diff --git a/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.js b/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.js
index 2eda11421..e0af76f17 100644
--- a/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.js
+++ b/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.js
@@ -1,36 +1,55 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { branding } from 'stripes-config';
-import { Redirect } from 'react-router';
 
 import {
   Button,
   Col,
   Headline,
+  LoadingView,
   Row,
 } from '@folio/stripes-components';
 
 import OrganizationLogo from '../OrganizationLogo';
 import { useStripes } from '../../StripesContext';
+import { logout } from '../../loginServices';
 
 import styles from './LogoutTimeout.css';
 
 /**
  * LogoutTimeout
- * For unauthenticated users, show a "sorry, your session timed out" message
- * with a link to login page. For authenticated users, redirect to / since
- * showing such a message would be a misleading lie.
+ * Show a "sorry, your session timed out message"; if the session is still
+ * active, call logout() to end it.
  *
  * Having a static route to this page allows the logout handler to choose
  * between redirecting straight to the login page (if the user chose to
- * logout) or to this page (if the session timeout out).
+ * logout) or to this page (if the session timed out).
  *
  * This corresponds to the '/logout-timeout' route.
  */
 const LogoutTimeout = () => {
   const stripes = useStripes();
+  const [didLogout, setDidLogout] = useState(false);
 
-  if (stripes.okapi.isAuthenticated) {
-    return <Redirect to="/" />;
+  useEffect(
+    () => {
+      if (stripes.okapi.isAuthenticated) {
+        // returns a promise, which we ignore
+        logout(stripes.okapi.url, stripes.store)
+          .then(setDidLogout(true));
+      } else {
+        setDidLogout(true);
+      }
+    },
+    // no dependencies because we only want to start the logout process once.
+    // we don't care about changes to stripes; certainly it'll be updated as
+    // part of the logout process
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    []
+  );
+
+  if (!didLogout) {
+    return <LoadingView />;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.test.js b/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.test.js
index 55c9c9b5b..6efff5e0c 100644
--- a/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.test.js
+++ b/src/components/LogoutTimeout/LogoutTimeout.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { render, screen } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react
 
 import LogoutTimeout from './LogoutTimeout';
 import { useStripes } from '../../StripesContext';
+import { logout } from '../../loginServices';
+
 
 
 jest.mock('../OrganizationLogo');
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ jest.mock('react-router', () => ({
   Redirect: () => <div>Redirect</div>,
 }));
 
+jest.mock('../../loginServices', () => ({
+  logout: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
 describe('LogoutTimeout', () => {
   it('if not authenticated, renders a timeout message', async () => {
     const mockUseStripes = useStripes;
@@ -19,11 +25,12 @@ describe('LogoutTimeout', () => {
     screen.getByText('stripes-core.rtr.idleSession.sessionExpiredSoSad');
   });
 
-  it('if authenticated, renders a redirect', async () => {
+  it('if authenticated, calls logout then renders a timeout message', async () => {
     const mockUseStripes = useStripes;
     mockUseStripes.mockReturnValue({ okapi: { isAuthenticated: true } });
 
     render(<LogoutTimeout />);
-    screen.getByText('Redirect');
+    expect(logout).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    screen.getByText('stripes-core.rtr.idleSession.sessionExpiredSoSad');
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/MainNav/MainNav.js b/src/components/MainNav/MainNav.js
index 856f82a44..85f1dfb57 100644
--- a/src/components/MainNav/MainNav.js
+++ b/src/components/MainNav/MainNav.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { Icon } from '@folio/stripes-components';
 
 import { withModules } from '../Modules';
 import { LastVisitedContext } from '../LastVisited';
-import { getLocale, logout as sessionLogout } from '../../loginServices';
 import {
   updateQueryResource,
   getLocationQuery,
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ class MainNav extends Component {
       userMenuOpen: false,
     };
     this.store = props.stripes.store;
-    this.logout = this.logout.bind(this);
     this.getAppList = this.getAppList.bind(this);
   }
 
@@ -116,14 +114,6 @@ class MainNav extends Component {
     });
   }
 
-  // return the user to the login screen, but after logging in they will be brought to the default screen.
-  logout() {
-    const { okapi } = this.store.getState();
-
-    return getLocale(okapi.url, this.store, okapi.tenant)
-      .then(sessionLogout(okapi.url, this.store, this.props.history));
-  }
-
   getAppList(lastVisited) {
     const { stripes, location: { pathname }, modules, intl: { formatMessage } } = this.props;
 
@@ -213,10 +203,7 @@ class MainNav extends Component {
                   target="_blank"
                 />
                 <NavDivider md="hide" />
-                <ProfileDropdown
-                  onLogout={this.logout}
-                  stripes={stripes}
-                />
+                <ProfileDropdown stripes={stripes} />
               </nav>
             </header>
           );
diff --git a/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.js b/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.js
index ff1707764..21ca8f4e1 100644
--- a/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.js
+++ b/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import createInactivityTimer from 'inactivity-timer';
 import ms from 'ms';
 
