diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/selector.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/selector.rs
index 3873722a27b3..4c3a91caef2b 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/selector.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/selector.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Default for SelectorOptions {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[serde(try_from = "String")]
 pub enum SelectorType {
     #[default]
     LoadBased,
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for SelectorType {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<String> for SelectorType {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self> {
+        SelectorType::try_from(value.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::SelectorType;