diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5e7672df..68f02dc8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-### Fix
+### Fixes
 
+- Removed editor flag checks from options validation during build process ([#295](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/295))
 - By default, don't block Sentry.Init up to 2 seconds to flush events ([#291](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/291))
 
 ## 0.5.0
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor.iOS/BuildPostProcess.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor.iOS/BuildPostProcess.cs
index 49899e79d..d7b283791 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor.iOS/BuildPostProcess.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor.iOS/BuildPostProcess.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using Sentry.Extensibility;
+using Sentry.Infrastructure;
 using UnityEditor;
 using UnityEditor.Callbacks;
 
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@ public static void OnPostProcessBuild(BuildTarget target, string pathToProject)
             }
 
             var options = ScriptableSentryUnityOptions.LoadSentryUnityOptions();
-            if (!options.ShouldInitializeSdk())
+            if (!options.Validate())
             {
+                new UnityLogger(new SentryOptions()).LogWarning(
+                    "Failed to validate Sentry Options. Xcode project will not be modified.");
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor/SentryWindow.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor/SentryWindow.cs
index cab015d95..c486eb022 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor/SentryWindow.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity.Editor/SentryWindow.cs
@@ -146,15 +146,10 @@ private void DisplayCore()
         {
             GUILayout.Label("Base Options", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
 
-            var dsn = Options.Dsn;
-            dsn = EditorGUILayout.TextField(
+            Options.Dsn = EditorGUILayout.TextField(
                 new GUIContent("DSN", "The URL to your Sentry project. " +
                                       "Get yours on sentry.io -> Project Settings."),
-                dsn);
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dsn))
-            {
-                Options.Dsn = dsn;
-            }
+                Options.Dsn);
 
             Options.CaptureInEditor = EditorGUILayout.Toggle(
                 new GUIContent("Capture In Editor", "Capture errors while running in the Editor."),
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryUnityOptionsExtensions.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryUnityOptionsExtensions.cs
index a22b6ed76..4bc85057e 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryUnityOptionsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryUnityOptionsExtensions.cs
@@ -9,22 +9,34 @@ public static class SentryUnityOptionsExtensions
 
         internal static bool ShouldInitializeSdk(this SentryUnityOptions? options, IApplication? application = null)
         {
-            if (options is null)
+            if (!Validate(options))
             {
-                new UnityLogger(new SentryOptions()).LogWarning(
-                    "Sentry has not been configured. You can do that through the editor: Tools -> Sentry");
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (!options.Enabled)
+            application ??= ApplicationAdapter.Instance;
+            if (!options!.CaptureInEditor && application.IsEditor)
             {
+                options.DiagnosticLogger?.LogInfo("Disabled while in the Editor.");
                 return false;
             }
 
-            application ??= ApplicationAdapter.Instance;
-            if (!options.CaptureInEditor && application.IsEditor)
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        internal static bool Validate(this SentryUnityOptions? options)
+        {
+            if (options is null)
             {
-                options.DiagnosticLogger?.LogInfo("Disabled while in the Editor.");
+                new UnityLogger(new SentryOptions()).LogWarning(
+                    "Sentry has not been configured. You can do that through the editor: Tools -> Sentry");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!options.Enabled)
+            {
+                options.DiagnosticLogger?.LogDebug("Sentry SDK has been disabled." +
+                                                   "\nYou can disable this log by raising the debug verbosity level above 'Debug'.");
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Unity.Tests/SentryUnityOptionsExtensionsTests.cs b/test/Sentry.Unity.Tests/SentryUnityOptionsExtensionsTests.cs
index 874c3b7b0..cafeef828 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Unity.Tests/SentryUnityOptionsExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.Unity.Tests/SentryUnityOptionsExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -26,51 +26,51 @@ private class Fixture
         public void SetUp() => _fixture = new Fixture();
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_OptionsIsNull_ReturnsFalse()
+        public void Validate_OptionsIsNull_ReturnsFalse()
         {
             SentryUnityOptions? options = null;
 
-            var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk();
+            var isValid = options.Validate();
 
-            Assert.IsFalse(shouldInitialize);
+            Assert.IsFalse(isValid);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_OptionsDisabled_ReturnsFalse()
+        public void Validate_OptionsDisabled_ReturnsFalse()
         {
             _fixture.Enabled = false;
             var options = _fixture.GetSut();
 
-            var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk();
+            var isValid = options.Validate();
 
-            Assert.IsFalse(shouldInitialize);
+            Assert.IsFalse(isValid);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_NotCaptureInEditorAndApplicationIsEditor_ReturnsFalse()
+        public void Validate_DsnEmpty_ReturnsFalse()
         {
-            _fixture.CaptureInEditor = false;
+            _fixture.Dsn = string.Empty;
             var options = _fixture.GetSut();
 
-            var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk(_fixture.TestApplication);
+            var isValid = options.Validate();
 
-            Assert.IsFalse(shouldInitialize);
+            Assert.IsFalse(isValid);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_DsnEmpty_ReturnsFalse()
+        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_CorrectlyConfiguredForEditor_ReturnsTrue()
         {
-            _fixture.Dsn = string.Empty;
             var options = _fixture.GetSut();
 
-            var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk();
+            var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk(_fixture.TestApplication);
 
-            Assert.IsFalse(shouldInitialize);
+            Assert.IsTrue(shouldInitialize);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_CorrectlyConfiguredForEditor_ReturnsTrue()
+        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_CorrectlyConfigured_ReturnsTrue()
         {
+            _fixture.TestApplication = new TestApplication(false);
             var options = _fixture.GetSut();
 
             var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk(_fixture.TestApplication);
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ public void ShouldInitializeSdk_CorrectlyConfiguredForEditor_ReturnsTrue()
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_CorrectlyConfigured_ReturnsTrue()
+        public void ShouldInitializeSdk_NotCaptureInEditorAndApplicationIsEditor_ReturnsFalse()
         {
-            _fixture.TestApplication = new TestApplication(false);
+            _fixture.CaptureInEditor = false;
             var options = _fixture.GetSut();
 
             var shouldInitialize = options.ShouldInitializeSdk(_fixture.TestApplication);
 
-            Assert.IsTrue(shouldInitialize);
+            Assert.IsFalse(shouldInitialize);
         }
     }
 }