diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro.csproj b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro.csproj
index 9d866607aa..45a64f3745 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Metro.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction\DataSerializer.cs">
       <Link>DataSerializer.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction\SerializationFormats.cs">
+      <Link>SerializationFormats.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/ApiClient.cs b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/ApiClient.cs
index 80ea82ca27..7145c14654 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/ApiClient.cs
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the data format to request from the server
         /// </summary>
-        private SerializationFormat SerializationFormat
+        private SerializationFormats SerializationFormat
         {
             get
             {
-                return ApiInteraction.SerializationFormat.Protobuf;
+                return ApiInteraction.SerializationFormats.Protobuf;
             }
         }
 
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
             string url = ApiUrl + "/ServerConfiguration";
 
             // At the moment this can't be retrieved in protobuf format
-            SerializationFormat format = SerializationFormat.Jsv;
+            SerializationFormats format = DataSerializer.CanDeSerializeJsv ? SerializationFormats.Jsv : SerializationFormats.Json;
 
             using (Stream stream = await GetSerializedStreamAsync(url, format).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                return DeserializeFromStream<ServerConfiguration>(stream, format);
+                return DataSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<ServerConfiguration>(stream, format);
             }
         }
 
@@ -601,11 +601,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
             string url = ApiUrl + "/PluginConfiguration?assemblyfilename=" + plugin.AssemblyFileName;
 
             // At the moment this can't be retrieved in protobuf format
-            SerializationFormat format = SerializationFormat.Jsv;
+            SerializationFormats format = DataSerializer.CanDeSerializeJsv ? SerializationFormats.Jsv : SerializationFormats.Json;
 
             using (Stream stream = await GetSerializedStreamAsync(url, format).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                return DeserializeFromStream(stream, format, configurationType);
+                return DataSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(stream, format, configurationType);
             }
         }
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
         /// <summary>
         /// This is a helper around getting a stream from the server that contains serialized data
         /// </summary>
-        private Task<Stream> GetSerializedStreamAsync(string url, SerializationFormat serializationFormat)
+        private Task<Stream> GetSerializedStreamAsync(string url, SerializationFormats serializationFormat)
         {
             if (url.IndexOf('?') == -1)
             {
@@ -675,35 +675,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
 
         private T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
         {
-            return DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream, SerializationFormat);
-        }
-
-        private T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream, SerializationFormat format)
-        {
-            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormat.Protobuf)
-            {
-                return DataSerializer.DeserializeProtobufFromStream<T>(stream);
-            }
-            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormat.Jsv)
-            {
-                return DataSerializer.DeserializeJsvFromStream<T>(stream);
-            }
-
-            return DataSerializer.DeserializeJsonFromStream<T>(stream);
-        }
-
-        private object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, SerializationFormat format, Type type)
-        {
-            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormat.Protobuf)
-            {
-                throw new NotImplementedException();
-            }
-            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormat.Jsv)
-            {
-                return DataSerializer.DeserializeJsvFromStream(stream, type);
-            }
-
-            return DataSerializer.DeserializeJsonFromStream(stream, type);
+            return DataSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream, SerializationFormat);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/DataSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/DataSerializer.cs
index 15039cd45a..45fd60ecfa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/DataSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/DataSerializer.cs
@@ -7,30 +7,33 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
 {
     public static class DataSerializer
     {
-        public static T DeserializeJsonFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
+        public static T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream, SerializationFormats format)
         {
+            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormats.Protobuf)
+            {
+                return Serializer.Deserialize<T>(stream);
+            }
+            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormats.Jsv)
+            {
+                return TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+            }
+
             return JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
         }
 
-        public static T DeserializeJsvFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
+        public static object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, SerializationFormats format, Type type)
         {
-            return TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
-        }
+            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormats.Protobuf)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+            if (format == ApiInteraction.SerializationFormats.Jsv)
+            {
+                return TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
+            }
 
-        public static object DeserializeJsvFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
-        {
-            return TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
-        }
-
-        public static object DeserializeJsonFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
-        {
             return JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
         }
-        
-        public static T DeserializeProtobufFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
-        {
-            return Serializer.Deserialize<T>(stream);
-        }
 
         public static void Configure()
         {
@@ -38,12 +41,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
             JsConfig.ExcludeTypeInfo = true;
             JsConfig.IncludeNullValues = false;
         }
-    }
 
-    public enum SerializationFormat
-    {
-        Json,
-        Jsv,
-        Protobuf
+        public static bool CanDeSerializeJsv
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.csproj b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.csproj
index 62a60f86cc..228ee6754f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ApiClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DataSerializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SerializationFormats.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Model\MediaBrowser.Model.csproj">
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/SerializationFormats.cs b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/SerializationFormats.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21eb210d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/SerializationFormats.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
+{
+    public enum SerializationFormats
+    {
+        Json,
+        Jsv,
+        Protobuf
+    }
+}