diff --git a/server/src/uds/osmanagers/LinuxOsManager/linux_osmanager.py b/server/src/uds/osmanagers/LinuxOsManager/linux_osmanager.py
index 3fcf91740..c4cd62103 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/osmanagers/LinuxOsManager/linux_osmanager.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/osmanagers/LinuxOsManager/linux_osmanager.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_noop as _
 
 from uds.core import osmanagers, types
+from uds.core.managers.userservice import UserServiceManager
 from uds.core.ui import gui
 from uds.core.util import fields, log
 from uds.core.types.states import State
@@ -115,10 +116,12 @@ def handle_unused(self, userservice: 'UserService') -> None:
             log.log(
                 userservice,
                 types.log.LogLevel.INFO,
-                'Unused user service for too long. Removing due to OS Manager parameters.',
+                'Unused user service for too long. Releasing (logout) due to OS Manager parameters.',
                 types.log.LogSource.OSMANAGER,
             )
-            userservice.release()
+            osmanagers.OSManager.logged_out(userservice, username='unused')
+            # release_from_logout handles cache return if pool allows it, else releases
+            UserServiceManager.manager().release_from_logout(userservice)
 
     def is_persistent(self) -> bool:
         return fields.onlogout_field_is_persistent(self.on_logout)
diff --git a/server/src/uds/osmanagers/WindowsOsManager/windows.py b/server/src/uds/osmanagers/WindowsOsManager/windows.py
index e44993e59..7c0f40634 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/osmanagers/WindowsOsManager/windows.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/osmanagers/WindowsOsManager/windows.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_noop as _
 
 from uds.core import osmanagers, types
+from uds.core.managers.userservice import UserServiceManager
 from uds.core.ui import gui
 from uds.core.util import log, fields
 from uds.core.types.states import State
@@ -107,10 +108,12 @@ def handle_unused(self, userservice: 'UserService') -> None:
             log.log(
                 userservice,
                 types.log.LogLevel.INFO,
-                'Unused user service for too long. Removing due to OS Manager parameters.',
+                'Unused user service for too long. Releasing (logout) due to OS Manager parameters.',
                 types.log.LogSource.OSMANAGER,
             )
-            userservice.release()
+            osmanagers.OSManager.logged_out(userservice, username='unused')
+            # release_from_logout handles cache return if pool allows it, else releases
+            UserServiceManager.manager().release_from_logout(userservice)
 
     def is_persistent(self) -> bool:
         return fields.onlogout_field_is_persistent(self.on_logout)
diff --git a/server/src/uds/workers/assigned_unused.py b/server/src/uds/workers/assigned_unused.py
index 2e2477875..482ee294e 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/workers/assigned_unused.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/workers/assigned_unused.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@
 
 from django.db.models import Q, Count
 
-from uds.core import types
+from uds.core import types, osmanagers
 from uds.core.jobs import Job
+from uds.core.managers.userservice import UserServiceManager
 from uds.core.util import log
 from uds.core.util.config import GlobalConfig
 from uds.core.types.states import State
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ def run(self) -> None:
                         us,
                         types.log.LogLevel.INFO,
                         source=types.log.LogSource.SERVER,
-                        message='Removing unused assigned service',
+                        message='Releasing (logout) unused assigned service',
                     )
-                    us.release()
+                    osmanagers.OSManager.logged_out(us, username='unused')
+                    # release_from_logout handles cache return if pool allows it, else releases
+                    UserServiceManager.manager().release_from_logout(us)