diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/components/UserAvatar.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/components/UserAvatar.tsx
index 2421912..19a65e8 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/components/UserAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/components/UserAvatar.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export default function UserAvatar({ session }: { session: Session | null }) {
   const updateUserSettings = useUserSettingsStore(
     (state) => state.updateUserSettings,
   );
+  const clearUserSettings = useUserSettingsStore(
+    (state) => state.clearUserSettings,
+  );
   const unauthenticatedMenuItems: MenuItem[] = [
     {
       key: 'signin',
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ export default function UserAvatar({ session }: { session: Session | null }) {
       key: 'signout',
       onPress: async () => {
         await signOut();
-        updateUserSettings({}, false);
+        clearUserSettings();
         const logoutUrl = new URL(
           `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER}/protocol/openid-connect/logout`,
         );
diff --git a/src/app/stores/userSettingsStore.ts b/src/app/stores/userSettingsStore.ts
index d258867..32a64cc 100644
--- a/src/app/stores/userSettingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/app/stores/userSettingsStore.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware';
 import type {} from '@redux-devtools/extension';
 import { UserSettingsDto } from '@/app/api.types'; // required for devtools typing
 import { logger } from '@/logger';
-import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 
 const log = logger.child({ module: 'error' });
 
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ interface UserSettingsState {
     updatedSettings: Partial<UserSettingsDto>,
     persist?: boolean,
   ) => void;
+  clearUserSettings: () => void;
 }
 
 export const useUserSettingsStore = create<UserSettingsState>()(
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export const useUserSettingsStore = create<UserSettingsState>()(
             }));
           }
         },
+        clearUserSettings: () => {
+          set({ userSettings: {} });
+        },
       }),
       {
         name: 'user-settings-storage',