diff --git a/backend/grant/app.py b/backend/grant/app.py
index 73a17bcd..7f8632c6 100644
--- a/backend/grant/app.py
+++ b/backend/grant/app.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from grant import commands, proposal, user, comment, milestone, admin, email, bl
 from grant.extensions import bcrypt, migrate, db, ma, security
 from grant.settings import SENTRY_RELEASE, ENV
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.flask import FlaskIntegration
-from grant.utils.auth import AuthException, handle_auth_error
+from grant.utils.auth import AuthException, handle_auth_error, get_authed_user
 
 
 def create_app(config_objects=["grant.settings"]):
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ def create_app(config_objects=["grant.settings"]):
     # NOTE: testing mode does not honor this handler, and instead returns the generic 500 response
     app.register_error_handler(AuthException, handle_auth_error)
 
+    @app.after_request
+    def grantio_authed(response):
+        response.headers["X-Grantio-Authed"] = 'yes' if get_authed_user() else 'no'
+        return response
+
     return app
 
 
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ def register_extensions(app):
     security.init_app(app, datastore=user_datastore, register_blueprint=False)
 
     # supports_credentials for session cookies
-    CORS(app, supports_credentials=True)
+    CORS(app, supports_credentials=True, expose_headers='X-Grantio-Authed')
     SSLify(app)
     return None
 
diff --git a/backend/grant/utils/auth.py b/backend/grant/utils/auth.py
index 112bde74..c5722989 100644
--- a/backend/grant/utils/auth.py
+++ b/backend/grant/utils/auth.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def handle_auth_error(e):
 
 
 def get_authed_user():
-    return current_user if current_user.is_authenticated else None
+    return current_user if current_user.is_authenticated and not current_user.banned else None
 
 
 def throw_on_banned(user):
diff --git a/frontend/client/api/axios.ts b/frontend/client/api/axios.ts
index b9bd2939..370c39b0 100644
--- a/frontend/client/api/axios.ts
+++ b/frontend/client/api/axios.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
+import { getStoreRef } from 'store/configure';
+import { checkUser } from 'modules/auth/actions';
 
 const instance = axios.create({
   baseURL: process.env.BACKEND_URL,
@@ -7,9 +9,24 @@ const instance = axios.create({
   withCredentials: true,
 });
 
+let lastAuthed = null as null | string;
+
 instance.interceptors.response.use(
-  // Do nothing to responses
-  res => res,
+  // - watch for changes to auth header and trigger checkUser action if it changes
+  // - this allows for external authorization events to be registered in this context
+  // - external auth events include login/logout in another tab, or
+  //   the user getting banned
+  res => {
+    const authed = res.headers['x-grantio-authed'];
+    if (lastAuthed !== null && lastAuthed !== authed) {
+      const store = getStoreRef();
+      if (store) {
+        store.dispatch<any>(checkUser());
+      }
+    }
+    lastAuthed = authed;
+    return res;
+  },
   // Try to parse error message if possible
   err => {
     if (err.response && err.response.data) {
diff --git a/frontend/client/modules/auth/actions.ts b/frontend/client/modules/auth/actions.ts
index cf0c2285..7258d5c4 100644
--- a/frontend/client/modules/auth/actions.ts
+++ b/frontend/client/modules/auth/actions.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import {
   authUser as apiAuthUser,
   logoutUser,
 } from 'api/api';
+import { AppState } from 'store/reducers';
 import { User } from 'types';
 
+type GetState = () => AppState;
+
 function setSentryScope(user: User) {
   Sentry.configureScope(scope => {
     scope.setUser({
@@ -20,7 +23,17 @@ function setSentryScope(user: User) {
 
