diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/JsonNotificationResult.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/JsonNotificationResult.cs
index 00cb3f90d..df0cbb670 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/JsonNotificationResult.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/JsonNotificationResult.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Models
             return new JsonResult
             {
                 Data = new JsonNotificationResult { NotificationType = notificationType, Title = title, Text = text },
-                ContentType = null,
-                ContentEncoding = null,
+                ContentType = "application/json; charset=UTF-8",
+                ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8,
                 JsonRequestBehavior = JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet
             };
         }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs
index 79e5de2cb..7957f70a8 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/MiscSettingsModel.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Models
 
         [DisplayName("Specified Release Groups")]
         [Description("Comma separated list of release groups to download episodes (leave empty for all groups)")]
+        [DisplayFormat(ConvertEmptyStringToNull = false)]
         public string AllowedReleaseGroups { get; set; }
     }
 }
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