diff --git a/changelog/68332.fixed.md b/changelog/68332.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea0d32d84c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/68332.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed worker process crash when salt is used outside CLI tools.
diff --git a/salt/_logging/impl.py b/salt/_logging/impl.py
index b73f2ee98f4e..e8749d9a470b 100644
--- a/salt/_logging/impl.py
+++ b/salt/_logging/impl.py
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ def set_logging_options_dict(opts):
     """
     Create a logging related options dictionary based off of the loaded salt config
     """
+    if opts is None:
+        return
     try:
         if isinstance(set_logging_options_dict.__options_dict__, ImmutableDict):
             raise RuntimeError(
@@ -999,7 +1001,7 @@ def setup_log_granular_levels(log_granular_levels):
 def setup_logging():
     opts = get_logging_options_dict()
     if not opts:
-        raise RuntimeError("The logging options have not been set yet.")
+        return
     if (
         opts.get("configure_console_logger", True)
         and not is_console_handler_configured()
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/utils/test_process.py b/tests/pytests/functional/utils/test_process.py
index 067d3a1d7e65..979435768cd2 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/utils/test_process.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/utils/test_process.py
@@ -203,3 +203,18 @@ def run_sync():
         assert ran == [True]
     finally:
         process_manager.terminate()
+
+
+def test_process_unseeded_logging_options():
+    """
+    Regression test for issue #68332.
+    """
+
+    def target():
+        pass
+
+    salt._logging.set_logging_options_dict.__options_dict__ = None
+    proc = salt.utils.process.Process(target=target)
+    proc.start()
+    proc.join()
+    assert proc.exitcode == 0
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/_logging/test_impl.py b/tests/pytests/unit/_logging/test_impl.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0961737dff7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/_logging/test_impl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+tests.pytests.unit._logging.test_impl
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Test salt's logging implementation
+"""
+
+import salt._logging.impl
+
+
+def test_set_logging_options_dict_with_none():
+    """
+    Regression test for issue #68332.
+    """
+    salt._logging.impl.set_logging_options_dict(None)
+
+
+def test_setup_logging_with_unseeded_options():
+    """
+    Regression test for issue #68332.
+    """
+    salt._logging.impl.set_logging_options_dict.__options_dict__ = None
+    salt._logging.impl.setup_logging()