That's a good point, but there's also the argument that it's better to stop and log why, than silently fail and let people try and figure out why something's br

That's a good point, but there's also the argument that it's better to stop and log why, than silently fail and let people try and figure out why something's broken. I don't think either are great here, so the only real way to fix this is to, well, fix it!