diff --git a/src/Configuration.cpp b/src/Configuration.cpp
index dd8ff158a..62480c9d2 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/Configuration.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ void ConfigurationClass::migrate()
         return;
     }
 
+    Utils::skipBom(f);
+
     JsonDocument doc;
 
     // Deserialize the JSON document