diff --git a/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js b/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
index 95787125..b6df11e7 100644
--- a/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
+++ b/src/ducks/Auth.duck.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export const SIGNUP_REQUEST = 'app/Auth/SIGNUP_REQUEST';
 export const SIGNUP_SUCCESS = 'app/Auth/SIGNUP_SUCCESS';
 export const SIGNUP_ERROR = 'app/Auth/SIGNUP_ERROR';
 
+// Generic user_logout action that can be handled elsewhere
+// E.g. src/reducers.js clears store as a consequence
+export const USER_LOGOUT = 'app/USER_LOGOUT';
+
 // ================ Reducer ================ //
 
 const initialState = {
@@ -110,6 +114,8 @@ export const signupRequest = () => ({ type: SIGNUP_REQUEST });
 export const signupSuccess = () => ({ type: SIGNUP_SUCCESS });
 export const signupError = error => ({ type: SIGNUP_ERROR, payload: error, error: true });
 
+export const userLogout = () => ({ type: USER_LOGOUT });
+
 // ================ Thunks ================ //
 
 export const authInfo = () =>
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ export const logout = () =>
       .logout()
       .then(() => dispatch(clearCurrentUser()))
       .then(() => dispatch(logoutSuccess()))
+      .then(() => dispatch(userLogout()))
       .catch(e => dispatch(logoutError(e)));
   };
 
diff --git a/src/ducks/Auth.test.js b/src/ducks/Auth.test.js
index 36bee79b..9fe8dae1 100644
--- a/src/ducks/Auth.test.js
+++ b/src/ducks/Auth.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import reducer, {
   signupRequest,
   signupSuccess,
   signupError,
+  userLogout,
 } from './Auth.duck';
 
 // Create a dispatch function that correctly calls the thunk functions
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ describe('Auth duck', () => {
           [logoutRequest()],
           [clearCurrentUser()],
           [logoutSuccess()],
+          [userLogout()],
         ]);
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/reducers.js b/src/reducers.js
index 6fa17e41..35959fa2 100644
--- a/src/reducers.js
+++ b/src/reducers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
+import { USER_LOGOUT } from './ducks/Auth.duck';
 import * as globalReducers from './ducks';
 import * as pageReducers from './containers/reducers';
 
@@ -9,8 +10,13 @@ import * as pageReducers from './containers/reducers';
  * which is page specific.
  * Future: this structure could take in asyncReducers, which are changed when you navigate pages.
  */
-const createReducer = function createReducer() {
-  return combineReducers({ ...globalReducers, ...pageReducers });
+const appReducer = combineReducers({ ...globalReducers, ...pageReducers });
+
+const createReducer = () => {
+  return (state, action) => {
+    const appState = action.type === USER_LOGOUT ? undefined : state;
+    return appReducer(appState, action);
+  };
 };
 
 export default createReducer;