diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger/TrxLogger.cs b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger/TrxLogger.cs
index 2170b6accd..436f965a2d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger/TrxLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger/TrxLogger.cs
@@ -477,28 +477,29 @@ private void ReserveTrxFilePath()
     private string AcquireTrxFileNamePath(out bool shouldOverwrite)
     {
         TPDebug.Assert(IsInitialized, "Logger is not initialized");
-        TPDebug.Assert(_parametersDictionary is not null, "_parametersDictionary is null");
 
         shouldOverwrite = false;
-        var isLogFileNameParameterExists = _parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(TrxLoggerConstants.LogFileNameKey, out string? logFileNameValue) && !logFileNameValue.IsNullOrWhiteSpace();
-        var isLogFilePrefixParameterExists = _parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(TrxLoggerConstants.LogFilePrefixKey, out string? logFilePrefixValue) && !logFilePrefixValue.IsNullOrWhiteSpace();
-
         string? filePath = null;
 
-        if (isLogFilePrefixParameterExists)
+        if (_parametersDictionary is not null)
         {
-            if (_parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(DefaultLoggerParameterNames.TargetFramework, out var framework) && framework != null)
+            var isLogFileNameParameterExists = _parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(TrxLoggerConstants.LogFileNameKey, out string? logFileNameValue) && !logFileNameValue.IsNullOrWhiteSpace();
+            var isLogFilePrefixParameterExists = _parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(TrxLoggerConstants.LogFilePrefixKey, out string? logFilePrefixValue) && !logFilePrefixValue.IsNullOrWhiteSpace();
+            if (isLogFilePrefixParameterExists)
             {
-                framework = NuGetFramework.Parse(framework).GetShortFolderName();
-                logFilePrefixValue = logFilePrefixValue + "_" + framework;
-            }
+                if (_parametersDictionary.TryGetValue(DefaultLoggerParameterNames.TargetFramework, out var framework) && framework != null)
+                {
+                    framework = NuGetFramework.Parse(framework).GetShortFolderName();
+                    logFilePrefixValue = logFilePrefixValue + "_" + framework;
+                }
 
-            filePath = _trxFileHelper.GetNextTimestampFileName(_testResultsDirPath, logFilePrefixValue + _trxFileExtension, "_yyyyMMddHHmmss");
-        }
-        else if (isLogFileNameParameterExists)
-        {
-            filePath = Path.Combine(_testResultsDirPath, logFileNameValue!);
-            shouldOverwrite = true;
+                filePath = _trxFileHelper.GetNextTimestampFileName(_testResultsDirPath, logFilePrefixValue + _trxFileExtension, "_yyyyMMddHHmmss");
+            }
+            else if (isLogFileNameParameterExists)
+            {
+                filePath = Path.Combine(_testResultsDirPath, logFileNameValue!);
+                shouldOverwrite = true;
+            }
         }
 
         filePath ??= SetDefaultTrxFilePath();
@@ -746,12 +747,11 @@ private void UpdateTestEntries(Guid executionId, Guid parentExecutionId, ITestEl
     private TrxLoggerObjectModel.TestOutcome ChangeTestOutcomeIfNecessary(TrxLoggerObjectModel.TestOutcome outcome)
     {
         TPDebug.Assert(IsInitialized, "Logger is not initialized");
-        TPDebug.Assert(_parametersDictionary is not null, "_parametersDictionary is null");
 
         // If no tests discovered/executed and TreatNoTestsAsError was set to True
         // We will return ResultSummary as Failed
         // Note : we only send the value of TreatNoTestsAsError if it is "True"
-        if (TotalTestCount == 0 && _parametersDictionary.ContainsKey(ObjectModelConstants.TreatNoTestsAsError))
+        if (TotalTestCount == 0 && _parametersDictionary?.ContainsKey(ObjectModelConstants.TreatNoTestsAsError) == true)
         {
             outcome = TrxLoggerObjectModel.TestOutcome.Failed;
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger.UnitTests/TrxLoggerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger.UnitTests/TrxLoggerTests.cs
index f9cf3f8e1f..6f8319c5ed 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger.UnitTests/TrxLoggerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Extensions.TrxLogger.UnitTests/TrxLoggerTests.cs
@@ -857,6 +857,17 @@ public void IntializeShouldThrowExceptionIfBothPrefixAndNameProvided()
         Assert.ThrowsException<ArgumentException>(() => _testableTrxLogger.Initialize(_events.Object, _parameters));
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void SkipInitializeDictionaryShouldNotFail()
+    {
+        var logger = new TestableTrxLogger();
+        logger.Initialize(_events.Object, Path.GetTempPath());
+        var testRunCompleteEventArgs = CreateTestRunCompleteEventArgs();
+        logger.TestRunCompleteHandler(new object(), testRunCompleteEventArgs);
+        Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(logger.TrxFile));
+        File.Delete(logger.TrxFile);
+    }
+
     private void ValidateTestIdAndNameInTrx()
     {
         TestCase testCase = CreateTestCase("TestCase");