diff --git a/src/tri/cloud_orchestrator.zig b/src/tri/cloud_orchestrator.zig
index a327635bcd..7255fd62e8 100644
--- a/src/tri/cloud_orchestrator.zig
+++ b/src/tri/cloud_orchestrator.zig
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ fn loadState() void {
         entry.service_id_len = @min(sid.len, 128);
         @memcpy(entry.service_id[0..entry.service_id_len], sid[0..entry.service_id_len]);
         agent_count += 1;
-        offset = sid_end + 1;
+        offset = @min(sid_end + 1, content.len);
     }
 }