bitmask.bonafide.user.logout fails randomly

apparently, the call to the API fails randomly:

elijah: i haven't figured out the pattern yet
elijah: when it fails, it returns the username as the error message
elijah: bitmask.bonafide.user.logout(this.id)
elijah: in: user_section.js, logout(), which calls...
elijah: in: account.js, logout(), which calls
elijah: in: bitmask.js, bitmask.bonafide.user.logout(id)

(from redmine: created on 2016-11-11)