# One malformed event makes the stream consumer crash-loop, blocking every good event behind it

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Domain: Pipeline Design · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

One malformed event makes the stream consumer crash-loop, blocking every good event behind it. Design the consumer so bad events are set aside and the good ones keep flowing.

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