diff --git a/cli/cmd/login.go b/cli/cmd/login.go
index c6909d96dd0620cdd7c4a083aaf170841f9d83cc..ac210be646fd12778915ccf1b3429dcae938daa0 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/login.go
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		// log out to remove active session in case an user is already logged in
 		if userToken != "" {
-			_, err := api.Logout(createContextWithAuthorization(), viper.GetString("controllerAPIEndpoint"), nbUserName)
-			if err != nil {
-				pterm.Error.Println("error logging out active user", err)
-			}
+			_, _ = api.Logout(createContextWithAuthorization(), viper.GetString("controllerAPIEndpoint"), nbUserName)
 		}
 
 		// TODO: maybe add credentials in context instead of context.TODO()