diff --git a/src/openhound/core/app.py b/src/openhound/core/app.py
index 971aecf..526a49c 100644
--- a/src/openhound/core/app.py
+++ b/src/openhound/core/app.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from openhound.core.models.extension import Extension
 from openhound.core.preproc import PreProcContext, PreProcessor
 from openhound.core.progress import Progress
-from openhound.core.resources import safe_resource_wrapper
+from openhound.core.resources import safe_defer_wrapper, safe_resource_wrapper
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ def wrapper(
 
         return decorator
 
+    def defer(self, func: Callable) -> Callable:
+        """Decorator to register a DLT defer with added exception handling."""
+        logger.debug(f"Registering defer for {self.name}")
+        safe_func = safe_defer_wrapper(func)
+        return dlt.defer(safe_func)
+
     def transformer(
         self,
         *dlt_args,
diff --git a/src/openhound/core/app.pyi b/src/openhound/core/app.pyi
index 9f61cd5..1720a40 100644
--- a/src/openhound/core/app.pyi
+++ b/src/openhound/core/app.pyi
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class OpenHound:
         parallelized: bool = False,
         _impl_cls: type[DltSource] = DltSource,
     ) -> Any: ...
+    def defer(self, func: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Callable[[], Any]]: ...
     def resource(
         self,
         data: Optional[Any] = None,
diff --git a/src/openhound/core/resources.py b/src/openhound/core/resources.py
index 344f7c5..900eb11 100644
--- a/src/openhound/core/resources.py
+++ b/src/openhound/core/resources.py
@@ -1,13 +1,35 @@
-import logging
-
-
 import functools
 import inspect
+import logging
 from typing import Callable
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def safe_defer_wrapper(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    """Wrap a DLT defer to catch and log exceptions without stopping the entire pipeline.
+
+    Args:
+        func: The defer function
+
+    Returns:
+        Wrapped function that catches exceptions and continues (if possible of course)
+    """
+
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def sync_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Error executing DLT defer: {e}",
+                extra={"phase": "defer_execution"},
+            )
+            return []
+
+    return sync_wrapper
+
+
 def safe_resource_wrapper(func: Callable, resource_name: str) -> Callable:
     """Wrap a DLT resource to catch and log exceptions without stopping the entire pipeline. Can either be sync or async generator function.
 
@@ -36,8 +58,6 @@ def sync_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             return
 
         if inspect.isgenerator(gen):
-            # Note: Don't use while item: := next(gen, None) because this will stop the full iterator
-            # if the resource yields any empty value
             while True:
                 try:
                     item = next(gen)
@@ -53,7 +73,6 @@ def sync_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                         },
                     )
                     continue
-
         else:
             yield gen
 
@@ -74,8 +93,6 @@ async def async_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             return
 
         if inspect.isasyncgen(gen):
-            # Note: Don't use while item: := next(gen, None) because this will stop the full iterator
-            # if the resource yields any empty value
             while True:
                 try:
                     item = await gen.__anext__()
@@ -90,8 +107,8 @@ async def async_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                             "phase": "resource_iteration",
                         },
                     )
-
                     continue
+
         else:
             try:
                 result = await gen
diff --git a/tests/test_safe_dlt_wrappers.py b/tests/test_safe_dlt_wrappers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f401666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_safe_dlt_wrappers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import logging
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from openhound.core.app import OpenHound
+from openhound.core.collect import Collector
+from openhound.core.progress import Progress
+
+
+class Computer(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    hostname: str
+
+
+class User(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    email: str
+
+
+class UserDetails(User):
+    office: str
+
+
+def test_dlt_wrapper_pipeline_continues(
+    caplog,
+    monkeypatch,
+    tmp_path,
+):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DLT_DATA_DIR", str(tmp_path / ".dlt"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "openhound.core.collect.logger_override.set_handler", lambda name: None
+    )
+    caplog.set_level(logging.ERROR, logger="openhound.core.resources")
+
+    app = OpenHound("safe_wrapper_test", "TEST")
+
+    @app.resource(name="computers", columns=Computer)
+    def computers():
+        yield {"id": 1, "hostname": "DESKTOP-12345"}
+        yield {"id": 2, "hostname": "DESKTOP-54321"}
+        raise RuntimeError("resource failed after valid rows")
+
+    @app.transformer(name="users", columns=User)
+    def users(computer):
+        if computer["id"] == 1:
+            yield {"id": 10, "email": "someuser@example.org"}
+            raise RuntimeError("transformer failed after valid row")
+
+        yield {"id": 20, "email": "someuser2@example.org"}
+
+    @app.transformer(name="user_details", columns=UserDetails)
+    def user_details(user):
+
+        @app.defer
+        def deferred_child(user_input):
+            if user_input["id"] == 1:
+                raise RuntimeError("defer failed for parent")
+
+            return {"id": 20, "email": "someuser2@example.org", "office": "Amsterdam"}
+
+        yield deferred_child(user)
+
+    @app.source(name="safe_wrapper_test", max_table_nesting=0)
+    def source():
+        computers_resource = computers()
+        return (
+            computers_resource,
+            computers_resource | users(),
+            computers_resource | user_details(),
+        )
+
+    collector = Collector(
+        name="safe_wrapper_test",
+        output_path=tmp_path / "output",
+        progress=Progress.log,
+    )
+
+    load_info = collector.run(source())
+
+    assert load_info is not None
+
+    messages = [record.getMessage() for record in caplog.records]
+    phases = {getattr(record, "phase", None) for record in caplog.records}
+
+    assert any("resource failed after valid rows" in message for message in messages)
+    assert any("transformer failed after valid row" in message for message in messages)
+    assert any("defer failed for parent" in message for message in messages)
+    assert "resource_iteration" in phases
+    assert "defer_execution" in phases