diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/welcome.html b/src/main/resources/templates/welcome.html
index ab0a093..67b3131 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/welcome.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/welcome.html
@@ -59,8 +59,17 @@ <h2 class="adding-signature">Digital signing</h2>
     const fileNameText = document.querySelector("#file-name");
     const exampleDocument = document.querySelector("#example-document");
 
+    const csrfToken = document.querySelector('#csrftoken').content;
+    const csrfHeaderName = document.querySelector('#csrfheadername').content;
+
     document.querySelector("#webeid-logout-button").addEventListener("click", async () => {
-        await fetch("/logout");
+        await fetch("/logout", {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                [csrfHeaderName]: csrfToken
+            }
+        });
         window.location.href = "/";
     });
 
@@ -68,9 +77,6 @@ <h2 class="adding-signature">Digital signing</h2>
         window.location.href = "/sign/download";
     });
 
-    const csrfToken = document.querySelector('#csrftoken').content;
-    const csrfHeaderName = document.querySelector('#csrfheadername').content;
-
     const lang = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("lang") || "en";
 
     signButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {