His nephew and successor, Justin II, played off the Avars against the Gepids and later against the Slavs, but that only allowed the Avar Khaganate to become a more powerful threat than the Gepids and Slavs.
Keponakan dan penggantinya, Yustinus II, melawan Avar melawan Gepid dan kemudian melawan Slavia, tetapi itu hanya memungkinkan Kekhanan Avar menjadi ancaman yang lebih kuat daripada Gepid dan Slavia.