diff --git a/core/osrd-reporting/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/reporting/exceptions/ErrorType.java b/core/osrd-reporting/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/reporting/exceptions/ErrorType.java
index db2eeab9407..e6bc927c400 100644
--- a/core/osrd-reporting/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/reporting/exceptions/ErrorType.java
+++ b/core/osrd-reporting/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/reporting/exceptions/ErrorType.java
@@ -298,11 +298,6 @@ public enum ErrorType {
             "invalid envelope, envelope parts are not contiguous",
             ErrorCause.USER
     ),
-    NoCompatibleEnvelopeFound(
-            "no_compatible_envelope",
-            "Couldn't find an envelope that wouldn't cause a conflict",
-            ErrorCause.USER
-    ),
     SignalingError(
             "signaling_error",
             "Unknown signaling system: $sigSystem",
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/stdcm/graph/STDCMStandardAllowance.java b/core/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/stdcm/graph/STDCMStandardAllowance.java
index 78ec2e490fa..bf4c6fcf26d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/stdcm/graph/STDCMStandardAllowance.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/fr/sncf/osrd/stdcm/graph/STDCMStandardAllowance.java
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 import static fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.TrainPhysicsIntegrator.POSITION_EPSILON;
 
+import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.EnvelopeSimContext;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.EnvelopeSimPath;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope.Envelope;
+import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.allowances.LinearAllowance;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.allowances.MarecoAllowance;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.allowances.utils.AllowanceRange;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.envelope_sim.allowances.utils.AllowanceValue;
-import fr.sncf.osrd.reporting.exceptions.ErrorType;
-import fr.sncf.osrd.reporting.exceptions.OSRDError;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.standalone_sim.EnvelopeStopWrapper;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.stdcm.preprocessing.interfaces.BlockAvailabilityInterface;
 import fr.sncf.osrd.train.RollingStock;
@@ -40,28 +40,40 @@ static Envelope applyAllowance(
             double departureTime,
             List<TrainStop> stops
     ) {
-        if (standardAllowance == null)
-            return envelope; // This isn't just an optimization, it avoids float inaccuracies
+        if (standardAllowance == null
+                || standardAllowance.getAllowanceTime(envelope.getTotalTime(), envelope.getTotalDistance()) < 1e-5)
+            return envelope; // This isn't just an optimization, it avoids float inaccuracies and possible errors
         var rangeTransitions = initRangeTransitions(stops);
+        var context = EnvelopeSimContextBuilder.build(rollingStock, envelopeSimPath, timeStep, comfort);
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
             var newEnvelope = applyAllowanceWithTransitions(
                     envelope,
                     standardAllowance,
-                    envelopeSimPath,
-                    rollingStock,
-                    timeStep,
-                    comfort,
-                    rangeTransitions
+                    rangeTransitions,
+                    context
             );
             var conflictOffset = findConflictOffsets(
                     newEnvelope, blockAvailability, ranges, departureTime, stops);
             if (conflictOffset < 0)
                 return newEnvelope;
-            assert !rangeTransitions.contains(conflictOffset) : "conflict offset is already on a range transition";
+            if (rangeTransitions.contains(conflictOffset))
+                break; // Error case, we exit and fallback to the linear envelope
             logger.info("Conflict in new envelope at offset {}, splitting mareco ranges", conflictOffset);
             rangeTransitions.add(conflictOffset);
         }
-        throw new OSRDError(ErrorType.NoCompatibleEnvelopeFound);
+        logger.info("Failed to compute a mareco standard allowance, fallback to linear allowance");
+        return makeFallbackEnvelope(envelope, standardAllowance, context);
+    }
+
+    /** Creates an envelope with a linear allowance. To be used in case we fail to compute a mareco envelope */
+    private static Envelope makeFallbackEnvelope(
+            Envelope envelope,
+            AllowanceValue standardAllowance,
+            EnvelopeSimContext context
+    ) {
+        return new LinearAllowance(0, envelope.getEndPos(), 0, List.of(
+                new AllowanceRange(0, envelope.getEndPos(), standardAllowance)
+        )).apply(envelope, context);
     }
 
     /** Initiates the range transitions with one transition on each stop */
@@ -108,12 +120,8 @@ private static long findConflictOffsets(
     private static Envelope applyAllowanceWithTransitions(
             Envelope envelope,
             AllowanceValue standardAllowance,
-            EnvelopeSimPath envelopeSimPath,
-            RollingStock rollingStock,
-            double timeStep,
-            RollingStock.Comfort comfort,
-            NavigableSet<Long> rangeTransitions
-    ) {
+            NavigableSet<Long> rangeTransitions,
+            EnvelopeSimContext context) {
 
         var allowance = new MarecoAllowance(
                 0,
@@ -121,8 +129,7 @@ private static Envelope applyAllowanceWithTransitions(
                 1,
                 makeAllowanceRanges(standardAllowance, envelope.getEndPos(), rangeTransitions)
         );
-        return allowance.apply(envelope,
-                EnvelopeSimContextBuilder.build(rollingStock, envelopeSimPath, timeStep, comfort));
+        return allowance.apply(envelope, context);
     }
 
     /** Create the list of `AllowanceRange`, with the given transitions */