diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2512b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+0.10.0 (2018-01-22)
+-------------------
+* Bugfix - Fixed an issue where subsegment captures could break even if `context_missing` is set to `LOG_ERROR`.
+* Bugfix - Fixed gemspec to have the correct Ruby version requirement.
diff --git a/aws-xray-sdk.gemspec b/aws-xray-sdk.gemspec
index 885c36e..8928acd 100644
--- a/aws-xray-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/aws-xray-sdk.gemspec
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.version       = XRay::VERSION
   spec.author        = 'Amazon Web Services'
   spec.email         = 'aws-xray-ruby@amazon.com'
+
   spec.summary       = 'AWS X-Ray SDK for Ruby'
   spec.description   = 'The AWS X-Ray SDK for Ruby enables Ruby developers to record and emit information from within their applications to the AWS X-Ray service.'
   spec.homepage      = 'https://github.com/aws/aws-xray-sdk-ruby'
+
+  spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.3.6'
+
   spec.license       = 'Apache-2.0'
 
   spec.files         = Dir.glob('lib/**/*')
diff --git a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/aws_sdk.rb b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/aws_sdk.rb
index 0a7237a..568e57a 100644
--- a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/aws_sdk.rb
+++ b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/aws_sdk.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class Handler < Seahorse::Client::Handler
 
       def call(context)
         recorder = Aws.config[:xray_recorder]
+        if recorder.current_entity.nil?
+          super
+        end
+
         operation = context.operation_name
         service_name = context.client.class.api.metadata['serviceAbbreviation'] ||
                        context.client.class.to_s.split('::')[1]
diff --git a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/rails/active_record.rb b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/rails/active_record.rb
index e9b4fd6..e598ad6 100644
--- a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/rails/active_record.rb
+++ b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/facets/rails/active_record.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ def record(transaction)
           db_config = pool.spec.config
           name, sql = build_name_sql_meta config: db_config, conn: conn
           subsegment = XRay.recorder.begin_subsegment name, namespace: 'remote'
+          # subsegment is nil in case of context missing
+          return if subsegment.nil?
           subsegment.start_time = transaction.time.to_f
           subsegment.sql = sql
           XRay.recorder.end_subsegment end_time: transaction.end.to_f
diff --git a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/recorder.rb b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/recorder.rb
index de5e24d..6e97723 100644
--- a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/recorder.rb
+++ b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/recorder.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ def end_segment(end_time: nil)
     # Begin a new subsegment and add it to be the child of the current active
     # subsegment or segment. Also tie the new created subsegment to the current context.
     # Its sampling decision will follow its parent.
-    # @return [Subsegment] the newly created subsegment.
+    # @return [Subsegment] the newly created subsegment. It could be `nil` if no active entity
+    #   can be found and `context_missing` is set to `LOG_ERROR`.
     def begin_subsegment(name, namespace: nil, segment: nil)
       entity = segment || current_entity
       return unless entity
@@ -104,8 +105,16 @@ def end_subsegment(end_time: nil)
     end
 
     # Record the passed block as a subsegment.
+    # If `context_missing` is set to `LOG_ERROR` and no active entity can be found,
+    # the passed block will be executed as normal but it will not be recorded.
     def capture(name, namespace: nil, segment: nil)
       subsegment = begin_subsegment name, namespace: namespace, segment: segment
+      # prevent passed block from failing in case of context missing with log error
+      if subsegment.nil?
+        segment = DummySegment.new name: name
+        subsegment = DummySubsegment.new name: name, segment: segment
+      end
+
       begin
         yield subsegment
       rescue Exception => e
diff --git a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/version.rb b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/version.rb
index cab21bb..cfe3b54 100644
--- a/lib/aws-xray-sdk/version.rb
+++ b/lib/aws-xray-sdk/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module XRay
-  VERSION = '0.9.0'
+  VERSION = '0.10.0'
 end
diff --git a/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_aws_sdk.rb b/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_aws_sdk.rb
index 7fcbc67..801659b 100644
--- a/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_aws_sdk.rb
+++ b/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_aws_sdk.rb
@@ -110,4 +110,26 @@ def test_capiture_client_error
     assert_equal 'Timeout::Error', ex_h[:message]
     assert_equal 'Timeout::Error', ex_h[:type]
   end
+
+  def test_log_error_pass_through
+    recorder = XRay::Recorder.new
+    config = {
+      sampling: false,
+      emitter: XRay::TestHelper::StubbedEmitter.new,
+      patch: %I[aws_sdk],
+      context_missing: 'LOG_ERROR'
+    }
+    recorder.configure(config)
+    Aws.config.update xray_recorder: recorder
+
+    s3 = Aws::S3::Client.new(stub_responses: true)
+    bucket_data = s3.stub_data(:list_buckets, buckets: [{ name: '1' }])
+    s3.stub_responses(:list_buckets, bucket_data)
+    resp = s3.list_buckets
+
+    # nothing should be sent
+    assert_nil recorder.emitter.entities
+    # s3 call is executed
+    assert_equal '1', resp.buckets[0].name
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_recorder.rb b/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_recorder.rb
index e0b5a59..443ea73 100644
--- a/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_recorder.rb
+++ b/test/aws-xray-sdk/tc_recorder.rb
@@ -132,12 +132,26 @@ def test_thread_infection
 
   def test_context_missing_passthrough
     recorder = XRay::Recorder.new
-    recorder.config.context_missing = 'LOG_ERROR'
+    config = {
+      sampling: false,
+      context_missing: 'LOG_ERROR',
+      emitter: XRay::TestHelper::StubbedEmitter.new
+    }
+    recorder.configure(config)
+
     recorder.annotations[:k] = 1
     recorder.sampled? do
       recorder.annotations.update k2: 2
       recorder.metadata.update k3: 3
     end
     recorder.metadata[:foo] = 'bar'
+
+    v = recorder.capture(name) do |subsegment|
+      subsegment.annotations[:k] = '1'
+      1
+    end
+
+    assert_equal 1, v
+    assert_nil recorder.emitter.entities
   end
 end