diff --git a/mParticle-Apple-SDK/Network/MPNetworkCommunication.m b/mParticle-Apple-SDK/Network/MPNetworkCommunication.m
index e004fbbc7..93503c3a4 100644
--- a/mParticle-Apple-SDK/Network/MPNetworkCommunication.m
+++ b/mParticle-Apple-SDK/Network/MPNetworkCommunication.m
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ - (NSNumber *)maxAgeForCache:(nonnull NSString *)cache {
 }
 
 - (void)checkResponseCodeToDisableEventLogging:(NSInteger)responseCode {
-    if (responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeBadRequest || responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeUnauthorized || responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeForbidden) {
+    NSNumber *currentStatus = [MParticle sharedInstance].stateMachine.attAuthorizationStatus;
+
+    if (responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeBadRequest || responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeUnauthorized || responseCode == HTTPStatusCodeForbidden || currentStatus.integerValue == MPATTAuthorizationStatusDenied) {
         [MPStateMachine setCanWriteMessagesToDB:NO];
         MPILogError(@"API Key appears to be invalid based on server response, disabling event logging to prevent excessive local database growth");
     } else {
diff --git a/mParticle-Apple-SDK/mParticle.m b/mParticle-Apple-SDK/mParticle.m
index 4e4e7dc00..025d0059b 100644
--- a/mParticle-Apple-SDK/mParticle.m
+++ b/mParticle-Apple-SDK/mParticle.m
@@ -1047,6 +1047,13 @@ - (void)setATTStatus:(MPATTAuthorizationStatus)status withATTStatusTimestampMill
         if (attStatusTimestampMillis != nil) {
             [MParticle sharedInstance].stateMachine.attAuthorizationTimestamp = attStatusTimestampMillis;
         }
+        
+        if (status == MPATTAuthorizationStatusDenied) {
+            [MPStateMachine setCanWriteMessagesToDB:NO];
+            MPILogError(@"ATT Status is denied, disabling event logging to prevent excessive local database growth");
+        } else {
+            [MPStateMachine setCanWriteMessagesToDB:YES];
+        }
     }
 }