diff --git a/lib/destroy.js b/lib/destroy.js
index e1f4bd5..680dd9a 100644
--- a/lib/destroy.js
+++ b/lib/destroy.js
@@ -6,19 +6,26 @@ var internals = module.exports.internals = {}
 internals.request = require('../utils/request')
 internals.clearSession = require('../utils/clear-session')
 internals.get = require('./get')
+internals.isSignedIn = require('./is-signed-in')
 
 function destroy (state) {
   var accountProperties = internals.get(state)
 
-  return internals.request({
-    method: 'DELETE',
-    url: state.url + '/session/account',
-    headers: {
-      authorization: 'Session ' + state.account.session.id
-    }
-  })
+  var promise = Promise.resolve()
+
+  if (internals.isSignedIn(state)) {
+    promise = promise.then(function () {
+      internals.request({
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        url: state.url + '/session/account',
+        headers: {
+          authorization: 'Session ' + state.account.session.id
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
 
-  .then(function () {
+  return promise.then(function () {
     internals.clearSession({
       cacheKey: state.cacheKey
     })
diff --git a/test/integration/destroy-test.js b/test/integration/destroy-test.js
index 51f2846..b3a831b 100644
--- a/test/integration/destroy-test.js
+++ b/test/integration/destroy-test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var nock = require('nock')
 var clone = require('lodash/clone')
 var signInResponse = clone(require('../fixtures/signin.json'))
 var simple = require('simple-mock')
+var lolex = require('lolex')
 
 var baseURL = 'http://localhost:3000'
 var options = {
@@ -60,3 +61,42 @@ test('destroy account', function (t) {
 
   .catch(t.error)
 })
+
+test('destroy account even when session is invalid', function (t) {
+  store.clear()
+  t.plan(5)
+
+  // mock the Date object to always return 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
+  var clock = lolex.install(0)
+  var account = new Account({
+    url: baseURL,
+    id: 'abc4567'
+  })
+
+  var signOutHandler = simple.stub()
+  var destroyHandler = simple.stub()
+  account.on('signout', signOutHandler)
+  account.on('destroy', destroyHandler)
+
+  account.destroy(options)
+
+  .then(function () {
+    clock.uninstall()
+    t.pass('destroys account')
+
+    t.deepEqual(signOutHandler.lastCall.arg, {
+      createdAt: '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      id: 'abc4567'
+    }, '"signout" event emitted with account object')
+
+    t.deepEqual(destroyHandler.lastCall.arg, {
+      createdAt: '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      id: 'abc4567'
+    }, '"destroy" event emitted with account object')
+
+    t.is(signOutHandler.callCount, 1, '"signout" event emitted once')
+    t.is(destroyHandler.callCount, 1, '"destroy" event emitted once')
+  })
+
+  .catch(t.error)
+})