diff --git a/recipes/wsj.recipe b/recipes/wsj.recipe
index 5e8e6adefc..e6fc4c6a42 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj.recipe
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
             self.log('Performing login callback...')
             res = br.submit()
             self.wsj_itp_page = raw = res.read()
-            if b'>Sign Out<' not in raw:
+            if b'logout' not in raw:
                 raise ValueError(
                     'Failed to login (callback URL failed), check username and password')
             return br