diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index df66b57..0e76e11 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ def auth_login():
 @app.route("/auth/logout")
 def auth_logout():
     session.clear()
-    return redirect("/", 303)
+    return redirect(url_for("page_login"), 303)
 
 
 @app.get("/editor")
 async def page_editor():
     user = get_user()
     if user is None:
-        return redirect("/login")
+        return redirect("/login", 302)
 
     did: str = user.did
     pds: str = user.pds_url
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ async def page_editor():
 async def post_editor_profile():
     user = get_user()
     if user is None:
-        return redirect("/login", 303)
+        url = url_for("auth_logout")
+        return htmx_response(redirect=url) if htmx else redirect(url, 303)
 
     display_name = request.form.get("displayName")
     description = request.form.get("description", "")
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@ async def post_editor_profile():
     if success:
         kv = KV(app, app.logger, "profile_from_did")
         kv.set(user.did, json.dumps(record))
+    else:
+        app.logger.warning("log out user for now")
+        url = url_for("auth_logout")
+        return htmx_response(redirect=url) if htmx else redirect(url, 303)
 
     if htmx:
         return htmx_response(
@@ -191,7 +196,8 @@ async def post_editor_profile():
 async def post_editor_links():
     user = get_user()
     if user is None:
-        return redirect("/login", 303)
+        url = url_for("auth_logout")
+        return htmx_response(redirect=url) if htmx else redirect(url, 303)
 
     links: list[dict[str, str]] = []
     hrefs = request.form.getlist("link-href")
@@ -232,6 +238,10 @@ async def post_editor_links():
     if success:
         kv = KV(app, app.logger, "links_from_did")
         kv.set(user.did, json.dumps(record))
+    else:
+        app.logger.warning("log out user for now")
+        url = url_for("auth_logout")
+        return htmx_response(redirect=url) if htmx else redirect(url, 303)
 
     if htmx:
         return htmx_response(
diff --git a/src/templates/_editor_links.html b/src/templates/_editor_links.html
index 884e3bd..1945f95 100644
--- a/src/templates/_editor_links.html
+++ b/src/templates/_editor_links.html
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     </template>
   </div>
 
+  <noscript>
+    JavaScript is needed for a better experience configuring the links.
+  </noscript>
+
   <form
     method="post"
     action="/editor/links"
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
           <div x-show="!editing">
             <link-editor-buttons>
               <button type="button" @click="editing = true">edit</button>
-              <button type="button" @click="if (confirm('delete ' + link.title + '?')) links.splice(index, 1)">delete</button>
+              <button type="button" @click="if (confirm('delete ' + link.title + '?')) { linksChanged = true; links.splice(index, 1); }">delete</button>
             </link-editor-buttons>
           </div>
           <div x-show="editing">
diff --git a/src/templates/editor.html b/src/templates/editor.html
index 7561a83..e586f57 100644
--- a/src/templates/editor.html
+++ b/src/templates/editor.html
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
       <h2>profile</h2>
       {% include "_editor_profile.html" %}
 
-      <noscript>
-        JavaScript is needed for a better experience configuring the links.
-      </noscript>
-
       {% include "_editor_links.html" %}
 
       <footer>