 // check if user has authenticated session
 export function checkUser() {
-  return async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>) => {
+  return async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: GetState) => {
+    const state = getState();
+    if (state.auth.isAuthingUser || state.auth.isLoggingOut) {
+      // this happens when axios calls checkUser upon seeing a change in the
+      // custom auth-header, this call will not be ignored on other tabs not
+      // initiating the authentication related behaviors
+      console.info(
+        'ignoring checkUser action b/c we are currently authing or logging out',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     dispatch({ type: types.CHECK_USER_PENDING });
     try {
       const res = await checkUserAuth();
diff --git a/frontend/client/modules/auth/reducers.ts b/frontend/client/modules/auth/reducers.ts
index 66fdff5c..f0afd677 100644
--- a/frontend/client/modules/auth/reducers.ts
+++ b/frontend/client/modules/auth/reducers.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export interface AuthState {
   isCheckingUser: boolean;
   hasCheckedUser: boolean;
 
+  isLoggingOut: boolean;
+
   isCreatingUser: boolean;
   createUserError: string | null;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export const INITIAL_STATE: AuthState = {
   isCheckingUser: false,
   hasCheckedUser: false,
 
+  isLoggingOut: false,
+
   authSignature: null,
   authSignatureAddress: null,
   isSigningAuth: false,
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ export default function createReducer(
     case types.CHECK_USER_REJECTED:
       return {
         ...state,
+        user: null,
         isCheckingUser: false,
         hasCheckedUser: true,
       };
@@ -135,9 +140,22 @@ export default function createReducer(
         signAuthError: action.payload,
       };
 
+    case types.LOGOUT_PENDING:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        isLoggingOut: true,
+        user: null,
+      };
     case types.LOGOUT_FULFILLED:
       return {
         ...state,
+        isLoggingOut: false,
+        user: null,
+      };
+    case types.LOGOUT_REJECTED:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        isLoggingOut: false,
         user: null,
       };
 
diff --git a/frontend/client/store/configure.tsx b/frontend/client/store/configure.tsx
index 75fe415d..3fe92584 100644
--- a/frontend/client/store/configure.tsx
+++ b/frontend/client/store/configure.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ const bindMiddleware = (middleware: MiddleWare[]) => {
   return composeWithDevTools(applyMiddleware(...middleware));
 };
 
+let storeRef = null as null | Store<AppState>;
+export function getStoreRef() {
+  return storeRef;
+}
+
 export function configureStore(initialState: Partial<AppState> = combineInitialState) {
   const store: Store<AppState> = createStore(
     rootReducer,
@@ -44,6 +49,6 @@ export function configureStore(initialState: Partial<AppState> = combineInitialS
       );
     }
   }
-
+  storeRef = store;
   return { store };
 }
diff --git a/frontend/server/components/HTML.tsx b/frontend/server/components/HTML.tsx
index 5c976eb8..416c9383 100644
--- a/frontend/server/components/HTML.tsx
+++ b/frontend/server/components/HTML.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ChunkExtractor } from '@loadable/server';
 export interface Props {
   children: any;
   css: string[];
-  scripts: string[];
   linkTags: Array<React.LinkHTMLAttributes<HTMLLinkElement>>;
   metaTags: Array<React.MetaHTMLAttributes<HTMLMetaElement>>;
   state: string;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ export interface Props {
 
 const HTML: React.SFC<Props> = ({
   children,
-  scripts,
   css,
   state,
   i18n,
@@ -78,9 +76,6 @@ const HTML: React.SFC<Props> = ({
       </head>
       <body>
         <div id="app" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: children }} />
-        {scripts.map(src => {
-          return <script key={src} src={src} />;
-        })}
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/server/render.tsx b/frontend/server/render.tsx
index a5616a2c..bd6e69cc 100644
--- a/frontend/server/render.tsx
+++ b/frontend/server/render.tsx
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ const serverRenderer = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const cssFiles = ['bundle.css', 'vendor.css']
     .map(f => res.locals.assetPath(f))
     .filter(Boolean);
-  const jsFiles = ['vendor.js', 'bundle.js']
-    .map(f => res.locals.assetPath(f))
-    .filter(Boolean);
   const mappedLinkTags = linkTags
     .map(l => ({ ...l, href: res.locals.assetPath(l.href) }))
     .filter(l => !!l.href);
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ const serverRenderer = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const html = renderToString(
     <Html
       css={cssFiles}
-      scripts={jsFiles}
       linkTags={mappedLinkTags}
       metaTags={mappedMetaTags}
       state={state}