diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index bb607be9..d923aba4 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Metrics/AbcSize:
 Metrics/BlockLength:
   Enabled: false
 
+Metrics/BlockNesting:
+  Enabled: false
+
 Metrics/ClassLength:
   Enabled: false
 
diff --git a/lib/optimizely.rb b/lib/optimizely.rb
index dbad6701..28a5b109 100644
--- a/lib/optimizely.rb
+++ b/lib/optimizely.rb
@@ -499,15 +499,20 @@ def get_feature_variable_for_type(feature_flag_key, variable_key, variable_type,
             source_string = Optimizely::DecisionService::DECISION_SOURCE_EXPERIMENT
           end
           feature_enabled = variation['featureEnabled']
-          variation_variable_usages = @config.variation_id_to_variable_usage_map[variation['id']]
-          variable_id = variable['id']
-          if variation_variable_usages&.key?(variable_id)
-            variable_value = variation_variable_usages[variable_id]['value']
-            @logger.log(Logger::INFO,
-                        "Got variable value '#{variable_value}' for variable '#{variable_key}' of feature flag '#{feature_flag_key}'.")
+          if feature_enabled == true
+            variation_variable_usages = @config.variation_id_to_variable_usage_map[variation['id']]
+            variable_id = variable['id']
+            if variation_variable_usages&.key?(variable_id)
+              variable_value = variation_variable_usages[variable_id]['value']
+              @logger.log(Logger::INFO,
+                          "Got variable value '#{variable_value}' for variable '#{variable_key}' of feature flag '#{feature_flag_key}'.")
+            else
+              @logger.log(Logger::DEBUG,
+                          "Variable '#{variable_key}' is not used in variation '#{variation['key']}'. Returning the default variable value '#{variable_value}'.")
+            end
           else
             @logger.log(Logger::DEBUG,
-                        "Variable '#{variable_key}' is not used in variation '#{variation['key']}'. Returning the default variable value '#{variable_value}'.")
+                        "Feature '#{feature_flag_key}' for variation '#{variation['key']}' is not enabled. Returning the default variable value '#{variable_value}'.")
           end
         else
           @logger.log(Logger::INFO,
diff --git a/spec/project_spec.rb b/spec/project_spec.rb
index ee68e674..ba633269 100644
--- a/spec/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/project_spec.rb
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
     user_id = 'test_user'
     user_attributes = {}
 
-    it 'should call decision listener with correct variable type and value, when user in experiment and feature is not enabled' do
+    it 'should call decision listener with default variable type and value, when user in experiment and feature is not enabled' do
       integer_feature = project_instance.config.feature_flag_key_map['integer_single_variable_feature']
       experiment_to_return = project_instance.config.experiment_id_map[integer_feature['experimentIds'][0]]
       variation_to_return = experiment_to_return['variations'][0]
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
         feature_enabled: false,
         variable_key: 'integer_variable',
         variable_type: 'integer',
-        variable_value: 42,
+        variable_value: 7,
         source: 'EXPERIMENT',
         source_experiment_key: 'test_experiment_integer_feature',
         source_variation_key: 'control'
@@ -2069,7 +2069,12 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
                'integer',
                user_id,
                nil
-             )).to eq(42)
+             )).to eq(7)
+
+      expect(spy_logger).to have_received(:log).once.with(
+        Logger::DEBUG,
+        "Feature 'integer_single_variable_feature' for variation 'control' is not enabled. Returning the default variable value '7'."
+      )
     end
 
     it 'should call decision listener with correct variable type and value, when user in experiment and feature is enabled' do
@@ -2146,7 +2151,7 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
              )).to eq(true)
     end
 
-    it 'should call listener with correct variable type and value, when user in rollout and feature is not enabled' do
+    it 'should call listener with default variable type and value, when user in rollout and feature is not enabled' do
       experiment_to_return = config_body['rollouts'][0]['experiments'][1]
       variation_to_return = experiment_to_return['variations'][0]
       decision_to_return = Optimizely::DecisionService::Decision.new(
@@ -2165,7 +2170,7 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
         feature_enabled: false,
         variable_key: 'boolean_variable',
         variable_type: 'boolean',
-        variable_value: false,
+        variable_value: true,
         source: 'ROLLOUT',
         source_experiment_key: nil,
         source_variation_key: nil
@@ -2178,10 +2183,15 @@ class InvalidErrorHandler; end
                'boolean',
                user_id,
                user_attributes
-             )).to eq(false)
+             )).to eq(true)
+
+      expect(spy_logger).to have_received(:log).once.with(
+        Logger::DEBUG,
+        "Feature 'boolean_single_variable_feature' for variation '177773' is not enabled. Returning the default variable value 'true'."
+      )
     end
 
-    it 'should call listener with correct variable type and value, when user neither in experiment nor in rollout' do
+    it 'should call listener with default variable type and value, when user neither in experiment nor in rollout' do
       allow(project_instance.decision_service).to receive(:get_variation_for_feature).and_return(nil)
 
       expect(project_instance.notification_center).to receive(:send_notifications).once.with(