diff --git a/src/app/controllers/sidemenuCtrl.js b/src/app/controllers/sidemenuCtrl.js
index 14b1c44494d..83a94c527da 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/sidemenuCtrl.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/sidemenuCtrl.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function (angular, _, $, config) {
 
         $scope.bottomLinks.push({
           text: "Sign out",
+          target: "_self",
           icon: "fa fa-fw fa-sign-out",
           href: $scope.getUrl("/logout"),
         });
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ function (angular, _, $, config) {
       $scope.bottomLinks.push({
         text: "Sign out",
         icon: "fa fa-fw fa-sign-out",
+        target: "_self",
         href: $scope.getUrl("/logout"),
       });
     };
diff --git a/src/app/partials/sidemenu.html b/src/app/partials/sidemenu.html
index 29ea75d7357..a690890a3cc 100644
--- a/src/app/partials/sidemenu.html
+++ b/src/app/partials/sidemenu.html
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 	</ul>
 
 	<ul class="sidemenu sidemenu-small"  style="margin-top:50px">
-
 		<li ng-repeat="item in bottomLinks">
 			<a href="{{item.href}}" class="sidemenu-item" target="{{item.target}}">
 				<img ng-if="item.imgSrc" ng-src="{{item.imgSrc}}">
@@ -36,6 +35,5 @@
 				<span class="sidemenu-item-text">{{item.text}}</span>
 	   	</a>
 		</li>
-
 	</ul>
 </div>