diff --git a/src/OpenFeature/Providers/Memory/Flag.cs b/src/OpenFeature/Providers/Memory/Flag.cs
index f42b0af7..53261147 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature/Providers/Memory/Flag.cs
+++ b/src/OpenFeature/Providers/Memory/Flag.cs
@@ -36,41 +36,48 @@ public Flag(Dictionary<string, T> variants, string defaultVariant, Func<Evaluati
 
     internal ResolutionDetails<T> Evaluate(string flagKey, T _, EvaluationContext? evaluationContext)
     {
-        T? value;
         if (this._contextEvaluator == null)
         {
-            if (this._variants.TryGetValue(this._defaultVariant, out value))
-            {
-                return new ResolutionDetails<T>(
-                    flagKey,
-                    value,
-                    variant: this._defaultVariant,
-                    reason: Reason.Static,
-                    flagMetadata: this._flagMetadata
-                );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new GeneralException($"variant {this._defaultVariant} not found");
-            }
+            return this.EvaluateDefaultVariant(flagKey);
         }
-        else
+
+        string variant;
+        try
+        {
+            variant = this._contextEvaluator.Invoke(evaluationContext ?? EvaluationContext.Empty);
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
         {
-            var variant = this._contextEvaluator.Invoke(evaluationContext ?? EvaluationContext.Empty);
-            if (!this._variants.TryGetValue(variant, out value))
-            {
-                throw new GeneralException($"variant {variant} not found");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return new ResolutionDetails<T>(
-                    flagKey,
-                    value,
-                    variant: variant,
-                    reason: Reason.TargetingMatch,
-                    flagMetadata: this._flagMetadata
-                );
-            }
+            return this.EvaluateDefaultVariant(flagKey, Reason.Default);
         }
+
+        if (!this._variants.TryGetValue(variant, out var value))
+        {
+            return this.EvaluateDefaultVariant(flagKey, Reason.Default);
+        }
+
+        return new ResolutionDetails<T>(
+            flagKey,
+            value,
+            variant: variant,
+            reason: Reason.TargetingMatch,
+            flagMetadata: this._flagMetadata
+        );
+    }
+
+    private ResolutionDetails<T> EvaluateDefaultVariant(string flagKey, string reason = Reason.Static)
+    {
+        if (this._variants.TryGetValue(this._defaultVariant, out var value))
+        {
+            return new ResolutionDetails<T>(
+                flagKey,
+                value,
+                variant: this._defaultVariant,
+                reason: reason,
+                flagMetadata: this._flagMetadata
+            );
+        }
+
+        throw new GeneralException($"variant {this._defaultVariant} not found");
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/OpenFeature.Tests/Providers/Memory/InMemoryProviderTests.cs b/test/OpenFeature.Tests/Providers/Memory/InMemoryProviderTests.cs
index 6b04f2f3..b60c1004 100644
--- a/test/OpenFeature.Tests/Providers/Memory/InMemoryProviderTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenFeature.Tests/Providers/Memory/InMemoryProviderTests.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ public InMemoryProviderTests()
                         return "missing";
                     }
                 )
+            },
+            {
+                "evaluator-throws-flag", new Flag<bool>(
+                    variants: new Dictionary<string, bool>(){
+                        { "on", true },
+                        { "off", false }
+                    },
+                    defaultVariant: "on",
+                    (context) => {
+                        throw new Exception("Cannot evaluate flag at the moment.");
+                    }
+                )
             }
         });
 
@@ -113,6 +125,18 @@ public async Task GetBoolean_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
         Assert.Equal("on", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetBoolean_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        ResolutionDetails<bool> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveBooleanValueAsync("boolean-flag", false);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(details.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Static, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("on", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetString_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
     {
@@ -122,6 +146,18 @@ public async Task GetString_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
         Assert.Equal("greeting", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetString_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        ResolutionDetails<string> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveStringValueAsync("string-flag", "nope");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal("hi", details.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Static, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("greeting", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetInt_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
     {
@@ -131,6 +167,18 @@ public async Task GetInt_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
         Assert.Equal("ten", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetInt_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        ResolutionDetails<int> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveIntegerValueAsync("integer-flag", 13);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(10, details.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Static, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("ten", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetDouble_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
     {
@@ -140,6 +188,18 @@ public async Task GetDouble_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
         Assert.Equal("half", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetDouble_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ResolutionDetails<double> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveDoubleValueAsync("float-flag", 13);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(0.5, details.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Static, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("half", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetStruct_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
     {
@@ -151,6 +211,20 @@ public async Task GetStruct_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
         Assert.Equal("template", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetStruct_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        ResolutionDetails<Value> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveStructureValueAsync("object-flag", new Value());
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(true, details.Value.AsStructure?["showImages"].AsBoolean);
+        Assert.Equal("Check out these pics!", details.Value.AsStructure?["title"].AsString);
+        Assert.Equal(100, details.Value.AsStructure?["imagesPerPage"].AsInteger);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Static, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("template", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetString_ContextSensitive_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
     {
@@ -161,6 +235,18 @@ public async Task GetString_ContextSensitive_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant(
         Assert.Equal("internal", details.Variant);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetString_ContextSensitive_WithNoEvaluationContext_ShouldEvaluateWithReasonAndVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        ResolutionDetails<string> details = await this.commonProvider.ResolveStringValueAsync("context-aware", "nope");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal("EXTERNAL", details.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Default, details.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("external", details.Variant);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task EmptyFlags_ShouldWork()
     {
@@ -198,9 +284,27 @@ public async Task MissingDefaultVariant_ShouldThrow()
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task MissingEvaluatedVariant_ShouldThrow()
+    public async Task MissingEvaluatedVariant_ReturnsDefaultVariant()
     {
-        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<GeneralException>(() => this.commonProvider.ResolveBooleanValueAsync("invalid-evaluator-flag", false, EvaluationContext.Empty));
+        // Act
+        var result = await this.commonProvider.ResolveBooleanValueAsync("invalid-evaluator-flag", false, EvaluationContext.Empty);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(result.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Default, result.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("on", result.Variant);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ContextEvaluatorThrows_ReturnsDefaultVariant()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var result = await this.commonProvider.ResolveBooleanValueAsync("evaluator-throws-flag", false, EvaluationContext.Empty);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(result.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(Reason.Default, result.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal("on", result.Variant);
     }
 
     [Fact]