diff --git a/recipes/financial_times.recipe b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
index 5ebe84c313..38f32e35df 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 __license__ = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2010-2011, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
 '''
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class FinancialTimes_rss(BasicNewsRecipe):
     handle_gzip = True
     LOGIN = 'https://www.ft.com/login?location=/'
     INDEX = 'https://www.ft.com'
+    LOGOUT = 'https://myaccount.ft.com/logout'
 
     def get_browser(self):
         br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self)
@@ -42,10 +45,15 @@ class FinancialTimes_rss(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.open(self.LOGIN)
             br.select_form(name='enter-email-form')
             br['email'] = self.username
+            br.submit()
+            br.select_form(name='enter-password-form')
             br['password'] = self.password
             br.submit()
         return br
 
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.browser.open(self.LOGOUT)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes('article__header--wrapper article__time-byline article__body n-content-image barrier-grid__heading')
     ]
diff --git a/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe b/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
index 39d68c0a7c..7d0087aedb 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env  python2
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 __license__ = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2010-2015, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
+__copyright__ = '2010-2017, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
 '''
 www.ft.com/uk-edition
 '''
@@ -30,8 +34,10 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     encoding = 'utf8'
     publication_type = 'newspaper'
     handle_gzip = True
-    LOGIN = 'https://accounts.ft.com/login?location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fhome%2Fuk'
-    INDEX = 'https://www.ft.com/uk-edition'
+    LOGIN = 'https://accounts.ft.com/login?location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2F'
+    LOGOUT = 'https://myaccount.ft.com/logout'
+    INDEX = 'http://www.ft.com/uk-edition'
+    PREFIX = 'http://www.ft.com'
 
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes('article__header--wrapper article__time-byline article__body n-content-image barrier-grid__heading')
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.open(self.LOGIN)
             br.select_form(name='enter-email-form')
             br['email'] = self.username
+            br.submit()
+            br.select_form(name='enter-password-form')
             br['password'] = self.password
             br.submit()
         return br
@@ -89,3 +97,6 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             src = unquote(src.rpartition('/')[2].partition('?')[0])
             img['src'] = src
         return soup
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.browser.open(self.LOGOUT)
diff --git a/recipes/financial_times_us.recipe b/recipes/financial_times_us.recipe
index 4fc1b4e59c..6b6c8338a9 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times_us.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times_us.recipe
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env  python2
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 __license__ = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2010-2015, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
+__copyright__ = '2010-2017, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
 '''
 www.ft.com/international-edition
 '''
@@ -30,8 +34,10 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     encoding = 'utf8'
     publication_type = 'newspaper'
     handle_gzip = True
-    LOGIN = 'https://accounts.ft.com/login?location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fhome%2Fuk'
-    INDEX = 'https://www.ft.com/international-edition'
+    LOGIN = 'https://accounts.ft.com/login?location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2F'
+    LOGOUT = 'https://myaccount.ft.com/logout'
+    INDEX = 'http://www.ft.com/international-edition'
+    PREFIX = 'http://www.ft.com'
 
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes('article__header--wrapper article__time-byline article__body n-content-image barrier-grid__heading')
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.open(self.LOGIN)
             br.select_form(name='enter-email-form')
             br['email'] = self.username
+            br.submit()
+            br.select_form(name='enter-password-form')
             br['password'] = self.password
             br.submit()
         return br
@@ -85,3 +93,6 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             src = unquote(src.rpartition('/')[2].partition('?')[0])
             img['src'] = src
         return soup
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.browser.open(self.LOGOUT)