diff --git a/.changelog/693.bugfix.md b/.changelog/693.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cde4561fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/693.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+analyzer: make node stats analyzer more robust to unsupported runtimes
diff --git a/analyzer/node_stats/node_stats.go b/analyzer/node_stats/node_stats.go
index 480345b2b..33f312504 100644
--- a/analyzer/node_stats/node_stats.go
+++ b/analyzer/node_stats/node_stats.go
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ func NewAnalyzer(
 	cfg config.ItemBasedAnalyzerConfig,
 	layers []common.Layer,
 	consensusClient nodeapi.ConsensusApiLite,
-	emeraldClient nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite,
-	sapphireClient nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite,
-	pontusxClient nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite,
+	runtimeClients map[common.Runtime]nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite,
 	target storage.TargetStorage,
 	logger *log.Logger,
 ) (analyzer.Analyzer, error) {
@@ -53,13 +51,9 @@ func NewAnalyzer(
 	p := &processor{
 		layers:          layers,
 		consensusSource: consensusClient,
-		runtimeSources: map[common.Runtime]nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite{
-			common.RuntimeEmerald:  emeraldClient,
-			common.RuntimeSapphire: sapphireClient,
-			common.RuntimePontusx:  pontusxClient,
-		},
-		target: target,
-		logger: logger.With("analyzer", nodeStatsAnalyzerName),
+		runtimeSources:  runtimeClients,
+		target:          target,
+		logger:          logger.With("analyzer", nodeStatsAnalyzerName),
 	}
 
 	return item.NewAnalyzer[common.Layer](
diff --git a/cmd/analyzer/analyzer.go b/cmd/analyzer/analyzer.go
index e9fe13f96..b92ee77fe 100644
--- a/cmd/analyzer/analyzer.go
+++ b/cmd/analyzer/analyzer.go
@@ -547,19 +547,20 @@ func NewService(cfg *config.AnalysisConfig) (*Service, error) { //nolint:gocyclo
 			if err1 != nil {
 				return nil, err1
 			}
-			emeraldClient, err1 := sources.Runtime(ctx, common.RuntimeEmerald)
-			if err1 != nil {
-				return nil, err1
-			}
-			sapphireClient, err1 := sources.Runtime(ctx, common.RuntimeSapphire)
-			if err1 != nil {
-				return nil, err1
-			}
-			pontusxClient, err1 := sources.Runtime(ctx, common.RuntimePontusx)
-			if err1 != nil {
-				return nil, err1
+			runtimeClients := map[common.Runtime]nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite{}
+			// We attempt to provide the analyzer with all runtime clients. This may
+			// fail if the node does not support the runtime, which is valid. If
+			// the analyzer expects the node to support the runtime but it does not,
+			// the analyzer will log an error.
+			for _, runtime := range []common.Runtime{common.RuntimeEmerald, common.RuntimeCipher, common.RuntimeSapphire, common.RuntimePontusx} {
+				client, err2 := sources.Runtime(ctx, runtime)
+				if err2 != nil {
+					logger.Warn("unable to instantiate runtime client for node stats analyzer", "runtime", runtime)
+					continue
+				}
+				runtimeClients[runtime] = client
 			}
-			return nodestats.NewAnalyzer(cfg.Analyzers.NodeStats.ItemBasedAnalyzerConfig, cfg.Analyzers.NodeStats.Layers, sourceClient, emeraldClient, sapphireClient, pontusxClient, dbClient, logger)
+			return nodestats.NewAnalyzer(cfg.Analyzers.NodeStats.ItemBasedAnalyzerConfig, cfg.Analyzers.NodeStats.Layers, sourceClient, runtimeClients, dbClient, logger)
 		})
 	}
 	if cfg.Analyzers.AggregateStats != nil {
diff --git a/storage/oasis/nodeapi/history/runtime.go b/storage/oasis/nodeapi/history/runtime.go
index 8b815bef9..ca636e0e9 100644
--- a/storage/oasis/nodeapi/history/runtime.go
+++ b/storage/oasis/nodeapi/history/runtime.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func NewHistoryRuntimeApiLite(ctx context.Context, history *config.History, sdkP
 	apis := map[string]nodeapi.RuntimeApiLite{}
 	for _, record := range history.Records {
 		if archiveConfig, ok := nodes[record.ArchiveName]; ok {
+			// If sdkPT is nil, the subsequent sdkConn.Runtime() call will panic
+			if sdkPT == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no paratime specified")
+			}
 			sdkConn, err := connections.SDKConnect(ctx, record.ChainContext, archiveConfig.ResolvedRuntimeNode(runtime), fastStartup)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err