Currently the Swatch-contract-service is failing in a crash back loop. An exception is being thrown ( sumo query ) "class [B cannot be cast to class java.lang.String ([B and java.lang.String are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap')". 

January 19th 8pm UTC was the last successful stage-env check job: https://jenkins-csb-smqe-stage.dno.corp.redhat.com/job/stage-env-check/7857/
January 19th at midnight UTC was the first failing stage-env check job: https://jenkins-csb-smqe-stage.dno.corp.redhat.com/job/stage-env-check/7858/

First Swatch Contract Service Class Cast Exception:
https://rhcorporate.splunkcloud.com/en-US/app/search/search?earliest=-7d%40h&latest=now&q=search%20index%3D%22rh_rhsm%22%20source%3D%22swatch-contracts%22%20namespace%3Drhsm-stage%0A%22ClassCastException%22%0Aearliest%3D%2201%2F10%2F2026%3A20%3A50%3A00%22%20latest%3D%2201%2F19%2F2026%3A15%3A31%3A00%22&display.page.search.mode=smart&dispatch.sample_ratio=1&workload_pool=&sid=1769025207.46675_68EF55F8-FACF-4B05-8AE9-5C88C387EB9D

 UMB Log Messages from before and after:
https://rhcorporate.splunkcloud.com/en-US/app/search/search?earliest=-7d%40h&latest=now&q=search%20index%3D%22rh_umb%22%20source%3D%22%2Fvar%2Flog%2Fumb%2Fserver.log%22%20sourcetype%3D%22umb%3Aserver%22%0A%22VirtualTopic.services.partner-entitlement-gateway%22%0A%22%5C%22username%5C%22%20%3A%20%5C%22nonprod-insightsrhsm%5C%22%22%0Aearliest%3D%2201%2F18%2F2026%3A20%3A50%3A00%22%20latest%3D%2201%2F20%2F2026%3A20%3A51%3A00%22&display.page.search.mode=fast&dispatch.sample_ratio=1&display.general.type=events&workload_pool=&sid=1769023361.46437_68EF55F8-FACF-4B05-8AE9-5C88C387EB9D

Acceptance Criteria

• swatch-contract-service is functioning without crash back loops in stage