diff --git a/logout.go b/logout.go
index 52d69cfb93505f52e2ad662440fec6227d735be1..8e80306fdb3f79d685ac6b255eabd8bf7ca508cf 100644
--- a/logout.go
+++ b/logout.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import "net/http"
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
 
 func (m model) logout(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+	expiration := time.Now()
+	cookie := http.Cookie{Name: "access_token", Value: "", Expires: expiration}
+	http.SetCookie(writer, &cookie)
+	http.Redirect(writer, request, "/", 302)
 }