diff --git a/src/instana/agent/host.py b/src/instana/agent/host.py
index c773b712..926f7e03 100644
--- a/src/instana/agent/host.py
+++ b/src/instana/agent/host.py
@@ -375,10 +375,15 @@ def filter_spans(self, spans: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
                 if isinstance(span.data[span_value], dict):
                     service_name = span_value
 
+            # Skip if no valid service name found
+            if not service_name:
+                filtered_spans.append(span)
+                continue
+
             # Set span attributes for filtering
             attributes_to_check = {
                 "type": service_name,
-                "kind": span.k,
+                "kind": getattr(span, "k", None),
             }
 
             # Add operation specifiers to the attributes
diff --git a/src/instana/instrumentation/urllib3.py b/src/instana/instrumentation/urllib3.py
index fa1f620a..01023071 100644
--- a/src/instana/instrumentation/urllib3.py
+++ b/src/instana/instrumentation/urllib3.py
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ def _collect_kvs(
                         agent.options.secrets_list,
                     )
 
-            url = kvs["host"] + ":" + str(kvs["port"]) + kvs["path"]
-            if isinstance(instance, urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPSConnectionPool):
-                kvs["url"] = f"https://{url}"
-            else:
-                kvs["url"] = f"http://{url}"
+            # Only construct URL if host is not None
+            if kvs.get("host") and kvs.get("path"):
+                url = f'{kvs["host"]}:{kvs["port"]}{kvs["path"]}'
+                if isinstance(instance, urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPSConnectionPool):
+                    kvs["url"] = f"https://{url}"
+                else:
+                    kvs["url"] = f"http://{url}"
         except Exception:
             logger.debug("urllib3 _collect_kvs error: ", exc_info=True)
             return kvs
diff --git a/src/instana/util/span_utils.py b/src/instana/util/span_utils.py
index 20209a62..e736be0d 100644
--- a/src/instana/util/span_utils.py
+++ b/src/instana/util/span_utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def matches_rule(rule_attributes: List[Any], span_attributes: List[Any]) -> bool
         if key == "category":
             if (
                 "type" in span_attributes
+                and span_attributes["type"] is not None
                 and span_attributes["type"] in SPAN_TYPE_TO_CATEGORY
             ):
                 actual = SPAN_TYPE_TO_CATEGORY[span_attributes["type"]]
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ def matches_rule(rule_attributes: List[Any], span_attributes: List[Any]) -> bool
 
 def match_key_filter(span_value: str, rule_value: str, match_type: str) -> bool:
     """Check if the first value matches the second value based on the match type."""
+    # Guard against None values
+    if span_value is None:
+        return False
+
     if rule_value == "*":
         return True
     elif match_type == "strict" and span_value == rule_value:
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_host.py b/tests/agent/test_host.py
index e89c47ce..7cd1da3e 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_host.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_host.py
@@ -777,4 +777,30 @@ def test_set_from_missing_required_keys(
 
         assert agent.announce_data is None
         assert "Missing required keys in announce response" in caplog.messages[-1]
-        assert str(res_data) in caplog.messages[-1]
+
+    def test_filter_spans_with_empty_service_name(self) -> None:
+        """Test that filter_spans handles spans with empty service_name gracefully."""
+        # Create a mock span with no valid service name in data
+        mock_span = Mock()
+        mock_span.n = "test"
+        mock_span.k = 1
+        mock_span.data = {
+            "invalid_key": "value"
+        }  # No dict value, so service_name stays empty
+
+        # Should not crash and should include the span
+        filtered = self.agent.filter_spans([mock_span])
+        assert len(filtered) == 1
+        assert filtered[0] == mock_span
+
+    def test_filter_spans_with_none_kind(self) -> None:
+        """Test that filter_spans handles spans with None kind gracefully."""
+        # Create a mock span without 'k' attribute
+        mock_span = Mock()
+        mock_span.n = "http"
+        del mock_span.k  # Remove k attribute
+        mock_span.data = {"http": {"method": "GET", "url": "http://example.com"}}
+
+        # Should not crash - getattr will return None for missing k
+        filtered = self.agent.filter_spans([mock_span])
+        assert len(filtered) == 1
diff --git a/tests/clients/test_urllib3.py b/tests/clients/test_urllib3.py
index 3cdab441..9a740b50 100644
--- a/tests/clients/test_urllib3.py
+++ b/tests/clients/test_urllib3.py
@@ -1035,5 +1035,18 @@ def test_internal_span_creation_with_url_in_path(self) -> None:
         test_span = filtered_spans[0]
         assert test_span.data["sdk"]["name"] == "test"
 
-        urllib3_spans = [span for span in filtered_spans if span.n == "urllib3"]
-        assert len(urllib3_spans) == 0
+    def test_collect_kvs_with_none_host(self) -> None:
+        """Test that _collect_kvs handles None host gracefully without crashing."""
+        # Create a mock connection pool with None host
+        pool = urllib3.HTTPConnectionPool(host="example.com", port=80)
+        pool.host = None  # Simulate edge case where host becomes None
+
+        # Call _collect_kvs - should not crash
+        kvs = collect_kvs(pool, ("GET", "/test"), {})
+
+        # Verify that URL is not constructed when host is None
+        assert "url" not in kvs
+        assert kvs.get("host") is None
+        assert kvs.get("port") == 80
+        assert kvs.get("method") == "GET"
+        assert kvs.get("path") == "/test"
diff --git a/tests/util/test_span_utils.py b/tests/util/test_span_utils.py
index 4dee18d8..0f4d248c 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_span_utils.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_span_utils.py
@@ -108,3 +108,39 @@ def test_matches_rule_multiple_rules(self) -> None:
             },
         ]
         assert not matches_rule(rules_fail, span_attrs)
+
+    def test_match_key_filter_with_none_value(self) -> None:
+        """Test that match_key_filter handles None span_value gracefully."""
+        # None span_value should return False for all match types
+        assert not match_key_filter(None, "foo", "strict")
+        assert not match_key_filter(None, "foo", "contains")
+        assert not match_key_filter(None, "foo", "startswith")
+        assert not match_key_filter(None, "foo", "endswith")
+        assert not match_key_filter(None, "*", "strict")
+
+    def test_matches_rule_with_none_type_in_category(self) -> None:
+        """Test that matches_rule handles None type when checking category."""
+        # When type is None, category check should not match
+        span_attrs_none_type = {"type": None}
+        rule_category = [{"key": "category", "values": ["databases"]}]
+        assert not matches_rule(rule_category, span_attrs_none_type)
+
+        # When type is missing, category check should not match
+        span_attrs_no_type = {}
+        assert not matches_rule(rule_category, span_attrs_no_type)
+
+    def test_matches_rule_with_none_attribute_value(self) -> None:
+        """Test that matches_rule handles None attribute values gracefully."""
+        # When an attribute value is None, it should not match
+        span_attrs = {"http.url": None, "http.method": "GET"}
+
+        rule_url = [
+            {"key": "http.url", "values": ["example.com"], "match_type": "contains"}
+        ]
+        assert not matches_rule(rule_url, span_attrs)
+
+        # But other attributes should still match
+        rule_method = [
+            {"key": "http.method", "values": ["GET"], "match_type": "strict"}
+        ]
+        assert matches_rule(rule_method, span_attrs)