diff --git a/internal/api/auth.go b/internal/api/auth.go
index b03767f02..6062238c2 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 	jwt "github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/supabase/auth/internal/conf"
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ func (a *API) requireAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (con
 		return ctx, err
 	}
 
-	ctx, err = a.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx)
+	routeContext := chi.RouteContext(ctx)
+	skipSessionMissingError := routeContext != nil && routeContext.RouteMethod == http.MethodPost && routeContext.RoutePath == "/logout"
+
+	ctx, err = a.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx, skipSessionMissingError)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx, err
 	}
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ func (a *API) parseJWTClaims(bearer string, r *http.Request) (context.Context, e
 	return withToken(ctx, token), nil
 }
 
-func (a *API) maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
+func (a *API) maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx context.Context, skipSessionMissingError bool) (context.Context, error) {
 	db := a.db.WithContext(ctx)
 	claims := getClaims(ctx)
 
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ func (a *API) maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, erro
 		}
 		session, err = models.FindSessionByID(db, sessionId, false)
 		if err != nil {
-			if models.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+			if models.IsNotFoundError(err) && !skipSessionMissingError {
 				return ctx, forbiddenError(ErrorCodeSessionNotFound, "Session from session_id claim in JWT does not exist").WithInternalError(err).WithInternalMessage(fmt.Sprintf("session id (%s) doesn't exist", sessionId))
 			}
 			return ctx, err
diff --git a/internal/api/auth_test.go b/internal/api/auth_test.go
index 71afe6638..0e7ebe8cf 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (ts *AuthTestSuite) TestMaybeLoadUserOrSession() {
 
 			ctx, err := ts.API.parseJWTClaims(userJwt, req)
 			require.NoError(ts.T(), err)
-			ctx, err = ts.API.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx)
+			ctx, err = ts.API.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx, false)
 			if c.ExpectedError != nil {
 				require.Equal(ts.T(), c.ExpectedError.Error(), err.Error())
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/api/mfa_test.go b/internal/api/mfa_test.go
index 4e2a79758..542e50f53 100644
--- a/internal/api/mfa_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/mfa_test.go
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func (ts *MFATestSuite) TestSessionsMaintainAALOnRefresh() {
 
 	ctx, err := ts.API.parseJWTClaims(data.Token, req)
 	require.NoError(ts.T(), err)
-	ctx, err = ts.API.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx)
+	ctx, err = ts.API.maybeLoadUserOrSession(ctx, false)
 	require.NoError(ts.T(), err)
 	require.True(ts.T(), getSession(ctx).IsAAL2())
 }