diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
index 89869b028..2fc2e29f8 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ - (void)postRequest:(NSDictionary *)post url:(NSString *)url retryNumber:(NSInte
     
     // TODO: confirm it's ok to send full URL instead of with the domain trimmed off
     self.requestEndpoint = url;
+    
+    // Drops non-linking requests when tracking is disabled
+    if (Branch.trackingDisabled) {
+    
+        [[BranchLogger shared] logVerbose:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Tracking is disabled, checking if %@ is linking request.", url] error:nil];
+
+        if (![self isLinkingRelatedRequest:url postParams:post]) {
+            [[BNCPreferenceHelper sharedInstance] clearTrackingInformation];
+            NSError *error = [NSError branchErrorWithCode:BNCTrackingDisabledError];
+            [[BranchLogger shared] logWarning:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Dropping non-linking request"] error:error];
+            if (callback) {
+                callback(nil, error);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    
     NSURLRequest *request = [self preparePostRequest:post url:url key:key retryNumber:retryNumber];
     
     [self genericHTTPRequest:request
@@ -142,21 +159,7 @@ - (void)genericHTTPRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request retryNumber:(NSInteger)retryN
             }
         };
 
-    // Drops non-linking requests when tracking is disabled
-    if (Branch.trackingDisabled) {
-        NSString *endpoint = request.URL.absoluteString;
-        [[BranchLogger shared] logVerbose:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Tracking is disabled, checking if %@ is linking request.", endpoint] error:nil];
 
-        if (![self isLinkingRelatedRequest:endpoint]) {
-            [[BNCPreferenceHelper sharedInstance] clearTrackingInformation];
-            NSError *error = [NSError branchErrorWithCode:BNCTrackingDisabledError];
-            [[BranchLogger shared] logWarning:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Dropping non-linking request"] error:error];
-            if (callback) {
-                callback(nil, error);
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-    }
     
     id<BNCNetworkOperationProtocol> operation = [self.networkService networkOperationWithURLRequest:request.copy completion:completionHandler];
     [operation start];
@@ -172,9 +175,9 @@ - (void)genericHTTPRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request retryNumber:(NSInteger)retryN
     }
 }
 
-- (BOOL)isLinkingRelatedRequest:(NSString *)endpoint {
-    BNCPreferenceHelper *prefs = [BNCPreferenceHelper sharedInstance];
-    BOOL hasIdentifier = (prefs.linkClickIdentifier.length > 0 ) || (prefs.spotlightIdentifier.length > 0 ) || (prefs.universalLinkUrl.length > 0);
+- (BOOL)isLinkingRelatedRequest:(NSString *)endpoint postParams:(NSDictionary *)post {
+   
+    BOOL hasIdentifier = (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_LINK_IDENTIFIER] != nil ) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_LINK_IDENTIFIER] != nil) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL] != nil);
     
     // Allow install to resolve a link.
     if ([endpoint containsString:@"/v1/install"]) {
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerRequestQueue.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerRequestQueue.m
index 28bdd988a..2fefbc419 100755
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerRequestQueue.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerRequestQueue.m
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ - (instancetype)init {
 
     self.queue = [NSMutableArray<BNCServerRequest *> new];
     self.asyncQueue = dispatch_queue_create("io.branch.persist_queue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
+    self.processArchivedOpens = YES;
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ - (BranchOpenRequest *)findExistingInstallOrOpen {
             BNCServerRequest *request = [self.queue objectAtIndex:i];
 
             // Install subclasses open, so only need to check open
-            if ([request isKindOfClass:[BranchOpenRequest class]]) {
+            // Request should not be the one added from archived queue
+            if ([request isKindOfClass:[BranchOpenRequest class]] && !((BranchOpenRequest *)request).isFromArchivedQueue) {
                 return (BranchOpenRequest *)request;
             }
         }
@@ -279,6 +281,11 @@ - (void)retrieve {
         NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:self.class.URLForQueueFile options:0 error:&error];
         if (!error && data) {
             NSMutableArray *decodedQueue = [self unarchiveQueueFromData:data];
+            for (id request in decodedQueue) {
+                if ([request isKindOfClass:[BranchOpenRequest class]] || [request isKindOfClass:[BranchInstallRequest class]]) {
+                    ((BranchOpenRequest *)request).isFromArchivedQueue = YES;
+                }
+            }
             self.queue = decodedQueue;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
index 194e03f60..f04251466 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ + (void)setTrackingDisabled:(BOOL)disabled {
             // Set the flag:
             [BNCPreferenceHelper sharedInstance].trackingDisabled = NO;
             // Initialize a Branch session:
-            [Branch.getInstance initUserSessionAndCallCallback:NO sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil];
+            [Branch.getInstance initUserSessionAndCallCallback:NO sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil reset:NO];
         }
     }
 }
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ - (void)initSessionWithLaunchOptions:(NSDictionary *)options
     }
     #endif
 
-    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:pushURL];
+    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:pushURL reset:NO];
 }
 
 - (void)setDeepLinkDebugMode:(NSDictionary *)debugParams {
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ - (BOOL)handleDeepLink:(NSURL *)url sceneIdentifier:(NSString *)sceneIdentifier
         self.preferenceHelper.externalIntentURI = pattern;
         self.preferenceHelper.referringURL = pattern;
 
