diff --git a/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/Failure.java b/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/Failure.java
index 99ee6c7..7c7a968 100644
--- a/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/Failure.java
+++ b/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/Failure.java
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ public Result<T> ifFailure(CheckedConsumer<Failure<T>> action)
             return action.accept(this);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             return new Failure<>(FailureDescription.of()
-                .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
+                .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_CONSUMER_EXCEPTION)
                 .cause(ex)
+                .precedingFailure(this.description)
                 .build());
         }
     }
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ public Result<T> orElseGet(CheckedSupplier<Result<T>> supplier)
             return new Failure<>(FailureDescription.of()
                 .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
                 .cause(ex)
+                .precedingFailure(this.description)
                 .build());
         }
         catch (Exception e)
@@ -117,10 +119,12 @@ public Result<T> orElseGet(CheckedSupplier<Result<T>> supplier)
                 case RuntimeException ex -> new Failure<>(FailureDescription.of()
                     .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
                     .cause(ex)
+                    .precedingFailure(this.description)
                     .build());
                 case Exception ex -> new Failure<>(FailureDescription.of()
                     .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
                     .cause(ex)
+                    .precedingFailure(this.description)
                     .build());
             };
         }
diff --git a/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureDescription.java b/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureDescription.java
index 40b757e..c0f674a 100644
--- a/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureDescription.java
+++ b/endeavour/src/main/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureDescription.java
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ public enum GenericFailureType implements FailureType
         GENERIC("generic-failure", ""),
         GENERIC_EXCEPTION("generic-checked-exception-failure", ""),
         GENERIC_INTERRUPTED_EXCEPTION("generic-interrupted-exception-failure", ""),
-        GENERIC_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION("generic-runtime-exception-failure", "")
+        GENERIC_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION("generic-runtime-exception-failure", ""),
+        GENERIC_CONSUMER_EXCEPTION("generic-consumer-exception-failure", "")
         ;
 
         private final String title;
diff --git a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureTest.java b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureTest.java
index 6e9069f..b678a04 100644
--- a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureTest.java
+++ b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/FailureTest.java
@@ -114,6 +114,105 @@ void whenIfFailureThenTakesAction() throws Exception {
         assertSame(failure, result, "Should return same result");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Order(62)
+    void whenIfFailureActionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsFailureWithPrecedingFailure()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = failure.ifFailure(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_CONSUMER_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(Exception.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test exception");
+        
+        // Verify preceding failure is preserved
+        Failure<Long> resultFailure = (Failure<Long>) result;
+        assertTrue(resultFailure.description().hasPrecedingFailure(), "Should have preceding failure");
+        assertEquals(((Failure<Long>)failure).description(), resultFailure.description().getPrecedingFailure(), "Preceding failure should match original failure");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(63)
+    void whenIfFailureActionThrowsRuntimeExceptionThenReturnsFailureWithPrecedingFailure()
+    {
+        RuntimeException testException = new RuntimeException("Test runtime exception");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = failure.ifFailure(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_CONSUMER_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(RuntimeException.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test runtime exception");
+        
+        Failure<Long> resultFailure = (Failure<Long>) result;
+        assertTrue(resultFailure.description().hasPrecedingFailure(), "Should have preceding failure");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(64)
+    void whenIfFailureWithNullActionThenThrowsNullPointerException()
+    {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> {
+            failure.ifFailure(null);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(65)
+    void whenIfFailureReturnsDifferentResultThenUsesReturnedResult()
+    {
+        // CheckedConsumer<Failure<Long>>.accept returns Failure<Long>
+        // The ifFailure method returns action.accept(this), which returns the Failure
+        Result<Long> result = failure.ifFailure(x -> {
+            // Return a different Failure instance
+            return new Failure<>(FailureDescription.of()
+                .type(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC)
+                .detail("Different failure")
+                .build());
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC);
+        assertEquals("Different failure", ((Failure<Long>)result).getDetail(), "Should have different detail");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(66)
+    void whenReduceFailureFunctionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsEmptyOptional()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Optional<String> result = failure.reduce(
+            v -> "Success",
+            f -> { throw testException; }
+        );
+        
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty Optional on exception");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(67)
+    void whenReduceFailureFunctionReturnsNullThenReturnsEmptyOptional()
+    {
+        Optional<String> result = failure.reduce(
+            v -> "Success",
+            f -> null
+        );
+        
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty Optional when function returns null");
+    }
+
 
