diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
index 6f072d4d36..4b0ca3d57b 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ module.exports = function MembersAPI({
 
     const memberController = new MemberController({
         memberRepository,
+        productRepository,
         StripePrice,
         tokenService,
         sendEmailWithMagicLink
diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/member.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/member.js
index 25aae2db73..d0c3e1b2ba 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/member.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/member.js
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ module.exports = class MemberController {
     /**
      * @param {object} deps
      * @param {any} deps.memberRepository
+     * @param {any} deps.productRepository
      * @param {any} deps.StripePrice
      * @param {any} deps.tokenService
      * @param {any} deps.sendEmailWithMagicLink
      */
     constructor({
         memberRepository,
+        productRepository,
         StripePrice,
         tokenService,
         sendEmailWithMagicLink
     }) {
         this._memberRepository = memberRepository;
+        this._productRepository = productRepository;
         this._StripePrice = StripePrice;
         this._tokenService = tokenService;
         this._sendEmailWithMagicLink = sendEmailWithMagicLink;
@@ -112,6 +115,13 @@ module.exports = class MemberController {
                 }
 
                 const priceId = price.get('stripe_price_id');
+                const product = await this._productRepository.get({stripe_price_id: priceId});
+
+                if (product.get('active') !== true) {
+                    res.writeHead(403);
+                    return res.end('Tier is archived.');
+                }
+
                 await this._memberRepository.updateSubscription({
                     email,
                     subscription: {
diff --git a/ghost/members-api/test/unit/lib/controllers/member/index.test.js b/ghost/members-api/test/unit/lib/controllers/member/index.test.js
index a0f9eb0728..926f94e55e 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/test/unit/lib/controllers/member/index.test.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/test/unit/lib/controllers/member/index.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const MemberController = require('../../../../../lib/controllers/member');
 
 describe('MemberController', function () {
     describe('updateSubscription', function () {
-        it('Updates a subscriptions plan via the member repository', async function () {
+        it('Updates a subscriptions plan via the member repository if the Tier is active', async function () {
             const tokenService = {
                 decodeToken: sinon.fake.resolves({sub: 'fake@email.com'})
             };
@@ -27,8 +27,69 @@ describe('MemberController', function () {
                 })
             };
 
+            const productRepository = {
+                get: sinon.fake.resolves({
+                    get() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                })
+            };
+
             const controller = new MemberController({
                 memberRepository,
+                productRepository,
+                StripePrice,
+                tokenService
+            });
+
+            const req = {
+                body: {
+                    identity: 'token',
+                    priceId: 'plan_name'
+                },
+                params: {
+                    id: 'subscription_id'
+                }
+            };
+            const res = {
+                writeHead() {},
+                end() {}
+            };
+
+            await controller.updateSubscription(req, res);
+
+            memberRepository.updateSubscription.verify();
+        });
+
+        it('Does not a subscriptions plan via the member repository if the Tier is not active', async function () {
+            const tokenService = {
+                decodeToken: sinon.fake.resolves({sub: 'fake@email.com'})
+            };
+            const StripePrice = {
+                findOne: sinon.fake.returns({
+                    id: 'plan_id',
+                    stripe_price_id: 'stripe_price_id',
+                    get: () => {
+                        return 'stripe_price_id';
+                    }
+                })
+            };
+
+            const memberRepository = {
+                updateSubscription: sinon.mock('updateSubscription').never()
+            };
+
+            const productRepository = {
+                get: sinon.fake.resolves({
+                    get() {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                })
+            };
+
+            const controller = new MemberController({
+                memberRepository,
+                productRepository,
                 StripePrice,
                 tokenService
             });