diff --git a/pages/base.py b/pages/base.py
index 574faf0..8e63166 100644
--- a/pages/base.py
+++ b/pages/base.py
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class Base(Page):
         from pages.profile import Profile
         return Profile(self.testsetup)
 
+    def logout_using_url(self):
+        self.get_relative_path(u'/logout')
+
     class Header(Page):
 
         _search_box_locator = (By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'input.search-query')
diff --git a/pages/home_page.py b/pages/home_page.py
index 7a95265..a17f86c 100644
--- a/pages/home_page.py
+++ b/pages/home_page.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-
+from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
 from pages.base import Base
 
 
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ class Home(Base):
         Base.__init__(self, testsetup)
         if open_url:
             self.selenium.get(self.base_url)
+
+    def wait_for_user_login(self):
+        # waits to see if user gets logged back in
+        # if not then all ok
+        try:
+            WebDriverWait(self.selenium, 20).until(lambda s: self.is_user_loggedin)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
diff --git a/tests/test_account.py b/tests/test_account.py
index 35e6ce7..db88e8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/tests/test_account.py
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ class TestAccount:
         home_page.header.click_logout_menu_item()
         Assert.true(home_page.is_browserid_link_present)
 
+    @pytest.mark.nondestructive
+    def test_logout_verify_bid(self, mozwebqa):
+        # issue https://github.com/mozilla/mozillians-tests/issues/99
+
+        home_page = Home(mozwebqa)
+        Assert.true(home_page.is_csrf_token_present)
+        home_page.login()
+        Assert.true(home_page.header.is_logout_menu_item_present)
+        home_page.logout_using_url()
+
+        home_page.wait_for_user_login()
+        Assert.true(home_page.is_browserid_link_present)
+
     @pytest.mark.skip_selenium
     @pytest.mark.nondestructive
     def test_that_links_in_footer_return_200_code(self, mozwebqa):