-        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:nil];
+        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:nil reset:YES];
         return NO;
     }
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ - (BOOL)handleSchemeDeepLink_private:(NSURL*)url sceneIdentifier:(NSString *)sce
             self.preferenceHelper.linkClickIdentifier = params[@"link_click_id"];
         }
     }
-    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:url.absoluteString];
+    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:url.absoluteString reset:YES];
     return handled;
 }
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ - (BOOL)handleUniversalDeepLink_private:(NSString*)urlString sceneIdentifier:(NS
         [[BranchLogger shared] logVerbose:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Set universalLinkUrl and referringURL to %@", urlString] error:nil];
     }
 
-    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:urlString];
+    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:urlString reset:YES];
 
     return [Branch isBranchLink:urlString];
 }
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ - (BOOL)continueUserActivity:(NSUserActivity *)userActivity sceneIdentifier:(NSS
     }
     #endif
 
-    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:userActivity.webpageURL.absoluteString];
+    [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:userActivity.webpageURL.absoluteString reset:YES];
 
     return spotlightIdentifier != nil;
 }
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ - (void)applicationDidBecomeActive {
         if (!Branch.trackingDisabled && self.initializationStatus != BNCInitStatusInitialized && !installOrOpenInQueue) {
             [[BranchLogger shared] logVerbose:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"applicationDidBecomeActive trackingDisabled %d initializationStatus %d installOrOpenInQueue %d", Branch.trackingDisabled, self.initializationStatus, installOrOpenInQueue] error:nil];
 
-            [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil];
+            [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil reset:NO];
         }
     });
 }
@@ -1885,6 +1885,16 @@ - (void)processNextQueueItem {
                     return;
                 }
             }
+            
+            if ( !(((BNCServerRequestQueue*)[BNCServerRequestQueue getInstance]).processArchivedOpens)
+                && [req isKindOfClass:[BranchOpenRequest class]]
+                && ((BranchOpenRequest *)req).isFromArchivedQueue){
+                [[BranchLogger shared] logVerbose:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Removed Archived Open Request from Queue  %@", [req description]] error:nil];
+                [self.requestQueue remove:req];
+                self.networkCount = 0;
+                [self processNextQueueItem];
+                return;
+            }
 
             dispatch_queue_t queue = dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0);
             dispatch_async(queue, ^ {
@@ -1945,11 +1955,11 @@ - (void)notifyNativeToInit {
 - (void)initSafetyCheck {
     if (self.initializationStatus == BNCInitStatusUninitialized) {
         [[BranchLogger shared] logDebug:@"Branch avoided an error by preemptively initializing." error:nil];
-        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:NO sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil];
+        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:NO sceneIdentifier:nil urlString:nil reset:NO];
     }
 }
 
-- (void)initUserSessionAndCallCallback:(BOOL)callCallback sceneIdentifier:(NSString *)sceneIdentifier urlString:(NSString *)urlString {
+- (void)initUserSessionAndCallCallback:(BOOL)callCallback sceneIdentifier:(NSString *)sceneIdentifier urlString:(NSString *)urlString reset:(BOOL)reset {
     
     @synchronized (self) {
         if (self.deferInitForPluginRuntime) {
@@ -1971,8 +1981,10 @@ - (void)initUserSessionAndCallCallback:(BOOL)callCallback sceneIdentifier:(NSStr
     
     dispatch_async(self.isolationQueue, ^(){
 
-        // If the session is not yet initialized
-        if (self.initializationStatus == BNCInitStatusUninitialized) {
+        
+        // If the session is not yet initialized  OR
+        // If the session is already initialized or is initializing but we need to reset it.
+        if ( reset || self.initializationStatus == BNCInitStatusUninitialized) {
             [self initializeSessionAndCallCallback:callCallback sceneIdentifier:sceneIdentifier urlString:urlString];
         }
         // If the session was initialized, but callCallback was specified, do so.
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/BranchOpenRequest.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/BranchOpenRequest.m
index 96a6f7110..d817d9a07 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/BranchOpenRequest.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/BranchOpenRequest.m
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ - (id)initWithCallback:(callbackWithStatus)callback isInstall:(BOOL)isInstall {
     if ((self = [super init])) {
         _callback = callback;
         _isInstall = isInstall;
+        _isFromArchivedQueue = NO;
     }
 
     return self;
@@ -151,6 +152,10 @@ - (void)processResponse:(BNCServerResponse *)response error:(NSError *)error {
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    if (referringURL.length > 0) {
+        ((BNCServerRequestQueue *)[BNCServerRequestQueue getInstance]).processArchivedOpens = NO;
+    }
 
     // Clear link identifiers so they don't get reused on the next open
     preferenceHelper.linkClickIdentifier = nil;
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/Private/BranchOpenRequest.h b/Sources/BranchSDK/Private/BranchOpenRequest.h
index 5e347a178..ec5717cd6 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/Private/BranchOpenRequest.h
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/Private/BranchOpenRequest.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // URL that triggered this install or open event
 @property (nonatomic, copy, readwrite) NSString *urlString;
-
+@property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL isFromArchivedQueue;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) callbackWithStatus callback;
 
 + (void) waitForOpenResponseLock;
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/Public/BNCServerRequestQueue.h b/Sources/BranchSDK/Public/BNCServerRequestQueue.h
index 535034112..311c65a76 100755
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/Public/BNCServerRequestQueue.h
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/Public/BNCServerRequestQueue.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 @interface BNCServerRequestQueue : NSObject
 
+@property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL processArchivedOpens;
+
 - (void)enqueue:(BNCServerRequest *)request;
 - (BNCServerRequest *)dequeue;
 - (BNCServerRequest *)peek;