diff --git a/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter.js b/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter.js
index 09bd0a4e72e..645442cac95 100755
--- a/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter.js
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ export const spec = {
       REFERER = (typeof bidderRequest.refererInfo.referer != 'undefined' ? encodeURIComponent(bidderRequest.refererInfo.referer) : null)
 
       payload.gdpr_consent = '';
-      payload.gdpr = null;
+      payload.gdpr = bidderRequest.gdprConsent.gdprApplies;
 
       if (bidderRequest && bidderRequest.gdprConsent) {
         payload.gdpr_consent = bidderRequest.gdprConsent.consentString;
-        payload.gdpr = bidderRequest.gdprConsent.gdprApplies;
       }
 
       var payloadString = JSON.stringify(payload);
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter_spec.js
index 00ae55823b0..42f4ef6489d 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/richaudienceBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ describe('Richaudience adapter tests', function () {
       }, [], {
         consentString: null,
         referer: 'http://domain.com',
-        gdprApplies: true
+        gdprApplies: false
       })
       expect(syncs).to.have.lengthOf(1);
       expect(syncs[0].type).to.equal('image');
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ describe('Richaudience adapter tests', function () {
       }, [], {
         consentString: null,
         referer: 'http://domain.com',
-        gdprApplies: true
+        gdprApplies: false
       })
       expect(syncs).to.have.lengthOf(0);
     });