diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py
index 41c5d7e3c..a57abbc34 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ def login(self) -> str:
             error_msg = osp.result.err()
             if "The server uses a certificate signed by unknown authority" in error_msg:
                 return "Error: certificate auth failure, please set `skip_tls=True` in TokenAuthentication"
+            elif "invalid" in error_msg:
+                raise PermissionError(error_msg)
             else:
                 return error_msg
         return response.out()
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ def logout(self) -> str:
         """
         This function is used to logout of an OpenShift cluster.
         """
-        response = oc.invoke("logout")
+        args = [f"--token={self.token}", f"--server={self.server}:6443"]
+        response = oc.invoke("logout", args)
         return response.out()
 
 
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
index 30ad8b4df..3f172aa6b 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ def up(self):
         Applies the AppWrapper yaml, pushing the resource request onto
         the MCAD queue.
         """
-        resp = self.config.auth.login()
-        if "invalid" in resp:
-            raise PermissionError(resp)
         namespace = self.config.namespace
         try:
             with oc.project(namespace):
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ def down(self):
                 print("Cluster not found, have you run cluster.up() yet?")
             else:
                 raise osp
-        self.config.auth.logout()
 
     def status(
         self, print_to_console: bool = True
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
index 4d54b4612..c3b4eb2e1 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ class ClusterConfiguration:
     instascale: bool = False
     envs: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
     image: str = "ghcr.io/foundation-model-stack/base:ray2.1.0-py38-gpu-pytorch1.12.0cu116-20221213-193103"
-    auth: Authentication = Authentication()
diff --git a/tests/unit_test.py b/tests/unit_test.py
index f7548e19d..36901b1b1 100644
--- a/tests/unit_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_test.py
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ def test_token_auth_login_logout(mocker):
         "login",
         ["--token=testtoken", "--server=testserver:6443"],
     )
-    assert token_auth.logout() == ("logout",)
+    assert token_auth.logout() == (
+        "logout",
+        ["--token=testtoken", "--server=testserver:6443"],
+    )
 
 
 def test_token_auth_login_tls(mocker):
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ def test_config_creation():
         gpu=7,
         instascale=True,
         machine_types=["cpu.small", "gpu.large"],
-        auth=TokenAuthentication(token="testtoken", server="testserver"),
     )
 
     assert config.name == "unit-test-cluster" and config.namespace == "ns"
@@ -213,7 +215,6 @@ def test_config_creation():
     assert config.template == f"{parent}/src/codeflare_sdk/templates/new-template.yaml"
     assert config.instascale
     assert config.machine_types == ["cpu.small", "gpu.large"]
-    assert config.auth.__class__ == TokenAuthentication
     return config