diff --git a/src/ApiKernel.php b/src/ApiKernel.php
index 723963f..37b38da 100644
--- a/src/ApiKernel.php
+++ b/src/ApiKernel.php
@@ -256,6 +256,21 @@ class ApiKernel
         return $node;
     }
 
+    private function encodeJson($value): string
+    {
+        $options = JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES;
+        $json = json_encode($value, $options, 2048);
+        if ($json === false) {
+            $json = json_encode(
+                $value,
+                $options | JSON_PARTIAL_OUTPUT_ON_ERROR | JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE,
+                2048
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $json === false ? '' : $json;
+    }
+
 
     // =================================================================
     // 🚀 CRUD HANDLER METHODEN
@@ -430,7 +445,7 @@ class ApiKernel
                 $components = is_string($json) ? json_decode($json, true) : $json;
                 if (is_array($components)) {
                     $components = $this->cleanReferenceComponents($components); // BEREINIGUNG
-                    $data[$jsonDbCol] = json_encode($components, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+                    $data[$jsonDbCol] = $this->encodeJson($components);
                 } else {
                     $data[$jsonDbCol] = is_string($json) ? $json : '';
                 }