diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/SndEspressoSettings.cs b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/SndEspressoSettings.cs
index 84bfe09014..e9ccea662c 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/SndEspressoSettings.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/SndEspressoSettings.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 {
     public class SndEspressoSettings
     {
+        [JsonPropertyName("Espresso")]
         public EspressoSettings Settings { get; set; }
 
         public SndEspressoSettings()
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/EspressoViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/EspressoViewModel.cs
index c13222097f..0d4bef052d 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/EspressoViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/EspressoViewModel.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels
             {
                 SndEspressoSettings outsettings = new SndEspressoSettings(Settings);
                 SndModuleSettings<SndEspressoSettings> ipcMessage = new SndModuleSettings<SndEspressoSettings>(outsettings);
-                SendConfigMSG(ipcMessage.ToJsonString());
+
+                var targetMessage = ipcMessage.ToJsonString();
+                SendConfigMSG(targetMessage);
             }
         }