diff --git a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortStore.kt b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortStore.kt
index 3471e98c4d43..9ade4f7e036e 100644
--- a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortStore.kt
+++ b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortStore.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import com.duckduckgo.di.scopes.AppScope
 import com.duckduckgo.di.scopes.VpnScope
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.AppTpVpnFeature
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.VpnFeaturesRegistry
 import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.prefs.VpnSharedPreferencesProvider
 import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.service.VpnServiceCallbacks
 import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.state.VpnStateMonitor.VpnStopReason
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ interface CohortStore {
 )
 class RealCohortStore @Inject constructor(
     private val sharedPreferencesProvider: VpnSharedPreferencesProvider,
+    private val vpnFeaturesRegistry: VpnFeaturesRegistry,
 ) : CohortStore, VpnServiceCallbacks {
 
     private val formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd")
@@ -70,10 +73,12 @@ class RealCohortStore @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     override fun onVpnStarted(coroutineScope: CoroutineScope) {
-        // skip if already stored
-        getCohortStoredLocalDate()?.let { return }
+        if (vpnFeaturesRegistry.isFeatureRegistered(AppTpVpnFeature.APPTP_VPN)) {
+            // skip if already stored
+            getCohortStoredLocalDate()?.let { return }
 
-        setCohortLocalDate(LocalDate.now())
+            setCohortLocalDate(LocalDate.now())
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onVpnStopped(
diff --git a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortPixelInterceptorTest.kt b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortPixelInterceptorTest.kt
index e992c1b7ec18..3b646689cee2 100644
--- a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortPixelInterceptorTest.kt
+++ b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/CohortPixelInterceptorTest.kt
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ package com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.cohort
 
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.api.FakeChain
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.api.InMemorySharedPreferences
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.VpnFeaturesRegistry
 import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.prefs.VpnSharedPreferencesProvider
 import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
 import org.mockito.kotlin.eq
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 import org.threeten.bp.LocalDate
 
 class CohortPixelInterceptorTest {
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var vpnFeaturesRegistry: VpnFeaturesRegistry
     private lateinit var cohortPixelInterceptor: CohortPixelInterceptor
     private lateinit var cohortStore: CohortStore
     private lateinit var cohortCalculator: CohortCalculator
@@ -36,12 +41,13 @@ class CohortPixelInterceptorTest {
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this)
         val prefs = InMemorySharedPreferences()
         whenever(
             sharedPreferencesProvider.getSharedPreferences(eq("com.duckduckgo.mobile.atp.cohort.prefs"), eq(true), eq(true)),
         ).thenReturn(prefs)
 
-        cohortStore = RealCohortStore(sharedPreferencesProvider)
+        cohortStore = RealCohortStore(sharedPreferencesProvider, vpnFeaturesRegistry)
         cohortCalculator = RealCohortCalculator()
         cohortPixelInterceptor = CohortPixelInterceptor(cohortCalculator, cohortStore)
     }
diff --git a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/RealCohortStoreTest.kt b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/RealCohortStoreTest.kt
index 7afc166afba4..5cd5dbe98fa7 100644
--- a/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/RealCohortStoreTest.kt
+++ b/app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/test/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/cohort/RealCohortStoreTest.kt
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 package com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.cohort
 
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.api.InMemorySharedPreferences
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.AppTpVpnFeature
+import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.VpnFeaturesRegistry
 import com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.vpn.prefs.VpnSharedPreferencesProvider
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestScope
 import org.junit.Assert.*
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
 import org.mockito.kotlin.eq
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
@@ -30,19 +34,21 @@ import org.threeten.bp.LocalDate
 
 @ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 class RealCohortStoreTest {
-
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var vpnFeaturesRegistry: VpnFeaturesRegistry
     private val sharedPreferencesProvider = mock<VpnSharedPreferencesProvider>()
 
     private lateinit var cohortStore: CohortStore
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this)
         val prefs = InMemorySharedPreferences()
         whenever(
             sharedPreferencesProvider.getSharedPreferences(eq("com.duckduckgo.mobile.atp.cohort.prefs"), eq(true), eq(true)),
         ).thenReturn(prefs)
 
-        cohortStore = RealCohortStore(sharedPreferencesProvider)
+        cohortStore = RealCohortStore(sharedPreferencesProvider, vpnFeaturesRegistry)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ class RealCohortStoreTest {
 
     @Test
     fun whenInitialCohortFirstCalledThenStoreInitialCohort() {
+        whenever(vpnFeaturesRegistry.isFeatureRegistered(AppTpVpnFeature.APPTP_VPN)).thenReturn(true)
         (cohortStore as RealCohortStore).onVpnStarted(TestScope())
 
         assertEquals(LocalDate.now(), cohortStore.getCohortStoredLocalDate())
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ class RealCohortStoreTest {
 
     @Test
     fun whenInitialCohortSubsequentCalledThenNoop() {
+        whenever(vpnFeaturesRegistry.isFeatureRegistered(AppTpVpnFeature.APPTP_VPN)).thenReturn(true)
         val date = LocalDate.now().plusDays(3)
         cohortStore.setCohortLocalDate(date)
 
@@ -74,4 +82,12 @@ class RealCohortStoreTest {
 
         assertEquals(date, cohortStore.getCohortStoredLocalDate())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenAppTpNotRegisteredThenDoNothingWithCohort() {
+        whenever(vpnFeaturesRegistry.isFeatureRegistered(AppTpVpnFeature.APPTP_VPN)).thenReturn(false)
+        (cohortStore as RealCohortStore).onVpnStarted(TestScope())
+
+        assertNull(cohortStore.getCohortStoredLocalDate())
+    }
 }