diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/login.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/login.rs
index 138451fc..c3499247 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/login.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/login.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use cortex_login::{
     safe_format_key, save_auth_with_fallback,
 };
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::io::{IsTerminal, Read};
+use std::io::{BufRead, IsTerminal, Read};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// Check for duplicate config override keys and warn the user.
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ fn get_cortex_home() -> PathBuf {
     })
 }
 
+/// Read and parse a logout confirmation response.
+pub fn read_logout_confirmation<R: BufRead>(reader: &mut R) -> std::io::Result<bool> {
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    reader.read_line(&mut input)?;
+    let input = input.trim().to_lowercase();
+    Ok(input == "y" || input == "yes")
+}
+
 /// Run login with API key.
 pub async fn run_login_with_api_key(config_overrides: CliConfigOverrides, api_key: String) -> ! {
     check_duplicate_config_overrides(&config_overrides);
@@ -205,13 +213,18 @@ pub async fn run_logout(config_overrides: CliConfigOverrides, skip_confirmation:
                 );
                 let _ = std::io::Write::flush(&mut std::io::stderr());
 
-                let mut input = String::new();
-                if std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).is_ok() {
-                    let input = input.trim().to_lowercase();
-                    if input != "y" && input != "yes" {
+                let stdin = std::io::stdin();
+                let mut stdin = stdin.lock();
+                match read_logout_confirmation(&mut stdin) {
+                    Ok(true) => {}
+                    Ok(false) => {
                         print_info("Logout cancelled.");
                         std::process::exit(0);
                     }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        print_error(&format!("Failed to read logout confirmation: {e}"));
+                        std::process::exit(1);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/tests/logout_confirmation.rs b/src/cortex-cli/tests/logout_confirmation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe15c245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/tests/logout_confirmation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use std::io::{self, BufRead, Cursor, Read};
+
+use cortex_cli::login::read_logout_confirmation;
+
+struct FailingReader;
+
+impl Read for FailingReader {
+    fn read(&mut self, _buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        Err(io::Error::other("stdin unavailable"))
+    }
+}
+
+impl BufRead for FailingReader {
+    fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
+        Err(io::Error::other("stdin unavailable"))
+    }
+
+    fn consume(&mut self, _amt: usize) {}
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn logout_confirmation_accepts_yes_values() {
+    let mut lowercase = Cursor::new(b"yes\n");
+    assert!(read_logout_confirmation(&mut lowercase).unwrap());
+
+    let mut uppercase = Cursor::new(b"Y\n");
+    assert!(read_logout_confirmation(&mut uppercase).unwrap());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn logout_confirmation_rejects_empty_or_negative_values() {
+    let mut empty = Cursor::new(b"\n");
+    assert!(!read_logout_confirmation(&mut empty).unwrap());
+
+    let mut no = Cursor::new(b"no\n");
+    assert!(!read_logout_confirmation(&mut no).unwrap());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn logout_confirmation_propagates_read_errors() {
+    let mut reader = FailingReader;
+    let error = read_logout_confirmation(&mut reader).unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(error.kind(), io::ErrorKind::Other);
+}