diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5f7699..c951ee3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Agent crash if Client could not be initialized, by @HardNorth
 ### Changed
 - Client version updated on [5.5.10](https://github.com/reportportal/client-Python/releases/tag/5.5.10), by @HardNorth
 
diff --git a/pytest_reportportal/service.py b/pytest_reportportal/service.py
index 7cda5f0..c47dc4d 100644
--- a/pytest_reportportal/service.py
+++ b/pytest_reportportal/service.py
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ def issue_types(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         project_settings = self.project_settings
         if not isinstance(self.project_settings, dict):
             project_settings = project_settings.blocking_result()
+        if not project_settings:
+            return self._issue_types
         for values in project_settings["subTypes"].values():
             for item in values:
                 self._issue_types[item["shortName"]] = item["locator"]
@@ -864,6 +866,10 @@ def report_fixture(self, name: str, error_msg: str) -> None:
         :param name:       Name of the fixture
         :param error_msg:  Error message
         """
+        if not self.rp:
+            yield
+            return
+
         reporter = self.rp.step_reporter
         item_id = reporter.start_nested_step(name, timestamp())
 
@@ -874,6 +880,7 @@ def report_fixture(self, name: str, error_msg: str) -> None:
             if exception:
                 if type(exception).__name__ != 'Skipped':
                     status = 'FAILED'
+                    self.post_log(name, error_msg, log_level='ERROR')
             reporter.finish_nested_step(item_id, timestamp(), status)
         except Exception as e:
             LOGGER.error('Failed to report fixture: %s', name)