diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/client.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/client.ts
index 306442880..3cbd6b5bf 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/client.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/client.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
   reset as resetUpdatesManager,
   scheduleGetChannelDifference,
 } from '../updateManager';
+import { pause } from '../../../util/schedulers';
 
 const DEFAULT_USER_AGENT = 'Unknown UserAgent';
 const DEFAULT_PLATFORM = 'Unknown platform';
@@ -163,9 +164,13 @@ export function setIsPremium({ isPremium }: { isPremium: boolean }) {
   client.setIsPremium(isPremium);
 }
 
+const LOG_OUT_TIMEOUT = 2500;
 export async function destroy(noLogOut = false, noClearLocalDb = false) {
-  if (!noLogOut) {
-    await invokeRequest(new GramJs.auth.LogOut());
+  if (!noLogOut && client.isConnected()) {
+    await Promise.race([
+      invokeRequest(new GramJs.auth.LogOut()),
+      pause(LOG_OUT_TIMEOUT),
+    ]);
   }
 
   if (!noClearLocalDb) {