diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
index ec3ca8ead1..6da76ee7e4 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/AppBase/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.AppBase
         protected void EnsureWriteAccess(string path)
         {
             var file = Path.Combine(path, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
-
-            string text = string.Empty;
-            File.WriteAllText(file, text);
+            
+            File.WriteAllText(file, string.Empty);
             FileSystem.DeleteFile(file);
         }