diff --git a/.changeset/polite-beans-sit.md b/.changeset/polite-beans-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acd4186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/polite-beans-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@hydrofoil/shell-auth": patch
+---
+
+log-in and log-out method should be allowed to be non-async
diff --git a/packages/auth/index.ts b/packages/auth/index.ts
index 2ed169a..4bc9bf0 100644
--- a/packages/auth/index.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/index.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface AuthState {
 }
 
 export interface Effects {
-  logIn(arg?: { returnTo?: string | NamedNode }): Promise<void>
-  logOut(): Promise<void>
+  logIn(arg?: { returnTo?: string | NamedNode }): Promise<void> | void
+  logOut(): Promise<void> | void
 }
 
 type R = typeof reducers