diff --git a/application/execution_receipt_adapter.py b/application/execution_receipt_adapter.py
index c856080..f8906bc 100644
--- a/application/execution_receipt_adapter.py
+++ b/application/execution_receipt_adapter.py
@@ -116,11 +116,16 @@ def attach_unknown_failure_execution_receipt(report: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str
     if _is_legacy_unattested(report):
         return report
 
-    outcome, confirmation = resolve_execution_receipt_fact(
-        dry_run=bool(report.get("dry_run")),
-        submission_attempted=True,
-        failed=True,
-    )
+    if report.get("dry_run"):
+        # An escaped exception is a failure even when no broker call is possible.
+        # Keep this fact independent of the shared resolver's dry-run precedence.
+        outcome, confirmation = "failed", "not_applicable"
+    else:
+        outcome, confirmation = resolve_execution_receipt_fact(
+            dry_run=False,
+            submission_attempted=True,
+            failed=True,
+        )
     return attach_runtime_execution_receipt(
         report,
         outcome=outcome,
diff --git a/tests/test_execution_receipt_adapter.py b/tests/test_execution_receipt_adapter.py
index 883ac29..f427e3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_execution_receipt_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/test_execution_receipt_adapter.py
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ def test_dry_run_never_claims_submission(self) -> None:
 
         self.assertEqual(report["execution_receipt"]["outcome"], "no_action")
 
+    def test_live_exception_preserves_submission_uncertainty(self) -> None:
+        report = _report()
+        attach_unknown_failure_execution_receipt(report)
+        self.assertEqual(report["execution_receipt"]["outcome"], "failed")
+        self.assertEqual(report["execution_receipt"]["broker_confirmation"], "not_observed")
+
     def test_dry_run_exception_is_failed_without_live_submission_uncertainty(self) -> None:
         report = _report()
         report["dry_run"] = True