diff --git a/Sources/Confidence/FlagEvaluation.swift b/Sources/Confidence/FlagEvaluation.swift
index 393fbc2a..d64e43ca 100644
--- a/Sources/Confidence/FlagEvaluation.swift
+++ b/Sources/Confidence/FlagEvaluation.swift
@@ -44,21 +44,15 @@ extension FlagResolution {
                 )
             }
 
-            if resolvedFlag.resolveReason != .targetingKeyError {
-                Task {
-                    await flagApplier?.apply(flagName: parsedKey.flag, resolveToken: self.resolveToken)
-                }
-            } else {
-                return Evaluation(
-                    value: defaultValue,
-                    variant: nil,
-                    reason: .targetingKeyError,
-                    errorCode: .invalidContext,
-                    errorMessage: "Invalid targeting key"
-                )
+            if let evaluation = checkBackendErrors(resolvedFlag: resolvedFlag, defaultValue: defaultValue) {
+                return evaluation
             }
 
             guard let value = resolvedFlag.value else {
+                // No backend error, but nil value returned. This can happend with "noSegmentMatch" or "archived", for example
+                Task {
+                    await flagApplier?.apply(flagName: parsedKey.flag, resolveToken: self.resolveToken)
+                }
                 return Evaluation(
                     value: defaultValue,
                     variant: resolvedFlag.variant,
@@ -77,6 +71,9 @@ extension FlagResolution {
                     resolveReason = .stale
                 }
                 if let typedValue = typedValue {
+                    Task {
+                        await flagApplier?.apply(flagName: parsedKey.flag, resolveToken: self.resolveToken)
+                    }
                     return Evaluation(
                         value: typedValue,
                         variant: resolvedFlag.variant,
@@ -87,6 +84,9 @@ extension FlagResolution {
                 } else {
                     // `null` type from backend instructs to use client-side default value
                     if parsedValue == .init(null: ()) {
+                        Task {
+                            await flagApplier?.apply(flagName: parsedKey.flag, resolveToken: self.resolveToken)
+                        }
                         return Evaluation(
                             value: defaultValue,
                             variant: resolvedFlag.variant,
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ extension FlagResolution {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
+                Task {
+                    await flagApplier?.apply(flagName: parsedKey.flag, resolveToken: self.resolveToken)
+                }
                 return Evaluation(
                     value: defaultValue,
                     variant: resolvedFlag.variant,
@@ -125,6 +128,30 @@ extension FlagResolution {
     }
     // swiftlint:enable function_body_length
 
+    private func checkBackendErrors<T>(resolvedFlag: ResolvedValue, defaultValue: T) -> Evaluation<T>? {
+        if resolvedFlag.resolveReason == .targetingKeyError {
+            return Evaluation(
+                value: defaultValue,
+                variant: nil,
+                reason: .targetingKeyError,
+                errorCode: .invalidContext,
+                errorMessage: "Invalid targeting key"
+            )
+        } else if resolvedFlag.resolveReason == .error ||
+        resolvedFlag.resolveReason == .unknown ||
+        resolvedFlag.resolveReason == .unspecified {
+            return Evaluation(
+                value: defaultValue,
+                variant: nil,
+                reason: .error,
+                errorCode: .evaluationError,
+                errorMessage: "Unknown error from backend"
+            )
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
     // swiftlint:disable:next cyclomatic_complexity
     private func getTyped<T>(value: ConfidenceValue) -> T? {
         if let value = self as? T {
diff --git a/Tests/ConfidenceTests/ConfidenceTest.swift b/Tests/ConfidenceTests/ConfidenceTest.swift
index 4d8c3f96..51dc65d5 100644
--- a/Tests/ConfidenceTests/ConfidenceTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConfidenceTests/ConfidenceTest.swift
@@ -285,6 +285,46 @@ class ConfidenceTest: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(flagApplier.applyCallCount, 1)
     }
 
+    func testResolveAndApplyIntegerFlagNullValue() async throws {
+        class FakeClient: ConfidenceResolveClient {
+            var resolveStats: Int = 0
+            var resolvedValues: [ResolvedValue] = []
+            func resolve(ctx: ConfidenceStruct) async throws -> ResolvesResult {
+                self.resolveStats += 1
+                return .init(resolvedValues: resolvedValues, resolveToken: "token")
+            }
+        }
+
+        let client = FakeClient()
+        client.resolvedValues = [
+            ResolvedValue(
+                value: .init(structure: ["size": .init(null: ())]),
+                flag: "flag",
+                resolveReason: .match)
+        ]
+
+        let confidence = Confidence.Builder(clientSecret: "test")
+            .withContext(initialContext: ["targeting_key": .init(string: "user2")])
+            .withFlagResolverClient(flagResolver: client)
+            .withFlagApplier(flagApplier: flagApplier)
+            .build()
+
+        try await confidence.fetchAndActivate()
+        let evaluation = confidence.getEvaluation(
+            key: "flag.size",
+            defaultValue: 4)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(client.resolveStats, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(evaluation.value, 4)
+        XCTAssertNil(evaluation.errorCode)
+        XCTAssertNil(evaluation.errorMessage)
+        XCTAssertEqual(evaluation.reason, .match)
+        XCTAssertNil(evaluation.variant)
+        XCTAssertEqual(client.resolveStats, 1)
+        await fulfillment(of: [flagApplier.applyExpectation], timeout: 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(flagApplier.applyCallCount, 1)
+    }
+
     func testResolveAndApplyIntegerFlagTwice() async throws {
         class FakeClient: ConfidenceResolveClient {
             var resolveStats: Int = 0
@@ -654,6 +694,7 @@ class ConfidenceTest: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertNil(evaluation.errorMessage, "")
         XCTAssertEqual(evaluation.reason, .error)
         XCTAssertEqual(evaluation.variant, nil)
+        XCTAssertEqual(flagApplier.applyCallCount, 0)
     }
 
     func testConcurrentActivate() async {