diff --git a/test/api/unit/libs/payments/google.test.js b/test/api/unit/libs/payments/google.test.js
index 266abf04b3..33aabc8cfa 100644
--- a/test/api/unit/libs/payments/google.test.js
+++ b/test/api/unit/libs/payments/google.test.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe('Google Payments', () => {
           expirationDate,
         });
       iapGetPurchaseDataStub = sinon.stub(iap, 'getPurchaseData')
-        .returns([{ expirationDate: expirationDate.toDate() }]);
+        .returns([{ expirationDate: expirationDate.toDate(), autoRenewig: false }]);
       iapIsValidatedStub = sinon.stub(iap, 'isValidated')
         .returns(true);
 
@@ -325,5 +325,25 @@ describe('Google Payments', () => {
         headers,
       });
     });
+
+    it('should not cancel a user subscription with autorenew', async () => {
+      iapGetPurchaseDataStub = sinon.stub(iap, 'getPurchaseData')
+      .returns([{ autoRenewig: true }]);
+      await googlePayments.cancelSubscribe(user, headers);
+
+      expect(iapSetupStub).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(iapValidateStub).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(iapValidateStub).to.be.calledWith(iap.GOOGLE, {
+        data: receipt,
+        signature,
+      });
+      expect(iapIsValidatedStub).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(iapIsValidatedStub).to.be.calledWith({
+        expirationDate,
+      });
+      expect(iapGetPurchaseDataStub).to.be.calledOnce;
+
+      expect(paymentCancelSubscriptionSpy).to.not.be.called;
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/website/server/libs/payments/google.js b/website/server/libs/payments/google.js
index b6c734cf55..95057dad41 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/payments/google.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/payments/google.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ api.cancelSubscribe = async function cancelSubscribe (user, headers) {
     if (purchases.length === 0) throw new NotAuthorized(this.constants.RESPONSE_INVALID_RECEIPT);
     const subscriptionData = purchases[0];
     // Check to make sure the sub isn't active anymore.
-    if (subscriptionData.autoRenews) return;
+    if (subscriptionData.autoRenewing === false) return;
 
     dateTerminated = new Date(Number(subscriptionData.expirationDate));
   } catch (err) {