diff --git a/src/controllers/authentication.js b/src/controllers/authentication.js
index 28a4617867..beb319b04c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/authentication.js
+++ b/src/controllers/authentication.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ authenticationController.localLogin = function(req, username, password, next) {
 
 authenticationController.logout = function(req, res, next) {
 	if (req.user && parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) > 0 && req.sessionID) {
-
+		var uid = parseInt(req.user.uid, 10);
 		require('../socket.io').logoutUser(req.user.uid);
 		db.sessionStore.destroy(req.sessionID, function(err) {
 			if (err) {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ authenticationController.logout = function(req, res, next) {
 			}
 			req.logout();
 
-			plugins.fireHook('action:user.loggedOut', {req: req, res: res, uid: req.user.uid});
+			plugins.fireHook('action:user.loggedOut', {req: req, res: res, uid: uid});
 			res.status(200).send('');
 		});
 	} else {