# Unsafe Default Continuation

> Continuing in an unsafe default state after a failure instead of stopping in a safe one.

Record: `lex:unsafe-default-continuation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-unsafe-default-continuation

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Fail Safe](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/fail-safe.md)