diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/auth/logout/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/auth/logout/route.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e55c2e1e..000000000
--- a/apps/web/src/app/[locale]/auth/logout/route.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
-
-import { resetUser } from "@/app/guest";
-import { absoluteUrl } from "@/utils/absolute-url";
-
-export async function POST() {
-  const res = NextResponse.redirect(absoluteUrl("/login"), 302);
-  await resetUser(res);
-  return res;
-}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/api/logout/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/api/logout/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6887de148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/api/logout/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+import { resetUser } from "@/app/guest";
+
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  const res = NextResponse.json({ ok: 1 });
+  await resetUser(req, res);
+  return res;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/components/logout-button.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/components/logout-button.tsx
index c78496dfc..47693ac86 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/components/logout-button.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/components/logout-button.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
 import { Button, ButtonProps } from "@rallly/ui/button";
-import { signOut } from "next-auth/react";
 
 import { usePostHog } from "@/utils/posthog";
 
@@ -15,12 +14,10 @@ export function LogoutButton({
       {...rest}
       onClick={async (e) => {
         onClick?.(e);
+        await fetch("/api/logout", { method: "POST" });
         posthog?.capture("logout");
         posthog?.reset();
-        signOut({
-          redirect: true,
-          callbackUrl: "/login",
-        });
+        window.location.href = "/login";
       }}
     >
       {children}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/guest.ts b/apps/web/src/app/guest.ts
index 20d245c3a..c56cd5e61 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/guest.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/guest.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+import languages from "@rallly/languages";
+import languageParser from "accept-language-parser";
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { encode, JWT } from "next-auth/jwt";
 
 import { absoluteUrl } from "@/utils/absolute-url";
 import { randomid } from "@/utils/nanoid";
 
+const supportedLocales = Object.keys(languages);
+
 function getCookieSettings() {
   const secure = absoluteUrl().startsWith("https://");
   const prefix = secure ? "__Secure-" : "";
@@ -14,6 +18,16 @@ function getCookieSettings() {
   };
 }
 
+export async function getLocaleFromHeader(req: NextRequest) {
+  // Check if locale is specified in header
+  const headers = req.headers;
+  const acceptLanguageHeader = headers.get("accept-language");
+  const localeFromHeader = acceptLanguageHeader
+    ? languageParser.pick(supportedLocales, acceptLanguageHeader)
+    : null;
+  return localeFromHeader ?? "en";
+}
+
 async function setCookie(res: NextResponse, jwt: JWT) {
   const { name, secure } = getCookieSettings();
 
@@ -32,25 +46,20 @@ async function setCookie(res: NextResponse, jwt: JWT) {
   });
 }
 
-export async function resetUser(res: NextResponse) {
+export async function resetUser(req: NextRequest, res: NextResponse) {
   // resets to a new guest user
+  const locale = await getLocaleFromHeader(req);
+
   const jwt: JWT = {
     sub: `user-${randomid()}`,
     email: null,
+    locale,
   };
 
   await setCookie(res, jwt);
 }
 
-export async function initGuest(
-  req: NextRequest,
-  res: NextResponse,
-  {
-    locale,
-  }: {
-    locale: string;
-  },
-) {
+export async function initGuest(req: NextRequest, res: NextResponse) {
   const { name } = getCookieSettings();
 
   if (req.cookies.has(name)) {
@@ -58,6 +67,8 @@ export async function initGuest(
     return;
   }
 
+  const locale = await getLocaleFromHeader(req);
+
   const jwt: JWT = {
     sub: `user-${randomid()}`,
     email: null,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/middleware.ts b/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
index 9a3425677..23e50cdb6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import languages from "@rallly/languages";
-import languageParser from "accept-language-parser";
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import withAuth from "next-auth/middleware";
 
-import { initGuest } from "@/app/guest";
+import { getLocaleFromHeader, initGuest } from "@/app/guest";
 import { isSelfHosted } from "@/utils/constants";
 
 const supportedLocales = Object.keys(languages);
 
 export const middleware = withAuth(
   async function middleware(req) {
-    const { headers, nextUrl } = req;
+    const { nextUrl } = req;
     const newUrl = nextUrl.clone();
 
     // if the user is already logged in, don't let them access the login page
@@ -28,20 +27,14 @@ export const middleware = withAuth(
       newUrl.pathname = `/${locale}${newUrl.pathname}`;
     } else {
       // Check if locale is specified in header
-      const acceptLanguageHeader = headers.get("accept-language");
-      const localeFromHeader = acceptLanguageHeader
-        ? languageParser.pick(supportedLocales, acceptLanguageHeader)
-        : null;
-      locale = localeFromHeader ?? "en";
+      locale = await getLocaleFromHeader(req);
 
       newUrl.pathname = `/${locale}${newUrl.pathname}`;
     }
 
     const res = NextResponse.rewrite(newUrl);
 
-    await initGuest(req, res, {
-      locale,
-    });
+    await initGuest(req, res);
 
     return res;
   },