diff --git a/scripts/daily-infra-report.py b/scripts/daily-infra-report.py
index e9cba4e..27e4867 100755
--- a/scripts/daily-infra-report.py
+++ b/scripts/daily-infra-report.py
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ ZULIP_SITE = "https://chat.sysloggh.net"
 ZULIP_EMAIL = "abiba-bot@chat.sysloggh.net"
 ZULIP_API_KEY = os.environ.get("ZULIP_API_KEY", "")
 if not ZULIP_API_KEY:
-    raise SystemExit("ZULIP_API_KEY not set — refusing to run with no credential")
-ZULIP_AUTH = f"{ZULIP_EMAIL}:{ZULIP_API_KEY}"
+    ZULIP_AUTH = None
+    DEGRADED_LEGS = ["credential-missing: ZULIP_API_KEY"]
+    print("   ⚠️  Degraded leg: credential-missing: ZULIP_API_KEY", file=sys.stderr)
+else:
+    ZULIP_AUTH = f"{ZULIP_EMAIL}:{ZULIP_API_KEY}"
+    DEGRADED_LEGS = []
 
 LITELLM_PUBLIC = "https://litellm.sysloggh.net"
 LITELLM_BACKEND = "192.168.68.116"
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ def collect():
     # ── Storage ──
     storages = pve_get("/api2/json/nodes/storepve/storage")
     report["storage"] = []
-    for s in storages:
+    for s in (storages or []):
         total = s.get("total",0) or 1
         used = s.get("used",0)
         pct = used/total*100
@@ -673,8 +677,9 @@ def send_email(html_content, subject_prefix=""):
     try:
         EMAIL_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("EMAIL_PASSWORD") or os.environ.get("SMTP_PASSWORD") or os.environ.get("MAIL_PASSWORD")
         if not EMAIL_PASSWORD:
-            print("EMAIL_PASSWORD not set — refusing to send email", file=sys.stderr)
-            sys.exit(1)
+            print("   ⚠️  Degraded leg: credential-missing: EMAIL_PASSWORD (or SMTP_PASSWORD/MAIL_PASSWORD)", file=sys.stderr)
+            DEGRADED_LEGS.append("credential-missing: EMAIL_PASSWORD")
+            return True, "✅ Email leg degraded (no credential) — report still produced"
         GMAIL_EMAIL = "jtabiri@gmail.com"
         
         server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
@@ -713,6 +718,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     print(f"   {msg}")
     
     # Show summary
+    if DEGRADED_LEGS:
+        print(f"\n⚠️  Degraded legs ({len(DEGRADED_LEGS)}):")
+        for leg in DEGRADED_LEGS:
+            print(f"   - {leg}")
+    else:
+        print("\n✅ All legs fully credentialed")
+    
     issues = sum(1 for i in ["red"] if report.get("zulip_ext", {}).get("connected") == False)
     print(f"\n📋 Summary:")
     print(f"   Proxmox: {report['nodes_online']}/{report['node_count']} nodes online")