diff --git a/lib/__tests__/init.test.ts b/lib/__tests__/init.test.ts
index 48dbe18f..23cd4c80 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/init.test.ts
+++ b/lib/__tests__/init.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import AlgoliaAnalytics from "../insights";
 import * as utils from "../utils";
+import { getCookie } from "../_cookieUtils";
 
 describe("init", () => {
   let analyticsInstance;
   beforeEach(() => {
     analyticsInstance = new AlgoliaAnalytics({ requestFn: () => {} });
+    document.cookie = `_ALGOLIA=;${new Date().toUTCString()};path=/`;
   });
 
   it("should throw if no parameters is passed", () => {
@@ -63,6 +65,15 @@ describe("init", () => {
     });
     expect(analyticsInstance._userHasOptedOut).toBe(true);
   });
+  it("should not set anonymous user token when _userHasOptedOut is true", () => {
+    analyticsInstance.init({
+      apiKey: "***",
+      appId: "XXX",
+      userHasOptedOut: true
+    });
+    expect(analyticsInstance._userToken).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getCookie("_ALGOLIA")).toBe("");
+  });
   it("should use 6 months cookieDuration by default", () => {
     analyticsInstance.init({ apiKey: "***", appId: "XXX" });
     const month = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
diff --git a/lib/init.ts b/lib/init.ts
index 48fb2a96..5b93ce0e 100644
--- a/lib/init.ts
+++ b/lib/init.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function init(options: InitParams) {
   this._ua = DEFAULT_ALGOLIA_AGENT;
   this._uaURIEncoded = encodeURIComponent(DEFAULT_ALGOLIA_AGENT);
 
-  if (supportsCookies()) {
+  if (!this._userHasOptedOut && supportsCookies()) {
     this.setUserToken(this.ANONYMOUS_USER_TOKEN);
   }
 }