diff --git a/docs/customization/route_config.md b/docs/customization/route_config.md
index 46d1c6597..09a15da09 100644
--- a/docs/customization/route_config.md
+++ b/docs/customization/route_config.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ update the paths for `except`:
 public $globals = [
     'before' => [
         // ...
-        'session' => ['except' => ['*/login*', '*/register', '*/auth/a/*']],
+        'session' => ['except' => ['*/login*', '*/register', '*/auth/a/*', '*/logout']],
     ],
     // ...
 ];
diff --git a/docs/quick_start_guide/using_session_auth.md b/docs/quick_start_guide/using_session_auth.md
index 645d2a1b2..43e3fe80f 100644
--- a/docs/quick_start_guide/using_session_auth.md
+++ b/docs/quick_start_guide/using_session_auth.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If you want to limit all routes (e.g. `localhost:8080/admin`, `localhost:8080/pa
 public $globals = [
     'before' => [
         // ...
-        'session' => ['except' => ['login*', 'register', 'auth/a/*']],
+        'session' => ['except' => ['login*', 'register', 'auth/a/*', 'logout']],
     ],
     // ...
 ];
diff --git a/docs/references/controller_filters.md b/docs/references/controller_filters.md
index 88dfe4c1a..7b88cc264 100644
--- a/docs/references/controller_filters.md
+++ b/docs/references/controller_filters.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ If you want to limit all routes (e.g. `localhost:8080/admin`, `localhost:8080/pa
 public $globals = [
     'before' => [
         // ...
-        'session' => ['except' => ['login*', 'register', 'auth/a/*']],
+        'session' => ['except' => ['login*', 'register', 'auth/a/*', 'logout']],
     ],
     // ...
 ];
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Then the global `before` filter for `session` should look like so:
 public $globals = [
     'before' => [
         // ...
-        'session' => ['except' => ['accounts/login*', 'accounts/register', 'accounts/auth/a/*']]
+        'session' => ['except' => ['accounts/login*', 'accounts/register', 'accounts/auth/a/*', 'accounts/logout']]
     ]
 ]
 ```