# Unsafe Default Continuation

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

Record: `lexicon: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#lexicon-unsafe-default-continuation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Unbounded Retry](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/unbounded-retry.md) and before [Blast-Radius Reduction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/blast-radius-reduction.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

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

## Linked from

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