diff --git a/pkg/specter/unitloading.go b/pkg/specter/unitloading.go
index 50826f1..be9c310 100644
--- a/pkg/specter/unitloading.go
+++ b/pkg/specter/unitloading.go
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ func UnwrapUnit[T any](unit Unit) (value T, ok bool) {
 	return v, ok
 }
 
+func UnwrapUnitSafe[T any](unit Unit) T {
+	t, _ := UnwrapUnit[T](unit)
+	return t
+}
+
 func (w *WrappingUnit) ID() UnitID {
 	return w.id
 }
diff --git a/pkg/specter/unitloading_test.go b/pkg/specter/unitloading_test.go
index dfd8d44..30f6c41 100644
--- a/pkg/specter/unitloading_test.go
+++ b/pkg/specter/unitloading_test.go
@@ -447,3 +447,30 @@ func TestUnwrapUnit(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUnwrapUnitSafe(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type testCase struct {
+		name string
+		when specter.Unit
+		then string
+	}
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{
+			name: "Unwrap of non wrapped unit should return zero value",
+			when: testutils.NewUnitStub("id", "kind", specter.Source{}),
+			then: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Unwrap of a wrapped unit should return the value",
+			when: specter.UnitOf("hello", "id", "kind", specter.Source{}),
+			then: "hello",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			gotValue := specter.UnwrapUnitSafe[string](tt.when)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.then, gotValue)
+		})
+	}
+}