     @Test
     @Order(70)
diff --git a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QualSuccessTest.java b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QualSuccessTest.java
index b94e237..8df558a 100644
--- a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QualSuccessTest.java
+++ b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QualSuccessTest.java
@@ -117,6 +117,47 @@ void whenTakingActionIfSuccessThenTakesAction() throws Exception
         assertSame(qualSuccess, result, "Should return same result");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Order(61)
+    void whenIfSuccessActionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsFailure()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = qualSuccess.ifSuccess(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(Exception.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test exception");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(62)
+    void whenIfSuccessWithNullActionThenThrowsNullPointerException()
+    {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> {
+            qualSuccess.ifSuccess(null);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(63)
+    void whenReduceSuccessFunctionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsEmptyOptional()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Optional<String> result = qualSuccess.reduce(
+            v -> { throw testException; },
+            f -> "Failure"
+        );
+        
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty Optional on exception");
+    }
+
 
     @Test
     @Order(61)
diff --git a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QuantSuccessTest.java b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QuantSuccessTest.java
index 4185634..1b7596b 100644
--- a/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QuantSuccessTest.java
+++ b/endeavour/src/test/java/org/saltations/endeavour/QuantSuccessTest.java
@@ -144,6 +144,88 @@ void whenTakingActionOnSuccessThenTakesAction() throws Exception
         assertSame(value, result, "Should return same result");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Order(41)
+    void whenIfSuccessActionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsFailure()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = value.ifSuccess(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(Exception.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test exception");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(42)
+    void whenIfSuccessActionThrowsRuntimeExceptionThenReturnsFailure()
+    {
+        RuntimeException testException = new RuntimeException("Test runtime exception");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = value.ifSuccess(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(RuntimeException.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test runtime exception");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(43)
+    void whenIfSuccessActionThrowsInterruptedExceptionThenReturnsFailure()
+    {
+        InterruptedException testException = new InterruptedException("Test interrupted");
+        
+        Result<Long> result = value.ifSuccess(x -> {
+            throw testException;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isFailure()
+            .hasFailureType(FailureDescription.GenericFailureType.GENERIC_EXCEPTION)
+            .hasCause()
+            .hasCauseOfType(InterruptedException.class)
+            .hasCauseWithMessage("Test interrupted");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(44)
+    void whenIfSuccessWithNullActionThenThrowsNullPointerException()
+    {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> {
+            value.ifSuccess(null);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(45)
+    void whenIfSuccessReturnsDifferentResultThenUsesReturnedResult()
+    {
+        // CheckedConsumer<Success<Long>>.accept returns Success<Long>
+        // We need to return a Success<Long>, which Try.success() provides
+        // Since Success<Long> extends Result<Long>, the method can return it
+        Result<Long> result = value.ifSuccess(x -> {
+            // Return a different Success instance - Try.success returns Result but we know it's Success
+            Success<Long> newSuccess = (Success<Long>) Try.success(9999L);
+            return newSuccess;
+        });
+        
+        assertThat(result)
+            .isSuccess()
+            .isQuantSuccess()
+            .hasValue(9999L);
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Order(60)
     void whenTransformingResultOnFailureThenReturnsExistingSuccess()
@@ -209,6 +291,32 @@ void whenTransformingThenGivesTransformedResult()
         assertEquals("Success with value", result.get(), "Transformed to 'Success with value'");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Order(101)
+    void whenReduceSuccessFunctionThrowsExceptionThenReturnsEmptyOptional()
+    {
+        Exception testException = new Exception("Test exception");
+        
+        Optional<String> result = value.reduce(
+            v -> { throw testException; },
+            f -> "Failure"
+        );
+        
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty Optional on exception");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Order(102)
+    void whenReduceReturnsNullThenReturnsEmptyOptional()
+    {
+        Optional<String> result = value.reduce(
+            v -> null,
+            f -> "Failure"
+        );
+        
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty(), "Should return empty Optional when function returns null");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Order(110)
     void optReturnsOptionalWithValueForSuccess() {