diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 3fe2e9c..acdba8c 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const loginHandler = require('./login.js');
 const welcomeHandler = require('./welcome.js');
 const postsHandler = require('./posts.js');
 const addPostHandler = require('./addPost.js');
+const logoutHandler = require('./logout.js');
 
 module.exports = [
   homeHandler,
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ module.exports = [
   loginHandler,
   welcomeHandler,
   postsHandler,
-  addPostHandler
+  addPostHandler,
+  logoutHandler
 ];
diff --git a/src/routes/logout.js b/src/routes/logout.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f641f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/logout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require('env2')('./config.env');
+
+module.exports = {
+  method: 'GET',
+  path: '/logout',
+  handler: (request, reply) => reply.redirect('/')
+            .state('token', null, {
+              path: '/',
+              isHttpOnly: false,
+              isSecure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'PRODUCTION'
+            })
+};
diff --git a/src/views/partials/header.hbs b/src/views/partials/header.hbs
index 32111cb..7b45949 100644
--- a/src/views/partials/header.hbs
+++ b/src/views/partials/header.hbs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <div class="user-info">
       <img src="{{avatar_url}}" alt="{{username}}'s profile picture">
       <strong>{{username}}</strong>
+      <a class="logout-button btn" href="/logout" >logOut</a>
     </div>
   {{/if}}
   <h1>{{title}}</h1>