diff --git a/src/core/client/auth/mutations/SignOffMutation.ts b/src/core/client/auth/mutations/SignOffMutation.ts
index b926960df..dcaadfd8f 100644
--- a/src/core/client/auth/mutations/SignOffMutation.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/auth/mutations/SignOffMutation.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,12 @@ export type SignOffMutation = (input: SignOffInput) => Promise<void>;
 export async function commit(
   environment: Environment,
   input: SignOffInput,
-  { rest, postMessage }: TalkContext
+  { rest, localStorage }: TalkContext
 ) {
-  try {
-    await signOff(rest, input);
-    console.log("signing off");
-    // postMessage.send("setAuthToken", result.token, window.opener);
-    // window.close();
-  } catch (err) {
-    // postMessage.send("authError", err.toString(), window.opener);
-  }
+  await signOff(rest, input);
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
+  console.log("Signing off");
+  localStorage.removeItem("authToken");
 }
 
 export const withSignOffMutation = createMutationContainer("signOff", commit);
diff --git a/src/core/client/framework/lib/rest.ts b/src/core/client/framework/lib/rest.ts
index 790465798..9548febea 100644
--- a/src/core/client/framework/lib/rest.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/framework/lib/rest.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ const buildOptions = (inputOptions: RequestInit = {}) => {
 
 const handleResp = (res: Response) => {
   if (res.status > 399) {
-    return res.json().then((err: any) => {
-      // TODO: sync error handling with server.
-      const message = err.message || err.error || res.status;
-      const error = new Error(message);
-      throw error;
-    });
+    return res.text();
+    // TODO (bc): sync error handling with server.
+    // return res.json().then((err: any) => {
+    //   const message = err.message || err.error || res.status;
+    //   const error = new Error(message);
+    //   throw error;
+    // });
   } else if (res.status === 204) {
     return res.text();
   } else {
diff --git a/src/core/server/app/router.ts b/src/core/server/app/router.ts
index 6c06f8848..75b195ab3 100644
--- a/src/core/server/app/router.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/app/router.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,16 @@ function createNewAuthRouter(app: AppOptions, options: RouterOptions) {
     express.json(),
     wrapAuthn(options.passport, app.signingConfig, "local")
   );
+
+  // TODO (bc) - add delete user serverside
+  router.delete("/local", express.json());
+
   router.post(
     "/local/signup",
     express.json(),
     signupHandler({ db: app.mongo, signingConfig: app.signingConfig })
   );
+
   router.post("/sso", wrapAuthn(options.passport, app.signingConfig, "sso"));
   router.get("/oidc", wrapAuthn(options.passport, app.signingConfig, "oidc"));
   router.get(