diff --git a/agentops/__init__.py b/agentops/__init__.py
index 2edf10f8..1335f6a9 100755
--- a/agentops/__init__.py
+++ b/agentops/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # agentops/__init__.py
+import functools
 import os
 import logging
 from typing import Optional, List, Union
@@ -18,6 +19,23 @@
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     pass
 
+is_initialized = False
+
+
+def noop(*args, **kwargs):
+    return
+
+
+def check_init(child_function):
+    @functools.wraps(child_function)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        if is_initialized:
+            return child_function(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            return noop(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
 
 def init(
     api_key: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -79,6 +97,9 @@ def init(
         skip_auto_end_session=skip_auto_end_session,
     )
 
+    global is_initialized
+    is_initialized = True
+
     return inherited_session_id or c.current_session_id
 
 
@@ -118,9 +139,19 @@ def start_session(
             e.g. ["test_run"].
         config: (Configuration, optional): Client configuration object
     """
-    return Client().start_session(tags, config, inherited_session_id)
+
+    try:
+        sess_result = Client().start_session(tags, config, inherited_session_id)
+
+        global is_initialized
+        is_initialized = True
+
+        return sess_result
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 
+@check_init
 def record(event: Union[Event, ErrorEvent]):
     """
     Record an event with the AgentOps service.
@@ -131,6 +162,7 @@ def record(event: Union[Event, ErrorEvent]):
     Client().record(event)
 
 
+@check_init
 def add_tags(tags: List[str]):
     """
     Append to session tags at runtime.
@@ -141,6 +173,7 @@ def add_tags(tags: List[str]):
     Client().add_tags(tags)
 
 
+@check_init
 def set_tags(tags: List[str]):
     """
     Replace session tags at runtime.
@@ -169,5 +202,6 @@ def stop_instrumenting():
     Client().stop_instrumenting()
 
 
+@check_init
 def create_agent(name: str, agent_id: Optional[str] = None):
     return Client().create_agent(name=name, agent_id=agent_id)
diff --git a/agentops/client.py b/agentops/client.py
index 57f9cb60..7108e393 100644
--- a/agentops/client.py
+++ b/agentops/client.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def end_session(
         self._session.end_session(end_state, end_state_reason)
         token_cost = self._worker.end_session(self._session)
 
-        if token_cost == "unknown":
+        if token_cost is None or token_cost == "unknown":
             logger.info("Could not determine cost of run.")
         else:
             token_cost_d = Decimal(token_cost)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ea93afc..4324f5c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "agentops"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 authors = [
   { name="Alex Reibman", email="areibman@gmail.com" },
   { name="Shawn Qiu", email="siyangqiu@gmail.com" },
diff --git a/tests/test_session.py b/tests/test_session.py
index e8a1bf14..7148a008 100644
--- a/tests/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/test_session.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def setup_method(self):
 
     def test_session(self, mock_req):
         agentops.start_session(config=self.config)
-        print(self.config.api_key)
 
         agentops.record(ActionEvent(self.event_type))
         agentops.record(ActionEvent(self.event_type))