diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 3f0dc4ff8..a42bd7c2b 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -7901,8 +7901,12 @@ class GatewayRunner(GatewayAuthorizationMixin, GatewayKanbanWatchersMixin, Gatew
                 # failure and revive the unit via ``Restart=on-failure``,
                 # regardless of whether the helper survived.  Without
                 # this, a clean exit (0) on Linux left the gateway dead
-                # until someone rebooted the host.  ``StartLimitBurst``
-                # in the unit file still bounds accidental loops.
+                # until someone rebooted the host.  Only the planned code
+                # (75) is whitelisted via ``RestartForceExitStatus``; a
+                # genuine crash exits non-zero-but-not-75, so real crash
+                # loops are still governed by the unit's normal
+                # ``Restart=``/``RestartSec`` (and any StartLimit the
+                # operator sets) rather than force-restarted here.
                 self._exit_code = GATEWAY_SERVICE_RESTART_EXIT_CODE
                 self._exit_reason = self._exit_reason or "Gateway restart requested"
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index dc6fd0bb2..867093811 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ ACP_REGISTRY_MANIFEST = REPO_ROOT / "acp_registry" / "agent.json"
 AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "ud@arubangles.com": "udatny",  # PR #29433 salvage (subdirectory_hints: catch RuntimeError from Path.expanduser()/Path.home() so a literal ~ in tool-call args — e.g. LLM "~500-700" or ~unknownuser — can't escape the hint walker and crash the conversation loop)
     "brett@personalfinancelab.com": "brett539",  # PR #49369 salvage (cap Telegram initialize() with asyncio.wait_for(HERMES_TELEGRAM_INIT_TIMEOUT, default 30s) per attempt so an unreachable fallback-IP connect chain can't block gateway startup indefinitely; add WARNING progress logs before DoH discovery and each connect attempt)
+    "randomuser2026x@proton.me": "randomuser2026x",  # PR #50204 salvage (gateway /restart under systemd: probe both system + --user scope for MainPID instead of hardcoding --user; always exit 75 so RestartForceExitStatus=75 revives the unit under Restart=on-failure too, not just Restart=always)
     "mac-studio@Fabios-Mac-Studio.local": "valenteff",  # PR #53277 salvage (macOS launchd reload: retry bootstrap via _launchctl_bootstrap until launchctl-list confirms registration or the restart-drain window elapses; retry TimeoutExpired not just CalledProcessError; log persistent orphans)
     "gary@bitcryptic.com": "bitcryptic-gw",  # PR #53997 salvage (Matrix E2EE: resolve device_id via query_keys({mxid: []}) when whoami returns none; guard verification call sites so query_keys is never sent [null]; reset _device_id_unverified at connect() start; disconnect before reconnect)
     "hodlclone@gmail.com": "HODLCLONE",  # PR #49351 salvage (Nous Portal token resilience: rotate refresh tokens write-through to the source auth store in profile mode, skip Nous fallback when no local token, sync gateway session model after fallback)