diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskWorker.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskWorker.cs
index 29440b64a0..d3cf3bf3f4 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskWorker.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskWorker.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks
 
                 lock (_lastExecutionResultSyncLock)
                 {
-                    using FileStream createStream = File.OpenWrite(path);
+                    using FileStream createStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
                     JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(createStream, value, _jsonOptions);
                 }
             }
@@ -577,9 +577,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks
             var path = GetConfigurationFilePath();
 
             Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
-
-            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(triggers, _jsonOptions);
-            File.WriteAllText(path, json, Encoding.UTF8);
+            using FileStream createStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
+            JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(createStream, triggers, _jsonOptions);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
index 3da999ad06..e3301ff329 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                     return path;
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
+            }
 
             var url = GetOmdbUrl(
                 string.Format(
@@ -280,8 +284,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                     imdbParam));
 
             var rootObject = await GetDeserializedOmdbResponse<RootObject>(_httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default), url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
-            await using FileStream jsonFileStream = File.OpenWrite(path);
+            await using FileStream jsonFileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
             await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(jsonFileStream, rootObject, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             return path;
@@ -308,6 +311,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                     return path;
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
+            }
 
             var url = GetOmdbUrl(
                 string.Format(
@@ -317,8 +324,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                     seasonId));
 
             var rootObject = await GetDeserializedOmdbResponse<SeasonRootObject>(_httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default), url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
-            await using FileStream jsonFileStream = File.OpenWrite(path);
+            await using FileStream jsonFileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
             await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(jsonFileStream, rootObject, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             return path;