diff --git a/ivy/utils/exceptions.py b/ivy/utils/exceptions.py
index 9b207ac4bb292..dfd6e8dd9649a 100644
--- a/ivy/utils/exceptions.py
+++ b/ivy/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def _handle_exceptions_helper(e, cls):
 _inplace_warning_cache = {}
 
 
-def _handle_(ivy_pack=None):
+def _handle_(ivy_pack="strict"):
     if not ivy_pack:
         ivy_pack = ivy
     current_backend = ivy_pack.current_backend_str()