diff --git a/public_html/js/Auth.js b/public_html/js/Auth.js
index 472e6886..cdaeb0fb 100644
--- a/public_html/js/Auth.js
+++ b/public_html/js/Auth.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ App.Auth = function(jQuery, util, api, appState, promise) {
 	function logout() {
 		return promise.make(function(resolve, reject) {
 			jQuery.removeCookie('auth');
+			appState.set('loginToken', null);
 			return loginAnonymous().then(resolve).fail(reject);
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/public_html/js/Presenters/LogoutPresenter.js b/public_html/js/Presenters/LogoutPresenter.js
index 153361d2..1651f936 100644
--- a/public_html/js/Presenters/LogoutPresenter.js
+++ b/public_html/js/Presenters/LogoutPresenter.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ App.Presenters.LogoutPresenter = function(
 			var $messageDiv = messagePresenter.showInfo($messages, 'Logged out. <a href="">Back to main page</a>');
 			$messageDiv.find('a').click(mainPageLinkClicked);
 		}).fail(function(response) {
-			messagePresenter.showError($messages, response.json && response.json.error || response);
+			messagePresenter.showError(($messages, response.json && response.json.error || response) + '<br/>Reload the page to continue.');
 		});
 	}