diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3358fd9..f545785 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Agent crash in certain `pytest-bdd` cases, by @HardNorth
+
+## [5.6.3]
 ### Changed
 - Client version updated to [5.7.2](https://github.com/reportportal/client-Python/releases/tag/5.7.2), by @HardNorth
 ### Removed
diff --git a/pytest_reportportal/service.py b/pytest_reportportal/service.py
index bbd6f36..685d8b5 100644
--- a/pytest_reportportal/service.py
+++ b/pytest_reportportal/service.py
@@ -743,9 +743,7 @@ def _get_parameters(self, item) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
         :return: dict of params
         """
         params = item.callspec.params if hasattr(item, "callspec") else None
-        if not params:
-            return None
-        return {str(k): v.replace("\0", "\\0") if isinstance(v, str) else v for k, v in params.items()}
+        return params
 
     def _get_parameters_indices(self, item) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
         """
@@ -1096,7 +1094,7 @@ def post_log(
         if PYTEST_BDD:
             if not item_id:
                 # Check if we are actually a BDD scenario
-                scenario = self._bdd_scenario_by_item[test_item]
+                scenario = self._bdd_scenario_by_item.get(test_item, None)
                 if scenario:
                     # Yes, we are a BDD scenario, report log to the scenario
                     item_id = self._tree_path[scenario][-1]["item_id"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e6a4e1..f2ba665 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = "5.6.3"
+__version__ = "5.6.4"
 
 
 def read_file(fname):
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_parameters_report.py b/tests/integration/test_parameters_report.py
index b5ac571..62c5d9e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_parameters_report.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_parameters_report.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from examples.params.test_binary_symbol_in_parameters import BINARY_TEXT
 from tests import REPORT_PORTAL_SERVICE
 from tests.helpers import utils
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
             "examples/params/test_different_parameter_types.py",
             {"integer": 1, "floating_point": 1.5, "boolean": True, "none": None},
         ),
-        ("examples/params/test_binary_symbol_in_parameters.py", {"text": BINARY_TEXT.replace("\0", "\\0")}),
     ],
 )
 def test_parameters(mock_client_init, test, expected_params):