diff --git a/src/Client.js b/src/Client.js
index c673cef..51a6f25 100644
--- a/src/Client.js
+++ b/src/Client.js
@@ -702,7 +702,14 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
         await this.pupPage.evaluate(() => {
             return window.Store.AppState.logout();
         });
-
+        await this.pupBrowser.close();
+        
+        let maxDelay = 0;
+        while (this.pupBrowser.isConnected() && (maxDelay < 10)) { // waits a maximum of 1 second before calling the AuthStrategy
+            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+            maxDelay++; 
+        }
+        
         await this.authStrategy.logout();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/authStrategies/LocalAuth.js b/src/authStrategies/LocalAuth.js
index c66cfff..8309c3d 100644
--- a/src/authStrategies/LocalAuth.js
+++ b/src/authStrategies/LocalAuth.js
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class LocalAuth extends BaseAuthStrategy {
 
     async logout() {
         if (this.userDataDir) {
-            return (fs.rmSync ? fs.rmSync : fs.rmdirSync).call(this, this.userDataDir, { recursive: true });
+            return (fs.rmSync ? fs.rmSync : fs.rmdirSync).call(this, this.userDataDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
         }
     }
 
 }
 
-module.exports = LocalAuth;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = LocalAuth;