diff --git a/app/components/nav-bar/index.js b/app/components/nav-bar/index.js
index dfb91f27..821d2800 100644
--- a/app/components/nav-bar/index.js
+++ b/app/components/nav-bar/index.js
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ export default class NavBar extends Component {
 
   @action
   async logOut() {
+    const url = `${window.location.origin}/logout`;
+    await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/vnd.api+json',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.api+json',
+        'X-XSRF-TOKEN': document.cookie.match(/XSRF-TOKEN\=([^;]*)/)['1'],
+      },
+    });
     await this.session.invalidate();
   }
 
diff --git a/app/services/session.js b/app/services/session.js
index b9d3962a..089d6e6f 100644
--- a/app/services/session.js
+++ b/app/services/session.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class SessionService extends BaseSessionService {
     @public
   */
   handleInvalidation() {
-    window.location.replace(`${window.location.origin}/logout`);
+    window.location.replace(`${window.location.origin}/`);
   }
 
   handleAuthentication() {