diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/GlobalEqpType.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/GlobalEqpType.cs
index d57af1d9..1a7396f9 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/GlobalEqpType.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/GlobalEqpType.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+
 namespace Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
 
+[JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
 public enum GlobalEqpType
 {
     DoNotHideEarrings,