-import { logout, SESSION_NAME } from '../../loginServices';
+import { SESSION_NAME } from '../../loginServices';
 import KeepWorkingModal from './KeepWorkingModal';
 import { useStripes } from '../../StripesContext';
 import {
@@ -21,19 +21,13 @@ import { toggleRtrModal } from '../../okapiActions';
 // RTR error in this window: logout
 export const thisWindowRtrError = (_e, stripes, history) => {
   console.warn('rtr error; logging out'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
-  return logout(stripes.okapi.url, stripes.store)
-    .then(() => {
-      history.push('/logout-timeout');
-    });
+  history.push('/logout-timeout');
 };
 
 // idle session timeout in this window: logout
 export const thisWindowRtrTimeout = (_e, stripes, history) => {
   stripes.logger.log('rtr', 'idle session timeout; logging out');
-  return logout(stripes.okapi.url, stripes.store)
-    .then(() => {
-      history.push('/logout-timeout');
-    });
+  history.push('/logout-timeout');
 };
 
 // localstorage change in another window: logout?
@@ -43,16 +37,10 @@ export const thisWindowRtrTimeout = (_e, stripes, history) => {
 export const otherWindowStorage = (e, stripes, history) => {
   if (e.key === RTR_TIMEOUT_EVENT) {
     stripes.logger.log('rtr', 'idle session timeout; logging out');
-    return logout(stripes.okapi.url, stripes.store)
-      .then(() => {
-        history.push('/logout-timeout');
-      });
+    history.push('/logout-timeout');
   } else if (!localStorage.getItem(SESSION_NAME)) {
     stripes.logger.log('rtr', 'external localstorage change; logging out');
-    return logout(stripes.okapi.url, stripes.store)
-      .then(() => {
-        history.push('/');
-      });
+    history.push('/logout');
   }
   return Promise.resolve();
 };
diff --git a/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.test.js b/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.test.js
index 09b68f19a..24d9fd04c 100644
--- a/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.test.js
+++ b/src/components/SessionEventContainer/SessionEventContainer.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import SessionEventContainer, {
   thisWindowRtrError,
   thisWindowRtrTimeout,
 } from './SessionEventContainer';
-import { logout, SESSION_NAME } from '../../loginServices';
+import { SESSION_NAME } from '../../loginServices';
 import { RTR_TIMEOUT_EVENT } from '../Root/constants';
 
 import { toggleRtrModal } from '../../okapiActions';
@@ -69,11 +69,8 @@ describe('SessionEventContainer', () => {
 describe('SessionEventContainer event listeners', () => {
   it('thisWindowRtrError', async () => {
     const history = { push: jest.fn() };
-    const logoutMock = logout;
-    logoutMock.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
 
-    await thisWindowRtrError(null, { okapi: { url: 'http' } }, history);
-    expect(logout).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    thisWindowRtrError(null, { okapi: { url: 'http' } }, history);
     expect(history.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/logout-timeout');
   });
 
@@ -89,11 +86,8 @@ describe('SessionEventContainer event listeners', () => {
     };
 
     const history = { push: jest.fn() };
-    const logoutMock = logout;
-    await logoutMock.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
 
-    await thisWindowRtrTimeout(null, s, history);
-    expect(logout).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    thisWindowRtrTimeout(null, s, history);
     expect(history.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/logout-timeout');
   });
 
@@ -115,8 +109,7 @@ describe('SessionEventContainer event listeners', () => {
       };
       const history = { push: jest.fn() };
 
-      await otherWindowStorage(e, s, history);
-      expect(logout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(s.okapi.url, s.store);
+      otherWindowStorage(e, s, history);
       expect(history.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/logout-timeout');
     });
 
@@ -133,9 +126,8 @@ describe('SessionEventContainer event listeners', () => {
       };
       const history = { push: jest.fn() };
 
-      await otherWindowStorage(e, s, history);
-      expect(logout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(s.okapi.url, s.store);
-      expect(history.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/');
+      otherWindowStorage(e, s, history);
+      expect(history.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/logout');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/jest/__mock__/stripesComponents.mock.js b/test/jest/__mock__/stripesComponents.mock.js
index d24089613..0747a52a4 100644
--- a/test/jest/__mock__/stripesComponents.mock.js
+++ b/test/jest/__mock__/stripesComponents.mock.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ jest.mock('@folio/stripes-components', () => ({
     </ul>
   )),
   Loading: () => <div>Loading</div>,
+  LoadingView: () => <div>LoadingView</div>,
   MessageBanner: jest.fn(({ show, children }) => { return show ? <>{children}</> : <></>; }),
 
   // oy, dismissible. we need to pull it out of props so it doesn't