diff --git a/client/admin/dashboardPage.html b/client/admin/dashboardPage.html
index 4163b13..c9f55c7 100644
--- a/client/admin/dashboardPage.html
+++ b/client/admin/dashboardPage.html
@@ -641,10 +641,9 @@ <h2 class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900" id="slide-over-title">Details</h2>
             try {
               // GET request to our logout endpoint /v1/admin/logout
               let response = await fetch(`/v1/admin/logout`, {
-                method: "GET",
+                method: "DELETE",
                 headers: {
                   "Content-type": "application/json",
-                  Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
                 },
               });
               // if the response is not ok, throw an error
diff --git a/routes/admin.routes.js b/routes/admin.routes.js
index f3ba84a..58aebbe 100644
--- a/routes/admin.routes.js
+++ b/routes/admin.routes.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { loginSchema } from "../services/admin/users/schema/loginSchema.js";
 import { tokenRefreshHandler, tokenRefreshDeleteHandler } from "../services/admin/users/refresh.js";
 import { refreshSchema } from "../services/admin/users/schema/refreshSchema.js";
 
+import { logoutHandler } from "../services/admin/users/logout.js";
+
 import { authenticateAdminRequest, authenticateWebAdminRequest } from "../utils/authenticate.js";
 
 const adminRoutes = async function (fastify, options) {
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ const adminRoutes = async function (fastify, options) {
   fastify.post("/login", loginSchema, loginHandler);
   fastify.post("/refresh", refreshSchema, tokenRefreshHandler);
   fastify.delete("/refresh", refreshSchema, tokenRefreshDeleteHandler);
+  fastify.delete("/logout", logoutHandler);
 
   //admin web user interface routes
   fastify.get("/dashboard", { onRequest: [authenticateWebAdminRequest] }, (request, reply) => {
diff --git a/services/admin/users/logout.js b/services/admin/users/logout.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..822f2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/admin/users/logout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import config from "../../../config.js";
+
+export const logoutHandler = async function (request, reply) {
+  try {
+    reply.headers({
+      "set-cookie": [`adminDashboardAccessToken=; Path=/; Expires=;`],
+      "x-authc-app-origin": config.ADMINORIGIN,
+    });
+
+    reply.code(204);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw { statusCode: err.statusCode, message: err.message };
+  }
+};