DoLogout = function() { var button = Ext.get('do-logout-menu'); after_logout = function() { // will redirect the UA to the login window.location.href = '/ui/panel' } button.on('click', function(){ Ext.Ajax.request({ url: '/ui/authentication/logout', method: 'POST', params: 'nonce=' + Ext.get("nonce").dom.value, success: after_logout, failure: after_logout }); }) };