diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
index b46c199950..33faa5e9d8 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,18 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Plugins
             _pluginsPath = pluginsPath;
             _appVersion = appVersion ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(appVersion));
             _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.GetOptions();
-            _jsonOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonGuidDashConverter());
             _jsonOptions.WriteIndented = true;
+
+            // We need to use the default GUID converter, so we need to remove any custom ones.
+            for (int a = _jsonOptions.Converters.Count - 1; a >= 0; a--)
+            {
+                if (_jsonOptions.Converters[a] is JsonGuidConverter convertor)
+                {
+                    _jsonOptions.Converters.Remove(convertor);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
             _config = config;
             _appHost = appHost;
             _minimumVersion = new Version(0, 0, 0, 1);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/JsonGuidDashConverter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/JsonGuidDashConverter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 75bab58751..0000000000
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/JsonGuidDashConverter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Json.Converters
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Converts a GUID object or value to/from JSON.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class JsonGuidDashConverter : JsonConverter<Guid>
-    {
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override Guid Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
-        {
-            var guidStr = reader.GetString();
-            return guidStr == null ? Guid.Empty : new Guid(guidStr);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Guid value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
-        {
-            writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
index 956a91f851..334c8d9082 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Plugins/PluginManifest.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #nullable enable
+
 using System;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Json.Converters;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Plugins;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
@@ -11,54 +11,71 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
     /// </summary>
     public class PluginManifest
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PluginManifest"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public PluginManifest()
+        {
+            Category = string.Empty;
+            Changelog = string.Empty;
+            Description = string.Empty;
+            Status = PluginStatus.Active;
+            Id = Guid.Empty;
+            Name = string.Empty;
+            Owner = string.Empty;
+            Overview = string.Empty;
+            TargetAbi = string.Empty;
+            Version = string.Empty;
+            AutoUpdate = true;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the category of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("category")]
-        public string Category { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Category { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the changelog information.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("changelog")]
-        public string Changelog { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Changelog { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the description of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("description")]
-        public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Description { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the Global Unique Identifier for the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("guid")]
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonGuidDashConverter))]
         public Guid Id { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the Name of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Name { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets an overview of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("overview")]
-        public string Overview { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Overview { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the owner of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("owner")]
-        public string Owner { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Owner { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the compatibility version for the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("targetAbi")]
-        public string TargetAbi { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string TargetAbi { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the timestamp of the plugin.
@@ -70,7 +87,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
         /// Gets or sets the Version number of the plugin.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("version")]
-        public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public string Version { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating the operational status of this plugin.
@@ -82,9 +99,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this plugin should automatically update.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonPropertyName("autoUpdate")]
-        public bool AutoUpdate { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool AutoUpdate { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the ImagePath
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this plugin has an image.
         /// Image must be located in the local plugin folder.
         /// </summary>