diff --git a/lib/api/telegram/client.js b/lib/api/telegram/client.js
index 385e929d2..87b84c5ed 100644
--- a/lib/api/telegram/client.js
+++ b/lib/api/telegram/client.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class TelegramClientApi {
     #client;
     #events;
     #listeners = {};
-    #authenticated;
+    #authenticated = true;
 
     constructor ( { apiId, apiHash, session, deviceModel, appVersion, connectionRetries = Infinity, logLevel, connect, ...options } = {} ) {
         this.#activityManager = new ActivityManager( {
@@ -176,7 +176,13 @@ export default class TelegramClientApi {
             [ method ]( ...args ) // eslint-disable-line no-unexpected-multiline
             .then( data => result( 200, data ) )
             .catch( e => {
-                if ( e.code === 401 ) this.#authenticated = false;
+
+                // session terminated
+                if ( e.code === 401 ) {
+                    this.#authenticated = false;
+
+                    this.#events.emit( "signout" );
+                }
 
                 return result.catch( e, {
                     "log": false,