diff --git a/src/components/Topbar/Topbar.js b/src/components/Topbar/Topbar.js
index d4ac0c34..7b0fbaf8 100644
--- a/src/components/Topbar/Topbar.js
+++ b/src/components/Topbar/Topbar.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { withFlattenedRoutes, withViewport } from '../../util/contextHelpers';
 import { parse, stringify } from '../../util/urlHelpers';
 import { createResourceLocatorString, pathByRouteName } from '../../util/routes';
 import * as propTypes from '../../util/propTypes';
-import { clearUserId } from '../../util/log';
 import {
   Button,
   IconEmailAttention,
@@ -146,9 +145,6 @@ class TopbarComponent extends Component {
         window.location = path;
       }
 
-      // clear user id from logger
-      clearUserId();
-
       // TODO: show flash message
       console.log('logged out'); // eslint-disable-line
     });
diff --git a/src/containers/CheckoutPage/CheckoutPage.duck.js b/src/containers/CheckoutPage/CheckoutPage.duck.js
index 2a8fb446..d1b1fe88 100644
--- a/src/containers/CheckoutPage/CheckoutPage.duck.js
+++ b/src/containers/CheckoutPage/CheckoutPage.duck.js
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ export const initiateOrder = params =>
         return orderId;
       })
       .catch(e => {
-        dispatch(logError(e, 'initiate-order-failed'));
         dispatch(initiateOrderError(e));
+        dispatch(logError(e, 'initiate-order-failed'));
         throw e;
       });
   };
diff --git a/src/containers/SalePage/SalePage.duck.js b/src/containers/SalePage/SalePage.duck.js
index ca7825a1..6f3ccf48 100644
--- a/src/containers/SalePage/SalePage.duck.js
+++ b/src/containers/SalePage/SalePage.duck.js
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ export const acceptSale = id =>
         return response;
       })
       .catch(e => {
+        dispatch(acceptSaleError(e));
         dispatch(
           logError(e, 'accept-sale-failed', {
             txId: id,
             transition: propTypes.TX_TRANSITION_ACCEPT,
           })
         );
-        dispatch(acceptSaleError(e));
         throw e;
       });
   };
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ export const rejectSale = id =>
         return response;
       })
       .catch(e => {
+        dispatch(rejectSaleError(e));
         dispatch(
           logError(e, 'redect-sale-failed', {
             txId: id,
             transition: propTypes.TX_TRANSITION_REJECT,
           })
         );
-        dispatch(rejectSaleError(e));
         throw e;
       });
   };
diff --git a/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js b/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
index 22791717..af0f37b2 100644
--- a/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
+++ b/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { clearCurrentUser, fetchCurrentUser } from './user.duck';
 import { logError } from './log.duck';
+import * as log from '../util/log';
 
 const authenticated = authInfo => authInfo.grantType === 'refresh_token';
 
@@ -157,7 +158,10 @@ export const logout = () =>
       .logout()
       .then(() => dispatch(clearCurrentUser()))
       .then(() => dispatch(logoutSuccess()))
-      .then(() => dispatch(userLogout()))
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(userLogout());
+        log.clearUserId();
+      })
       .catch(e => dispatch(logoutError(e)));
   };
 
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ export const signup = params =>
       .then(() => dispatch(signupSuccess()))
       .then(() => dispatch(login(email, password)))
       .catch(e => {
-        dispatch(logError(e, 'signup-failed'));
         dispatch(signupError(e));
+        dispatch(logError(e, 'signup-failed'));
       });
   };
diff --git a/src/ducks/log.duck.js b/src/ducks/log.duck.js
index 1eaf9df6..147d6ae0 100644
--- a/src/ducks/log.duck.js
+++ b/src/ducks/log.duck.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * A utility duck file that can be used to pass
- * error data to a logger.
+ * A utility duck file that allows logger to be
+ * used with Redux's `dispatch` function.
  */
 
 import * as log from '../util/log';
diff --git a/src/ducks/user.duck.js b/src/ducks/user.duck.js
index 44f3a296..9eb994e4 100644
--- a/src/ducks/user.duck.js
+++ b/src/ducks/user.duck.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { authInfo } from './Auth.duck';
 import { updatedEntities, denormalisedEntities } from '../util/data';
 import { TX_TRANSITION_PREAUTHORIZE } from '../util/propTypes';
-import { setUserId } from '../util/log';
 import { logError } from './log.duck';
+import * as log from '../util/log';
 
 // ================ Action types ================ //
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export const fetchCurrentUser = () =>
         const denormalised = denormalisedEntities(entities, 'current-user', [currentUserId]);
         const currentUser = denormalised[0];
         // set current user id to the logger
-        setUserId(currentUser.id.uuid);
+        log.setUserId(currentUser.id.uuid);
         dispatch(currentUserShowSuccess(currentUser));
         return currentUser;
       })
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ export const createStripeAccount = payoutDetails =>
         dispatch(stripeAccountCreateSuccess(accountResponse));
       })
       .catch(e => {
-        dispatch(logError(e, 'create-stripe-account-failed'));
         dispatch(stripeAccountCreateError(e));
+        dispatch(logError(e, 'create-stripe-account-failed'));
         throw e;
       });
   };