diff --git a/neon_utils/metrics_utils.py b/neon_utils/metrics_utils.py
index 8e09b206..4fc53b8e 100644
--- a/neon_utils/metrics_utils.py
+++ b/neon_utils/metrics_utils.py
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ def __enter__(self):
 
     def __exit__(self, typ, val, traceback):
         self.stop()
-        self.report()
+        try:
+            self.report()
+        except Exception as e:
+            LOG.exception(e)
 
     def start(self):
         self.start_time = time()
@@ -69,7 +72,9 @@ def stop(self):
 
     def report(self):
         if self._metric and self._report:
-            self._bus = self._bus or MessageBusClient()
+            if not self._bus:
+                self._bus = MessageBusClient()
+                self._bus.run_in_thread()
             message = dig_for_message() or Message("")
             message.context['timestamp'] = time()
             self._bus.emit(message.forward("neon.metric",