diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a1f13109d..4f8766f398 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 - Discord: allow emoji/sticker uploads + channel actions in config defaults. (#870) — thanks @JDIVE.
 - Fix: sanitize user-facing error text + strip `<final>` tags across reply pipelines. (#975) — thanks @ThomsenDrake.
 - Fix: normalize pairing CLI aliases, allow extension channels, and harden Zalo webhook payload parsing. (#991) — thanks @longmaba.
+- Fix: stream block replies between tool calls when block streaming is off. (#992) — thanks @tyler6204.
 
 ## 2026.1.14-1
 
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.handlers.tools.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.handlers.tools.ts
index 6abb4c05eb..cbe5cabc7a 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.handlers.tools.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.handlers.tools.ts
@@ -109,14 +109,23 @@ export function handleToolExecutionUpdate(
       partialResult: sanitized,
     },
   });
-  void ctx.params.onAgentEvent?.({
-    stream: "tool",
-    data: {
-      phase: "update",
-      name: toolName,
-      toolCallId,
-    },
-  });
+  const onAgentEvent = ctx.params.onAgentEvent;
+  if (onAgentEvent) {
+    void Promise.resolve()
+      .then(() =>
+        onAgentEvent({
+          stream: "tool",
+          data: {
+            phase: "update",
+            name: toolName,
+            toolCallId,
+          },
+        }),
+      )
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        ctx.log.debug(`tool_execution_update handler failed: ${String(err)}`);
+      });
+  }
 }
 
 export function handleToolExecutionEnd(
@@ -171,16 +180,25 @@ export function handleToolExecutionEnd(
       result: sanitizedResult,
     },
   });
-  void ctx.params.onAgentEvent?.({
-    stream: "tool",
-    data: {
-      phase: "result",
-      name: toolName,
-      toolCallId,
-      meta,
-      isError: isToolError,
-    },
-  });
+  const onAgentEvent = ctx.params.onAgentEvent;
+  if (onAgentEvent) {
+    void Promise.resolve()
+      .then(() =>
+        onAgentEvent({
+          stream: "tool",
+          data: {
+            phase: "result",
+            name: toolName,
+            toolCallId,
+            meta,
+            isError: isToolError,
+          },
+        }),
+      )
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        ctx.log.debug(`tool_execution_result handler failed: ${String(err)}`);
+      });
+  }
 
   ctx.log.debug(
     `embedded run tool end: runId=${ctx.params.runId} tool=${toolName} toolCallId=${toolCallId}`,
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.subscribe-embedded-pi-session.swallows-tool-event-rejections.test.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.subscribe-embedded-pi-session.swallows-tool-event-rejections.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..689d93791e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-subscribe.subscribe-embedded-pi-session.swallows-tool-event-rejections.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { subscribeEmbeddedPiSession } from "./pi-embedded-subscribe.js";
+
+type StubSession = {
+  subscribe: (fn: (evt: unknown) => void) => () => void;
+};
+
+type SessionEventHandler = (evt: unknown) => void;
+
+describe("subscribeEmbeddedPiSession", () => {
+  it("swallows onAgentEvent rejections for tool update/result events", async () => {
+    let handler: SessionEventHandler | undefined;
+    const session: StubSession = {
+      subscribe: (fn) => {
+        handler = fn;
+        return () => {};
+      },
+    };
+
+    const onAgentEvent = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("boom"));
+
+    subscribeEmbeddedPiSession({
+      session: session as unknown as Parameters<typeof subscribeEmbeddedPiSession>[0]["session"],
+      runId: "run",
+      onAgentEvent,
+    });
+
+    expect(() => {
+      handler?.({
+        type: "tool_execution_update",
+        toolName: "bash",
+        toolCallId: "tool-1",
+        partialResult: "ok",
+      });
+      handler?.({
+        type: "tool_execution_end",
+        toolName: "bash",
+        toolCallId: "tool-1",
+        isError: false,
+        result: "ok",
+      });
+    }).not.toThrow();
+
+    // Allow async rejection handling to settle.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    expect(onAgentEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution.ts
index abecf58be6..f939054389 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution.ts
@@ -322,8 +322,12 @@ export async function runAgentTurnWithFallback(params: {
                   } else {
                     // Send directly when flushing before tool execution (no streaming).
                     // Track sent key to avoid duplicate in final payloads.
-                    directlySentBlockKeys.add(createBlockReplyPayloadKey(blockPayload));
-                    await params.opts?.onBlockReply?.(blockPayload);
+                    try {
+                      await params.opts?.onBlockReply?.(blockPayload);
+                      directlySentBlockKeys.add(createBlockReplyPayloadKey(blockPayload));
+                    } catch (err) {
+                      logVerbose(`block reply direct delivery failed: ${String(err)}`);
+                    }
                   }
                 }
               : undefined,