diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 90fd8a32..90a8f80d 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				<button class="icon sign-in" data-target="#sign-in" data-title="Sign in" data-placement="top" title="Sign in to Shout"></button>
 				<button class="icon connect" data-target="#connect" data-title="Connect" data-placement="top" title="Connect to network"></button>
 				<button class="icon settings" data-target="#settings" data-title="Settings" data-placement="top" title="Client settings"></button>
-				<a href="" class="icon sign-out" data-placement="top" title="Sign out"></a>
+				<button id="sign-out" class="icon sign-out" data-placement="top" title="Sign out"></button>
 			</footer>
 		</aside>
 		<div id="main">
diff --git a/client/js/chat.js b/client/js/chat.js
index 32019d4f..c45fb75f 100644
--- a/client/js/chat.js
+++ b/client/js/chat.js
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ $(function() {
 			.sticky();
 	});
 
+	sidebar.on("click", "#sign-out", function() {
+		location.reload();
+	});
+
 	sidebar.on("click", ".close", function() {
 		var cmd = "/close";
 		var chan = $(this).closest(".chan");