diff --git a/app/account/login/code/page.tsx b/app/account/login/code/page.tsx
index 05f075e..140126e 100644
--- a/app/account/login/code/page.tsx
+++ b/app/account/login/code/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default function Login() {
   const router = useRouter()
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const checkStatus = async () => {
+    const validateStageTwo = async () => {
       setErrorMessage("")
       setIsLoading(true)
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function Login() {
       }
     }
 
-    checkStatus()
+    validateStageTwo()
   }, [magicCode, router])
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ export default function Login() {
 
       if (response.ok && data.success) {
         Cookies.set("key", data.key)
-        Cookies.remove("email")
         Cookies.remove("stageTwoKey")
         router.push("/account/dashboard")
       } else {
diff --git a/app/account/logout/page.tsx b/app/account/logout/page.tsx
index af4976a..a9e5baa 100644
--- a/app/account/logout/page.tsx
+++ b/app/account/logout/page.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,66 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react"
 import { Flex, Text, Spinner } from "@radix-ui/themes"
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
+import Cookies from "js-cookie"
 
 export default function Logout() {
   const router = useRouter()
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const verifyKey = async () => {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3001/auth/validateKey', {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ email: Cookies.get("email"), key: Cookies.get("key") }),
+        })
+
+        const data = await response.json()
+
+        if (data.error) {
+          router.push('/account/login')
+          return false;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("There was a problem with checking the existing key:", error);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const logoutUser = async () => {
+      const keycheck = await verifyKey()
+      if (keycheck !== false) {
+        try {
+          const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3001/auth/logout', {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: {
+              "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ email: Cookies.get("email"), key: Cookies.get("key") }),
+          })
+
+          const data = await response.json()
+
+          if (data.success) {
+            Cookies.remove("key")
+            Cookies.remove("email")
+            router.push("/account/login")
+          } else if (data.error) {
+            console.error("There was a problem with processing the logout on the backend:", data.error);
+          } else {
+            console.error("There was a problem with processing the logout on the backend:");
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error("There was a problem with processing the logout on the backend:", error);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      router.push("/account/login")
-    }, 5000)
+      logoutUser()
+    }, 1250)
 
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
   }, [router])