diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksNotificationSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksNotificationSettings.cs
index 6e81c48c7c..30f6380e81 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksNotificationSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksNotificationSettings.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ public class HealthChecksNotificationSettings
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets or sets a value for the collection of health checks that are disabled for notifications.
     /// </summary>
-    public IEnumerable<DisabledHealthCheckSettings> DisabledChecks { get; set; } =
-        Enumerable.Empty<DisabledHealthCheckSettings>();
+    public List<DisabledHealthCheckSettings> DisabledChecks { get; set; } =
+        new List<DisabledHealthCheckSettings>();
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksSettings.cs
index 6ae79e9743..638baeb562 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/HealthChecksSettings.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ public class HealthChecksSettings
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets or sets a value for the collection of healthchecks that are disabled.
     /// </summary>
-    public IEnumerable<DisabledHealthCheckSettings> DisabledChecks { get; set; } =
-        Enumerable.Empty<DisabledHealthCheckSettings>();
+    public List<DisabledHealthCheckSettings> DisabledChecks { get; set; } =
+        new List<DisabledHealthCheckSettings>();
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets or sets a value for the healthcheck notification settings.