diff --git a/agent/pkg/controllers/user_controller.go b/agent/pkg/controllers/user_controller.go
index 6232dfa1e..80453d5be 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/controllers/user_controller.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/controllers/user_controller.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Login(c *gin.Context) {
 func Logout(c *gin.Context) {
 	token := c.GetHeader("x-session-token")
 	if err := providers.Logout(token, c.Request.Context()); err != nil {
-		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(401, gin.H{"error": "error occured while logging out, the session might still be valid"})
+		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(500, gin.H{"error": "error occured while logging out, the session might still be valid"})
 	} else {
 		c.JSON(200, "")
 	}
diff --git a/agent/pkg/providers/user_provider.go b/agent/pkg/providers/user_provider.go
index 71b994c19..1e2ba0322 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/providers/user_provider.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/providers/user_provider.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func AnyUserExists(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 
 func Logout(token string, ctx context.Context) error {
 	logoutRequest := client.V0alpha2Api.SubmitSelfServiceLogoutFlowWithoutBrowser(ctx)
-	logoutRequest.SubmitSelfServiceLogoutFlowWithoutBrowserBody(ory.SubmitSelfServiceLogoutFlowWithoutBrowserBody{
+	logoutRequest = logoutRequest.SubmitSelfServiceLogoutFlowWithoutBrowserBody(ory.SubmitSelfServiceLogoutFlowWithoutBrowserBody{
 		SessionToken: token,
 	})
 	if response, err := logoutRequest.Execute(); err != nil {