diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.js b/src/Lifecycle.js
index 7378e982ef..65ff2d6511 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.js
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ function _persistCredentialsToLocalStorage(credentials) {
     console.log(`Session persisted for ${credentials.userId}`);
 }
 
+let _isLoggingOut = false;
+
 /**
  * Logs the current session out and transitions to the logged-out state
  */
@@ -404,6 +406,7 @@ export function logout() {
         return;
     }
 
+    _isLoggingOut = true;
     MatrixClientPeg.get().logout().then(onLoggedOut,
         (err) => {
             // Just throwing an error here is going to be very unhelpful
@@ -419,6 +422,10 @@ export function logout() {
     ).done();
 }
 
+export function isLoggingOut() {
+    return _isLoggingOut;
+}
+
 /**
  * Starts the matrix client and all other react-sdk services that
  * listen for events while a session is logged in.
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ async function startMatrixClient() {
  * storage. Used after a session has been logged out.
  */
 export function onLoggedOut() {
+    _isLoggingOut = false;
     stopMatrixClient();
     _clearStorage().done();
     dis.dispatch({action: 'on_logged_out'});
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 9ea0cb42c8..e1c21f27e1 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -1262,6 +1262,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
             }, true);
         });
         cli.on('Session.logged_out', function(call) {
+            if (Lifecycle.isLoggingOut()) return;
             const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
             Modal.createTrackedDialog('Signed out', '', ErrorDialog, {
                 title: _t('Signed Out'),