diff --git a/js/components/header.js b/js/components/header.js
index af2171bf..f899def8 100644
--- a/js/components/header.js
+++ b/js/components/header.js
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import UserStore from '../stores/user_store';
 import WhitelabelActions from '../actions/whitelabel_actions';
 import WhitelabelStore from '../stores/whitelabel_store';
 
-import Alt from '../alt';
-
 import Nav from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Nav';
 import Navbar from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Navbar';
 import CollapsibleNav from 'react-bootstrap/lib/CollapsibleNav';
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ let Header = React.createClass({
         showAddWork: React.PropTypes.bool
     },
 
-    mixins: [Router.Navigation, Router.State],
+    mixins: [Router.State],
 
     getDefaultProps() {
         return {
@@ -56,14 +54,6 @@ let Header = React.createClass({
         WhitelabelStore.unlisten(this.onChange);
     },
 
-    handleLogout(){
-        UserActions.logoutCurrentUser();
-        Alt.flush();
-        // kill intercom (with fire)
-        window.Intercom('shutdown');
-        this.transitionTo('login');
-    },
-
     getLogo(){
         let logo = (
             <span>
@@ -120,7 +110,7 @@ let Header = React.createClass({
                 <DropdownButton eventKey="1" title={this.state.currentUser.username}>
                     <MenuItemLink eventKey="2" to="settings">{getLangText('Account Settings')}</MenuItemLink>
                     <MenuItem divider />
-                    <MenuItem eventKey="3" onClick={this.handleLogout}>{getLangText('Log out')}</MenuItem>
+                    <MenuItemLink eventKey="3" to="logout">{getLangText('Log out')}</MenuItemLink>
                   </DropdownButton>
             );
 
diff --git a/js/components/logout_container.js b/js/components/logout_container.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..713cac7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/components/logout_container.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import Router from 'react-router';
+
+let Link = Router.Link;
+import UserActions from '../actions/user_actions';
+import Alt from '../alt';
+
+import AppConstants from '../constants/application_constants';
+let baseUrl = AppConstants.baseUrl;
+
+let LogoutContainer = React.createClass({
+
+    mixins: [Router.Navigation, Router.State],
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        UserActions.logoutCurrentUser();
+        Alt.flush();
+        // kill intercom (with fire)
+        window.Intercom('shutdown');
+        this.transitionTo(baseUrl);
+    },
+
+    render() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+});
+
+
+export default LogoutContainer;
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/prize/routes.js b/js/components/whitelabel/prize/routes.js
index 9821fc79..72513419 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/prize/routes.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/prize/routes.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Router from 'react-router';
 
 import Landing from './components/landing';
 import LoginContainer from './components/login_container';
+import LogoutContainer from '../../../components/logout_container';
 import SignupContainer from './components/signup_container';
 import PasswordResetContainer from '../../../components/password_reset_container';
 import PrizeRegisterPiece from './components/register_piece';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ function getRoutes(commonRoutes) {
         <Route name="app" path={baseUrl} handler={App}>
             <Route name="landing" path={baseUrl} handler={Landing} />
             <Route name="login" path="login" handler={LoginContainer} />
+            <Route name="logout" path="logout" handler={LogoutContainer} />
             <Route name="signup" path="signup" handler={SignupContainer} />
             <Route name="password_reset" path="password_reset" handler={PasswordResetContainer} />
             <Route name="register_piece" path="register_piece" handler={PrizeRegisterPiece} />
diff --git a/js/routes.js b/js/routes.js
index 8b038372..90248ef2 100644
--- a/js/routes.js
+++ b/js/routes.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import PieceContainer from './components/ascribe_detail/piece_container';
 import EditionContainer from './components/ascribe_detail/edition_container';
 
 import LoginContainer from './components/login_container';
+import LogoutContainer from './components/logout_container';
 import SignupContainer from './components/signup_container';
 import PasswordResetContainer from './components/password_reset_container';
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const COMMON_ROUTES = (
     <Route>
         <Route name="signup" path="signup" handler={SignupContainer} />
         <Route name="login" path="login" handler={LoginContainer} />
+        <Route name="logout" path="logout" handler={LogoutContainer} />
         <Route name="pieces" path="collection" handler={PieceList} />
         <Route name="piece" path="pieces/:pieceId" handler={PieceContainer} />
         <Route name="edition" path="editions/:editionId" handler={EditionContainer} />