diff --git a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/Blazored.SessionStorage.csproj b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/Blazored.SessionStorage.csproj
index 3226b58..a1f72fc 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/Blazored.SessionStorage.csproj
+++ b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/Blazored.SessionStorage.csproj
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="3.1.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="3.1.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 4bb05e7..c2c7039 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 using System;
 using Blazored.SessionStorage.JsonConverters;
 using Blazored.SessionStorage.StorageOptions;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-
-namespace Blazored.SessionStorage
-{
-    public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
-    {
-        public static IServiceCollection AddBlazoredSessionStorage(this IServiceCollection services)
-        {
-            return services
-                .AddScoped<ISessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
-                .AddScoped<ISyncSessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
-                .Configure<SessionStorageOptions>(configureOptions =>
-                {
-                    configureOptions.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new TimespanJsonConverter());
-                });
-        }
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Blazored.SessionStorage
+{
+    public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
+    {
+        public static IServiceCollection AddBlazoredSessionStorage(this IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            return services
+                .AddScoped<ISessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
+                .AddScoped<ISyncSessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>();
+                //.Configure<SessionStorageOptions>(configureOptions =>
+                //{
+                //    configureOptions.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new TimespanJsonConverter());
+                //});
+        }
 
         public static IServiceCollection AddBlazoredSessionStorage(this IServiceCollection services, Action<SessionStorageOptions> configure)
         {
             return services
-                .AddScoped<ISessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
-                .AddScoped<ISyncSessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
-                .Configure<SessionStorageOptions>(configureOptions =>
-                {
-                    configure?.Invoke(configureOptions);
-                    configureOptions.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new TimespanJsonConverter());
-                });
+                .AddScoped<ISessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>()
+                .AddScoped<ISyncSessionStorageService, SessionStorageService>();
+                //.Configure<SessionStorageOptions>(configureOptions =>
+                //{
+                //    configure?.Invoke(configureOptions);
+                //    configureOptions.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new TimespanJsonConverter());
+                //});
         }
-    }
-}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/SessionStorageService.cs b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/SessionStorageService.cs
index fbbe878..8a93021 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/SessionStorageService.cs
+++ b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/SessionStorageService.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.JSInterop;
 using System;
-using System.Text.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Blazored.SessionStorage
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class SessionStorageService : ISessionStorageService, ISyncSessionStorage
     {
         private readonly IJSRuntime _jSRuntime;
         private readonly IJSInProcessRuntime _jSInProcessRuntime;
-        private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions;
+        private readonly JsonSerializerSettings _jsonOptions;
 
         public event EventHandler<ChangingEventArgs> Changing;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SessionStorageService : ISessionStorageService, ISyncSessionStorage
         public SessionStorageService(IJSRuntime jSRuntime, IOptions<SessionStorageOptions> options)
         {
             _jSRuntime = jSRuntime;
-            _jsonOptions = options.Value.JsonSerializerOptions;
+            _jsonOptions = options.Value.JsonSerializerSettings;
             _jSInProcessRuntime = jSRuntime as IJSInProcessRuntime;
         }
 
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ public async Task SetItemAsync<T>(string key, T data)
             if (e.Cancel)
                 return;
 
-            var serialisedData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, _jsonOptions);
+            var serializedData = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data, _jsonOptions);
+            //var serialisedData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, _jsonOptions);
 
-            await _jSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("sessionStorage.setItem", key, serialisedData);
+            await _jSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("sessionStorage.setItem", key, serializedData);
 
             RaiseOnChanged(key, e.OldValue, data);
         }
@@ -46,12 +47,13 @@ public async Task<T> GetItemAsync<T>(string key)
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(key));
 
-            var serialisedData = await _jSRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("sessionStorage.getItem", key);
+            var serializedData = await _jSRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("sessionStorage.getItem", key);
 
-            if (serialisedData == null)
+            if (serializedData == null)
                 return default;
 
-            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(serialisedData, _jsonOptions);
+            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(serializedData, _jsonOptions);
+            //return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(serialisedData, _jsonOptions);
         }
 
         public async Task RemoveItemAsync(string key)
@@ -83,9 +85,10 @@ public void SetItem<T>(string key, T data)
             if (e.Cancel)
                 return;
 
-            var serialisedData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, _jsonOptions);
+            var serializedData = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data, _jsonOptions);
+            //var serialisedData = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, _jsonOptions);
 
-            _jSInProcessRuntime.InvokeVoid("sessionStorage.setItem", key, serialisedData);
+            _jSInProcessRuntime.InvokeVoid("sessionStorage.setItem", key, serializedData);
 
             RaiseOnChanged(key, e.OldValue, data);
         }
@@ -98,12 +101,13 @@ public T GetItem<T>(string key)
             if (_jSInProcessRuntime == null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("IJSInProcessRuntime not available");
 
-            var serialisedData = _jSInProcessRuntime.Invoke<string>("sessionStorage.getItem", key);
+            var serializedData = _jSInProcessRuntime.Invoke<string>("sessionStorage.getItem", key);
 
-            if (serialisedData == null)
+            if (serializedData == null)
                 return default;
 
-            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(serialisedData, _jsonOptions);
+            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(serializedData, _jsonOptions);
+            //return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(serialisedData, _jsonOptions);
         }
 
         public void RemoveItem(string key)
diff --git a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/StorageOptions/SessionStorageOptions.cs b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/StorageOptions/SessionStorageOptions.cs
index b005f1a..f95ce42 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/StorageOptions/SessionStorageOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Blazored.SessionStorage/StorageOptions/SessionStorageOptions.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
-using System.Text.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace Blazored.SessionStorage.StorageOptions
 {
     public class SessionStorageOptions
     {
-        public JsonSerializerOptions JsonSerializerOptions { get; } = new JsonSerializerOptions
-        {
-            DictionaryKeyPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
-            IgnoreNullValues = true,
-            IgnoreReadOnlyProperties = true,
-            PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
-            PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
-            ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip,
-            WriteIndented = false
-        };
+        public JsonSerializerSettings JsonSerializerSettings { get; set; }
     }
 }