diff --git a/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CTInAppDisplayManager.m b/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CTInAppDisplayManager.m
index 7fd9d1ac..a09db86d 100644
--- a/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CTInAppDisplayManager.m
+++ b/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CTInAppDisplayManager.m
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ - (void)_showNotificationIfAvailable {
 }
 
 - (void)prepareNotificationForDisplay:(NSDictionary*)jsonObj {
+    if (self.inAppRenderingStatus == CleverTapInAppDiscard) {
+        CleverTapLogDebug(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: InApp Notifications are set to be discarded, not saving and showing the InApp Notification", self);
+        return;
+    }
+    
     if (!self.instance.isAppForeground) {
         CleverTapLogInternal(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: Application is not in the foreground, won't prepare in-app: %@", self, jsonObj);
         return;
diff --git a/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CleverTap+InAppsResponseHandler.m b/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CleverTap+InAppsResponseHandler.m
index 27869416..3a8b7a9d 100644
--- a/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CleverTap+InAppsResponseHandler.m
+++ b/CleverTapSDK/InApps/CleverTap+InAppsResponseHandler.m
@@ -50,16 +50,6 @@ - (void)handleInAppResponse:(NSDictionary *)jsonResp {
     NSString *mode = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_MODE_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
     [self.inAppStore setMode:mode];
     
-    // Parse SS App Launched notifications
-    NSArray *inAppNotifsAppLaunched = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_SS_APP_LAUNCHED_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
-    if (inAppNotifsAppLaunched) {
-        @try {
-            [self.inAppEvaluationManager evaluateOnAppLaunchedServerSide:inAppNotifsAppLaunched];
-        } @catch (NSException *e) {
-            CleverTapLogInternal(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: Error evaluating App Launched notifications JSON: %@", self, e.debugDescription);
-        }
-    }
-    
     // Handle stale in-apps
     @try {
         NSArray *stale = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_STALE_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
@@ -68,13 +58,23 @@ - (void)handleInAppResponse:(NSDictionary *)jsonResp {
         CleverTapLogInternal(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: Failed to handle inapp_stale update: %@", self, ex.debugDescription)
     }
     
-    // Parse in-app notifications to be displayed
-    NSArray *inappsJSON = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
-    
     if (self.inAppDisplayManager.inAppRenderingStatus == CleverTapInAppDiscard) {
         CleverTapLogDebug(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: InApp Notifications are set to be discarded, not saving and showing the InApp Notification", self);
         return;
     }
+    
+    // Parse SS App Launched notifications
+    NSArray *inAppNotifsAppLaunched = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_SS_APP_LAUNCHED_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
+    if (inAppNotifsAppLaunched) {
+        @try {
+            [self.inAppEvaluationManager evaluateOnAppLaunchedServerSide:inAppNotifsAppLaunched];
+        } @catch (NSException *e) {
+            CleverTapLogInternal(self.config.logLevel, @"%@: Error evaluating App Launched notifications JSON: %@", self, e.debugDescription);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Parse in-app notifications to be displayed
+    NSArray *inappsJSON = jsonResp[CLTAP_INAPP_JSON_RESPONSE_KEY];
     if (inappsJSON) {
         NSMutableArray *inappNotifs;
         @try {