue(name, out id);
+            var foundProviderId = instance.ProviderIds.TryGetValue(name, out id);
+            // This occurs when searching with Identify (and possibly in other places)
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+            {
+                id = null;
+                foundProviderId = false;
+            }
+
+            return foundProviderId;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
index ea3df3726..8fed392b9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// Gets or sets the type of the collection.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The type of the collection.</value>
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonLowerCaseConverter<CollectionTypeOptions?>))]
         public CollectionTypeOptions? CollectionType { get; set; }
 
         public LibraryOptions LibraryOptions { get; set; }