From 09910bc3a5542f1d24057dd40c4de4fdc6880c95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rod Boev <rod.boev@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 01:37:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gateway): add utf-8 encoding to dead target registry

---
 gateway/dead_targets.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gateway/dead_targets.py b/gateway/dead_targets.py
index 66a9247f213..15f9b908794 100644
--- a/gateway/dead_targets.py
+++ b/gateway/dead_targets.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DeadTargetRegistry:
     def _load(self) -> None:
         try:
             if self._path.exists():
-                raw = json.loads(self._path.read_text())
+                raw = json.loads(self._path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
                 if isinstance(raw, dict):
                     # Only keep well-shaped entries.
                     self._dead = {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class DeadTargetRegistry:
         try:
             self._path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             tmp = self._path.with_suffix(self._path.suffix + ".tmp")
-            tmp.write_text(json.dumps(self._dead, indent=2))
+            tmp.write_text(json.dumps(self._dead, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
             tmp.replace(self._path)
         except OSError as exc:
             # Best-effort: keep the in-memory state, don't break delivery.