diff --git a/libs/cdk/fetch-cache/services/fetch-cache.service.ts b/libs/cdk/fetch-cache/services/fetch-cache.service.ts
index dac6df40..e9e59e56 100644
--- a/libs/cdk/fetch-cache/services/fetch-cache.service.ts
+++ b/libs/cdk/fetch-cache/services/fetch-cache.service.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 import { inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { AsyncResult, completableToObservable, loading, success } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
+import { completableToObservable, Result, ok } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
 import { shareReplaySafe } from '@cognizone/ng-core';
-import { Observable, of, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { CacheService } from './cache.service';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class FetchCache {
   private cache: CacheService = inject(CacheService);
-  private currentFetchMap: { [key: string]: Observable<AsyncResult> } = {};
+  private currentFetchMap: { [key: string]: Observable<Result> } = {};
 
-  get<T>(key: string, fetch: () => Observable<AsyncResult<T>>, options?: FetchCacheOptions): Observable<AsyncResult<T>> {
-    if (this.currentFetchMap[key]) return this.currentFetchMap[key] as Observable<AsyncResult<T>>;
+  get<T>(key: string, fetch: () => Observable<Result<T>>, options?: FetchCacheOptions): Observable<Result<T>> {
+    if (this.currentFetchMap[key]) return this.currentFetchMap[key] as Observable<Result<T>>;
     const cache = (options?.cache ?? this.cache) as CacheService<T>;
 
     return this.getFromCache<T>(key, cache).pipe(
       switchMap(cached => {
         if (cached) {
-          return of(success(cached));
+          return of(ok(cached));
         }
 
         return (this.currentFetchMap[key] = fetch().pipe(
           switchMap(async result => {
-            if (result.type === 'success') {
+            if (result.type === 'ok') {
               await cache.set(key, result.content);
             }
             delete this.currentFetchMap[key];
             return result;
           }),
-          startWith(loading()),
           shareReplaySafe(1)
         ));
       })
diff --git a/libs/cdk/result/index.ts b/libs/cdk/result/index.ts
index b99d13f3..aa8519a1 100644
--- a/libs/cdk/result/index.ts
+++ b/libs/cdk/result/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-export * from './pipes/get-success.pipe';
 export * from './pipes/is-error.pipe';
-export * from './pipes/is-loading.pipe';
+export * from './pipes/unwrap.pipe';
diff --git a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/get-success.pipe.ts b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/get-success.pipe.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9102a712..00000000
--- a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/get-success.pipe.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
-import { AsyncResult, Nil } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
-
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'getSuccess',
-  standalone: true,
-})
-export class GetSuccessPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform<T>(value: Nil<AsyncResult<T>>): T | undefined {
-    return value?.type === 'success' ? value.content : undefined;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-error.pipe.ts b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-error.pipe.ts
index d76662d5..ff800ea2 100644
--- a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-error.pipe.ts
+++ b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-error.pipe.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
-import { AsyncResult, Nil, ResultError } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
+import { Result, Nil, ResultError } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
 
 @Pipe({
   name: 'isError',
   standalone: true,
 })
 export class IsErrorPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: Nil<AsyncResult>): value is ResultError<unknown> {
+  transform(value: Nil<Result>): value is ResultError<unknown> {
     return value?.type === 'error';
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-loading.pipe.ts b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-loading.pipe.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 123e3c90..00000000
--- a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/is-loading.pipe.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
-import { AsyncResult, Nil, ResultLoading } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
-
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'isLoading',
-  standalone: true,
-})
-export class IsLoadingPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: Nil<AsyncResult>): value is ResultLoading {
-    return value?.type === 'loading';
-  }
-}
diff --git a/libs/cdk/result/pipes/unwrap.pipe.ts b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/unwrap.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97ada5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/cdk/result/pipes/unwrap.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
+import { Result } from '@cognizone/model-utils';
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'unwrap',
+  standalone: true,
+})
+export class UnwrapPipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform<T>(value: Result<T>, defaultValue: T): T {
+    return value.type === 'ok' ? value.content : defaultValue;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/model-utils/src/lib/models/result.ts b/libs/model-utils/src/lib/models/result.ts
index ec1ff774..7ace7143 100644
--- a/libs/model-utils/src/lib/models/result.ts
+++ b/libs/model-utils/src/lib/models/result.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
- * @description Represents a remote data and its related state
+ * @description Wraps a value in an ok if the related operations went well, otherwise wrap the result in an error.
+ * The idea is to force consumers for `Result` to handle error cases, and not be dependant on try/catch behaviors
  */
-export type AsyncResult<T = unknown, E = unknown> = ResultSuccess<T> | ResultError<E> | ResultLoading;
-export type Result<T = unknown, E = unknown> = ResultSuccess<T> | ResultError<E>;
+export type Result<T = unknown, E = unknown> = ResultOk<T> | ResultError<E>;
 
 /**
  * @description the resource has been successfully retrieved and is stored in `content`
  */
-export type ResultSuccess<T> = {
-  type: 'success';
+export type ResultOk<T> = {
+  type: 'ok';
   content: T;
 };
 
-export function success<T>(content: T): ResultSuccess<T> {
-  return { type: 'success', content };
+export function ok<T>(content: T): ResultOk<T> {
+  return { type: 'ok', content };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -27,16 +27,3 @@ export type ResultError<E> = {
 export function error<T>(err: T): ResultError<T> {
   return { type: 'error', error: err };
 }
-
-/**
- * @description the query to fetch the resource has been started but the response did not arrive yet
- */
-export type ResultLoading = {
-  type: 'loading';
-};
-
-// always the same, no need to re-create it every time
-const _loading = { type: 'loading' as const };
-export function loading(): ResultLoading {
-  return _loading;
-}