diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/gettingstarted_web/app.py b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/gettingstarted_web/app.py
index 664540b1..b92e6535 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/gettingstarted_web/app.py
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/gettingstarted_web/app.py
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ def build(self, resource_key, logger):
         pipeline_settings = {
             "resource_key": resource_key,
             "javascript_builder_settings": javascript_builder_settings,
+            # Set to True so a device-detection failure degrades gracefully instead of
+            # returning a 500 for every request. Use False while developing to surface
+            # mistakes loudly. Errors are still recorded on flowdata.errors / the logger.
+            "suppress_process_exceptions": True,
         }
         # If a cloud endpoint is set in the environment, point the pipeline at it.
         cloud_endpoint = ExampleUtils.get_cloud_endpoint()
diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/useragentclienthints_web/app.py b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
index ac8c2373..d594153c 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/cloud/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ def build(self, resource_key, logger):
         # header use the SetHeaderBrowserAccept-CH property.
         pipeline_settings = {
             "resource_key": resource_key,
+            # Set to True so a device-detection failure degrades gracefully instead of
+            # returning a 500 for every request. Use False while developing to surface
+            # mistakes loudly. Errors are still recorded on flowdata.errors / the logger.
+            "suppress_process_exceptions": True,
         }
         # If a cloud endpoint is set in the environment, point the pipeline at it.
         cloud_endpoint = ExampleUtils.get_cloud_endpoint()
diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/app.py b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/app.py
index 7b8fe826..d5a4f6a2 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/app.py
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/app.py
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class GettingStartedWeb():
     def build(self, config, logger):
         # Here we add some callback settings for the page to make a request with extra evidence from the client side, in this case the Flask /json route we will make below
 
+        # 'suppress_process_exceptions' is set to True in config.json
+        # (PipelineOptions.BuildParameters) so a device-detection failure degrades
+        # gracefully instead of returning a 500 for every request. Use False while
+        # developing to surface mistakes loudly.
         GettingStartedWeb.pipeline = PipelineBuilder().add_logger(logger).build_from_configuration(config)
         return self
 
diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/config.json b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/config.json
index d5cf4984..b355a2e4 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/config.json
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/gettingstarted_web/config.json
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
                     "header_blacklist": []
                 }
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "BuildParameters": {
+            "suppress_process_exceptions": true
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/app.py b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
index fe00208c..9c3630cf 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/app.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ class UserAgentClientHintsWeb():
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
     def build(self, config, logger):
+        # 'suppress_process_exceptions' is set to True in config.json
+        # (PipelineOptions.BuildParameters) so a device-detection failure degrades
+        # gracefully instead of returning a 500 for every request. Use False while
+        # developing to surface mistakes loudly.
         UserAgentClientHintsWeb.pipeline = PipelineBuilder().add_logger(logger).build_from_configuration(config)
         return self
 
diff --git a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/config.json b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/config.json
index d5cf4984..b355a2e4 100644
--- a/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/config.json
+++ b/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/src/fiftyone_devicedetection_examples/onpremise/useragentclienthints_web/config.json
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
                     "header_blacklist": []
                 }
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "BuildParameters": {
+            "suppress_process_exceptions": true
+        }
     }
 }
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