diff --git a/src/amplitude-client.js b/src/amplitude-client.js
index 2822d8db..9ea229e9 100644
--- a/src/amplitude-client.js
+++ b/src/amplitude-client.js
@@ -517,7 +517,10 @@ var _loadCookieDataProps = function _loadCookieDataProps(scope, cookieData) {
     scope.options.userId = cookieData.userId;
   }
   if (cookieData.optOut !== null && cookieData.optOut !== undefined) {
-    scope.options.optOut = cookieData.optOut;
+    // Do not clobber config opt out value if cookieData has optOut as false
+    if (cookieData.optOut !== false) {
+      scope.options.optOut = cookieData.optOut;
+    }
   }
   if (cookieData.sessionId) {
     scope._sessionId = parseInt(cookieData.sessionId);
diff --git a/test/amplitude-client.js b/test/amplitude-client.js
index 527d04db..711575b8 100644
--- a/test/amplitude-client.js
+++ b/test/amplitude-client.js
@@ -2579,6 +2579,14 @@ describe('setVersionName', function() {
       assert.strictEqual(amplitude2.options.optOut, true);
     });
 
+    it('should favor the config optOut setting over cookie optOut if the config optOut is set to true', function() {
+      var amplitude = new AmplitudeClient();
+      cookie.set(amplitude.options.cookieName, { optOut: false });
+      amplitude.init(apiKey, null, { optOut: true });
+
+      assert.strictEqual(amplitude.options.optOut, true);
+    });
+
     it('should limit identify events queued', function() {
       amplitude.init(apiKey, null, {savedMaxCount: 10});