diff --git a/src/base_page.c b/src/base_page.c
index 07e3bf0..ac19237 100644
--- a/src/base_page.c
+++ b/src/base_page.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ void render_base_page(struct base_page* page, struct session* ssn, mastodont_t*
 
     read_config(ssn);
 
+    if (ssn->config.logged_in)
+        login_string = "";
+
     if (ssn->config.background_url)
     {
         easprintf(&background_url_css, BODY_STYLE, ssn->config.background_url);
diff --git a/src/local_config.h b/src/local_config.h
index 36950af..bd82e26 100644
--- a/src/local_config.h
+++ b/src/local_config.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 struct local_config
 {
     int changed;
+    char* logged_in;
     char* theme;
     char* background_url;
     int themeclr;
diff --git a/src/local_config_set.c b/src/local_config_set.c
index 7b8f258..093b450 100644
--- a/src/local_config_set.c
+++ b/src/local_config_set.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ void read_config(struct session* ssn)
     SET_COOKIE_CONFIG(ssn->post.jslive,
                       ssn->cookies.jslive,
                       ssn->config.jslive);
+    SET_COOKIE_CONFIG(0,
+                      ssn->cookies.logged_in,
+                      ssn->config.logged_in);
     SET_COOKIE_CONFIG((ssn->post.files.content && ssn->post.files.content[0].content),
                       ssn->cookies.background_url,
                       ssn->config.background_url);
diff --git a/src/local_config_set.h b/src/local_config_set.h
index 9c26064..6c7082b 100644
--- a/src/local_config_set.h
+++ b/src/local_config_set.h
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ int set_config_int(int* ssn,
                    char* value);
 
 void load_config(struct session* ssn, mastodont_t* api);
+void read_config(struct session* ssn);
 
 #endif // LOCAL_CONFIG_SET_H