diff --git a/Sources/Encrypted Logs/EventLogging.swift b/Sources/Encrypted Logs/EventLogging.swift
index 9834772f..743e66c0 100644
--- a/Sources/Encrypted Logs/EventLogging.swift	
+++ b/Sources/Encrypted Logs/EventLogging.swift	
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class EventLogging {
     /// Coordinates one-at-a-time file log dequeuing and upload
     private let lock = NSLock()
     private let processingQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "event-logging-upload")
+    private var uploadsPausedByDelegate = false
 
     /// Uploads Events
     private let uploadManager: EventLoggingUploadManager
@@ -98,10 +99,23 @@ extension EventLogging {
             return
         }
 
+        if uploadsPausedByDelegate {
+            // Delegate cancellation is a policy pause rather than a backoff retry:
+            // stay idle until uploads are explicitly allowed again
+            guard delegate.shouldUploadLogFiles else {
+                lock.unlock()
+                return
+            }
+
+            // Clear the pause state once the delegate allows uploads again so queued
+            // logs can resume on this run
+            uploadsPausedByDelegate = false
+        }
+
         /// If the delegate is reporting that we shouldn't upload log files, pause upload to prevent an endless loop
         guard delegate.shouldUploadLogFiles else {
+            uploadsPausedByDelegate = true
             delegate.uploadCancelledByDelegate(log)
-            retryUploadsAt(.distantFuture)
             lock.unlock()
             return
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Tests/Event Logging/EventLoggingUploadManagerTests.swift b/Tests/Tests/Event Logging/EventLoggingUploadManagerTests.swift
index cf45e79a..31e318a2 100644
--- a/Tests/Tests/Event Logging/EventLoggingUploadManagerTests.swift	
+++ b/Tests/Tests/Event Logging/EventLoggingUploadManagerTests.swift	
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ class EventLoggingUploadManagerTests: XCTestCase {
         let uploadManager = self.uploadManager(delegate: delegate)
 
         waitForExpectation(timeout: 1.0) { exp in
-            uploadManager.upload(LogFile.containingRandomString(), then: { _ in exp.fulfill() })
+            // The upload callback fires before `didFinishUploadingLog`, so wait for both
+            // to avoid asserting on delegate state before the upload fully settles
+            exp.expectedFulfillmentCount = 2
+
+            delegate.withDidFinishUploadingCallback { _ in
+                exp.fulfill()
+            }
+
+            uploadManager.upload(LogFile.containingRandomString(), then: { _ in
+                exp.fulfill()
+            })
         }
 
         XCTAssertTrue(delegate.didStartUploadingTriggered)