diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8191bb0..199b1ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config.yaml
 slack
 logs/
-mautrix-slack.db
+*.db*
 registration.yaml
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ed25f7..f1aadd7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ require (
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/slack-go/slack => github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.0.0-20230529112042-04e062c05e8b
+replace github.com/slack-go/slack => github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.11.3-0.20230919144304-36e35976c9c3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 559e75b..a45c495 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.0 h1:Shsta01QNfFxHCfpW6YH2STWB0MudeXXEWMr20OEh60=
-github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.0.0-20230529112042-04e062c05e8b h1:SCBqU2C4ka1BZigu025aZGsTL62oJdlQFRWmzE/nWXg=
-github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.0.0-20230529112042-04e062c05e8b/go.mod h1:hlGi5oXA+Gt+yWTPP0plCdRKmjsDxecdHxYQdlMQKOw=
+github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.11.3-0.20230919144304-36e35976c9c3 h1:jtszdZhFmxxstuHffDZ3r5SKtRQ4uHanv8+ODgCmArc=
+github.com/beeper/slackgo v0.11.3-0.20230919144304-36e35976c9c3/go.mod h1:hlGi5oXA+Gt+yWTPP0plCdRKmjsDxecdHxYQdlMQKOw=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 h1:RrqgGjYQKalulkV8NGVIfkXQf6YYmOyiJKk8iXXhfZs=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 1227c7d..66d6f84 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ func (user *User) LogoutUserTeam(userTeam *database.UserTeam) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if _, err := userTeam.Client.SendAuthSignout(); err != nil {
+		user.log.Errorfln("Failed to send auth.signout request to Slack! %v", err)
+	}
+
 	userTeam.Client = nil
 
 	user.BridgeStates[userTeam.Key.TeamID].Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateLoggedOut})
@@ -404,15 +408,17 @@ func (user *User) slackMessageHandler(userTeam *database.UserTeam) {
 			userTeam.Upsert()
 
 			user.tryAutomaticDoublePuppeting(userTeam)
-			user.BridgeStates[userTeam.Key.TeamID].Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateBackfilling})
-
 			user.log.Infofln("connected to team %s as %s", userTeam.TeamName, userTeam.SlackEmail)
 
-			portals := user.bridge.dbPortalsToPortals(user.bridge.DB.Portal.GetAllForUserTeam(userTeam.Key))
-			for _, portal := range portals {
-				err := portal.ForwardBackfill()
-				if err != nil {
-					user.log.Warnfln("Forward backfill for portal %s failed: %v", portal.Key, err)
+			if user.bridge.Config.Bridge.Backfill.Enable {
+				user.BridgeStates[userTeam.Key.TeamID].Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateBackfilling})
+
+				portals := user.bridge.dbPortalsToPortals(user.bridge.DB.Portal.GetAllForUserTeam(userTeam.Key))
+				for _, portal := range portals {
+					err := portal.ForwardBackfill()
+					if err != nil {
+						user.log.Warnfln("Forward backfill for portal %s failed: %v", portal.Key, err)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			user.BridgeStates[userTeam.Key.TeamID].Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateConnected})