diff --git a/src/components/auth/authControl.js b/src/components/auth/authControl.js
index b6756bbf7e69fae54e29ff0cae2c43379776c96b..ebf8aaecea2cb684d4ec910a62db98ccc9de1bc3 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/authControl.js
+++ b/src/components/auth/authControl.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import { Nav } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { GlobalContext } from "../../contexts/GlobalContext";
 
 export default function AuthControl() {
-  const { api_host, isAuthenticated } = useContext(GlobalContext);
+  const { api_host, isAuthenticated, loggedInUserName } = useContext(GlobalContext);
 
   console.log("loggedIn: ", isAuthenticated);
 
   if (isAuthenticated) {
     return (
       <Nav.Link as={NavLink} to="/logout">
-        Logout
+        {`Logout ${loggedInUserName}`}
       </Nav.Link>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/contexts/GlobalContext.js b/src/contexts/GlobalContext.js
index 291a6905a5e80c028adbcf213da7b557be9db2d6..e9cfce15d0ed60aa11521f813d03eb9564c0fc6b 100644
--- a/src/contexts/GlobalContext.js
+++ b/src/contexts/GlobalContext.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function GlobalContextProvider({ children }) {
     setIsAuthenticated(false);
     setSessionid(null);
     history.replace("/");
-    setLoggedInUserName("nobody");
+    setLoggedInUserName("");
     return null;
   };