diff --git a/src/sentry_wrapper/SentryWrapper.cpp b/src/sentry_wrapper/SentryWrapper.cpp
index 5d63702722..de4dd86c6a 100644
--- a/src/sentry_wrapper/SentryWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/sentry_wrapper/SentryWrapper.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,7 @@ static sentry_value_t on_crash_callback(const sentry_ucontext_t* uctx, sentry_va
 
 static sentry_value_t before_send(sentry_value_t event, void* hint, void* data)
 {
-    if (!get_privacy_policy())
-    {
-        sentry_value_decref(event);
-        return sentry_value_new_null();
-    }
+
 
     sentry_value_t level_val = sentry_value_get_by_key(event, SENTRY_KEY_LEVEL);
     std::string    levelName  = sentry_value_as_string(level_val);
@@ -88,6 +84,12 @@ static sentry_value_t before_send(sentry_value_t event, void* hint, void* data)
         }
     }
 
+    if (!get_privacy_policy() && levelName == SENTRY_EVENT_TRACE) {
+        
+        sentry_value_decref(event);
+        return sentry_value_new_null();
+    }
+
     if (SENTRY_EVENT_FATAL == eventLevel ||
         SENTRY_EVENT_ERROR == eventLevel || 
         SENTRY_EVENT_TRACE == eventLevel)