# I keep getting randomly logged out

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921>\
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**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921 "2020-03-20T21:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921/1 "2020-03-20T21:18:39Z")

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Like, I’ll click on a different forum or a different thread, and suddenly I have to log in again. It’s been doing this the last couple days.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921/2 "2020-03-21T03:53:14Z")

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Are you using the http:// version of the site, or the https:// version of the site? Check your bookmark, you want the latter.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921/3 "2020-03-21T04:12:25Z")

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As **Atamasama** said, make sure that your bookmark or whatever gets you here is https and not http. That is by far the most common cause of this issue.

Another thing that can cause this is a cookie problem of some sort. Make sure that your browser is set to accept cookies and that you aren’t using some sort of private browsing mode. Also, make sure that you aren’t using any sort of cookie cleaner that might be wiping out cookies while you are browsing.

We are having a lot of server issues at the moment, but as far as I am aware none of our current server problems cause you to get logged out. I personally haven’t been logged out yet.

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**Author:** ![Dude111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dude111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dude111)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-randomly-logged-out/849921/4 "2020-03-23T17:50:34Z")

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Make sure REMEMBER ME is checked,then you should stay logged in on the HTTP side also…  
Good luck 🙂
