diff --git a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth.erl b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth.erl
index 1a34257..4bfe8db 100644
--- a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth.erl
+++ b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth.erl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from the dudeswave database.
 -include_lib("storage/include/storage.hrl").
 
 -export([authenticate/2, details/1, new/3,
-    update/4, delete/1, logout/2, auth_cookies/1]).
+    update/4, delete/1, logout/2, auth_cookies/1, invalidate_cookies/1]).
 
 -doc """
 Verify a session with an existing cookie.
@@ -264,4 +264,16 @@ auth_cookies(Req) ->
 	#{dudeauth := Cookie, dudename := User} = cowboy_req:match_cookies([dudeauth,
 	    dudename], Req),
 
-	{User, Cookie}.
\ No newline at end of file
+	{User, Cookie}.
+
+-spec invalidate_cookies(Req) -> Req0 when
+	Req :: cowboy_req:req(),
+	Req0 :: cowboy_req:req().
+
+invalidate_cookies(Req) ->
+	Req0 = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"dudeauth">>, <<"">>, Req,
+	    #{max_age => 0}),
+	Req1 = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"dudename">>, <<"">>, Req0,
+	    #{max_age => 0}),
+
+	Req1.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth_handler.erl b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth_handler.erl
index d2b28f3..063575e 100644
--- a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth_handler.erl
+++ b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_auth_handler.erl
@@ -139,12 +139,9 @@ delete_resource(Req, State) ->
 
 	case dudeswave_auth:logout(User, Auth) of
 		ok ->
-			Req0 = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"dudeauth">>, Auth, Req,
-			    #{max_age => 0}),
-			Req1 = cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie(<<"dudename">>, User, Req0,
-			    #{max_age => 0}),
-			{true, Req1, State};
-		{error, _} -> {false, Req, State}
+			{true, dudeswave_auth:invalidate_cookies(Req), State};
+		{error, _} ->
+			{false, Req, State}
 	end.
 
 delete_completed(Req, State) -> {false, Req, State}.