diff --git a/oauthproxy.go b/oauthproxy.go
index 5a237ead..99814233 100644
--- a/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/oauthproxy.go
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) backendLogout(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 && resp.StatusCode != 204 {
 		logger.Errorf("error while calling backend logout url, returned error code %v", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 }