diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 098e505..368c6ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- Logging on Behave "error" status, by @HardNorth
+### Changed
+- Unknown statuses now handled as `FAILED`, by @HardNorth
+
+## [5.1.0]
+### Added
 - Official `Python 3.14` support, by @HardNorth
+- Behave "error" status support, by @hemanth-kumar-glean
 ### Changed
 - Client version updated on [5.7.0](https://github.com/reportportal/client-Python/releases/tag/5.7.0), by @HardNorth
 ### Removed
diff --git a/behave_reportportal/behave_agent.py b/behave_reportportal/behave_agent.py
index ceb588f..1359274 100644
--- a/behave_reportportal/behave_agent.py
+++ b/behave_reportportal/behave_agent.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import mimetypes
 import os
 import traceback
+from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import wraps
 from os import PathLike
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Union
@@ -39,6 +40,22 @@
 from behave_reportportal.config import Config, LogLayout
 from behave_reportportal.utils import Singleton
 
+STATUS_MAPPINGS: dict[str, str] = defaultdict(lambda: "FAILED")
+STATUS_MAPPINGS["passed"] = "PASSED"
+STATUS_MAPPINGS["failed"] = "FAILED"
+STATUS_MAPPINGS["error"] = "ERROR"
+STATUS_MAPPINGS["skipped"] = "SKIPPED"
+
+
+def convert_to_rp_status(behave_status: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Convert behave test result status to ReportPortal status.
+
+    :param behave_status: behave test result status
+    :return: ReportPortal test result status
+    """
+    return STATUS_MAPPINGS[behave_status]
+
 
 def check_rp_enabled(func: Callable) -> Callable:
     """Verify is RP is enabled in config."""
@@ -164,7 +181,7 @@ def finish_feature(self, context: Context, feature: Feature, status: Optional[st
         self._rp.finish_test_item(
             item_id=self._feature_id,
             end_time=timestamp(),
-            status=status or self.convert_to_rp_status(feature.status.name),
+            status=status or convert_to_rp_status(feature.status.name),
             **kwargs,
         )
 
@@ -199,14 +216,15 @@ def finish_scenario(
         """Finish scenario in ReportPortal."""
         if scenario.tags and "skip" in scenario.tags:
             status = "SKIPPED"
-        if scenario.status.name == "failed":
+        rp_status = convert_to_rp_status(scenario.status.name)
+        if rp_status == "FAILED":
             self._log_skipped_steps(context, scenario)
             self._log_scenario_exception(scenario)
         self._log_cleanups(context, "scenario")
         self._rp.finish_test_item(
             item_id=self._scenario_id,
             end_time=timestamp(),
-            status=status or self.convert_to_rp_status(scenario.status.name),
+            status=status or rp_status,
             **kwargs,
         )
         self._log_item_id = self._feature_id
@@ -321,12 +339,13 @@ def _build_step_content(step: Step) -> str:
         return txt
 
     def _finish_step_step_based(self, step: Step, status: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        if step.status.name == "failed":
+        rp_status = convert_to_rp_status(step.status.name)
+        if rp_status == "FAILED":
             self._log_step_exception(step, self._step_id)
         self._rp.finish_test_item(
             item_id=self._step_id,
             end_time=timestamp(),
-            status=status or self.convert_to_rp_status(step.status.name),
+            status=status or rp_status,
             **kwargs,
         )
         self._log_item_id = self._scenario_id
@@ -340,7 +359,7 @@ def _finish_step_scenario_based(self, step: Step, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             level="INFO",
             **kwargs,
         )
-        if step.status.name == "failed":
+        if convert_to_rp_status(step.status.name) == "FAILED":
             self._log_step_exception(step, self._scenario_id)
 
     def _log_step_exception(self, step: Step, item_id: Optional[str]) -> None:
@@ -506,23 +525,3 @@ def _test_case_id(scenario: Scenario) -> Optional[Any]:
                 return None
             return tc_id
         return None
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def convert_to_rp_status(behave_status: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert behave test result status to ReportPortal status.
-
-        :param behave_status: behave test result status
-        :return: ReportPortal test result status
-        """
-        if behave_status == "passed":
-            return "PASSED"
-        elif behave_status == "failed":
-            return "FAILED"
-        elif behave_status == "skipped":
-            return "SKIPPED"
-        elif behave_status == "error":
-            return "FAILED"
-        else:
-            # todo define what to do
-            return "PASSED"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6cbfb89..9f01a43 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = "5.1.0"
+__version__ = "5.1.1"
 
 
 def read_file(fname):
diff --git a/tests/units/test_rp_agent.py b/tests/units/test_rp_agent.py
index a02866e..1e6f179 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_rp_agent.py
+++ b/tests/units/test_rp_agent.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from reportportal_client import BatchedRPClient, RPClient, ThreadedRPClient
 from reportportal_client.logs import MAX_LOG_BATCH_PAYLOAD_SIZE
 
-from behave_reportportal.behave_agent import BehaveAgent, create_rp_service
+from behave_reportportal.behave_agent import BehaveAgent, convert_to_rp_status, create_rp_service
 from behave_reportportal.config import Config, LogLayout
 from behave_reportportal.utils import Singleton
 
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ def clean_instances():
         ("passed", "PASSED"),
         ("skipped", "SKIPPED"),
         ("failed", "FAILED"),
-        ("xyz", "PASSED"),
+        ("xyz", "FAILED"),
     ],
 )
 def test_convert_to_rp_status(status, expected):
-    actual = BehaveAgent.convert_to_rp_status(status)
+    actual = convert_to_rp_status(status)
     assert actual == expected, f"Incorrect status:\nActual: {actual}\nExpected:{expected}"