diff --git a/config/cart.php b/config/cart.php
index da86159..d8ee7c3 100644
--- a/config/cart.php
+++ b/config/cart.php
@@ -11,6 +11,37 @@ return [
     | Taxable interface and use the HasTax trait.
     |
     */
-    'tax' => 21
+
+    'tax' => 21,
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Shoppingcart database settings
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you can set the connection that the shoppingcart should use when
+    | storing and restoring a cart.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'database' => [
+
+        'connection' => null,
+
+        'table' => 'shoppingcart',
+
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Destroy the cart on user logout
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | When this option is set to 'true' the cart will automatically
+    | destroy all cart instances when the user logs out.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'destroy_on_logout' => false,
 
 ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Cart.php b/src/Cart.php
index 2c0ae40..e87a129 100644
--- a/src/Cart.php
+++ b/src/Cart.php
@@ -493,7 +493,9 @@ class Cart
      */
     private function getConnection()
     {
-        return app(DatabaseManager::class)->connection(config('cart.database.connection', config('database.default')));
+        $connectionName = $this->getConnectionName();
+
+        return app(DatabaseManager::class)->connection($connectionName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -505,4 +507,16 @@ class Cart
     {
         return config('cart.database.table', 'shoppingcart');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the database connection name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function getConnectionName()
+    {
+        $connection = config('cart.database.connection');
+
+        return is_null($connection) ? config('database.default') : $connection;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php b/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
index a0bc8a7..979f579 100644
--- a/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Gloudemans\Shoppingcart;
 
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout;
+use Illuminate\Session\SessionManager;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
 class ShoppingcartServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ class ShoppingcartServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         $config = __DIR__ . '/../config/cart.php';
         $this->mergeConfigFrom($config, 'cart');
 
+        $this->publishes([__DIR__ . '/../config/cart.php' => config_path('cart.php')], 'config');
+
+        $this->app['events']->listen(Logout::class, function () {
+            if ($this->app['config']->get('cart.destroy_on_logout')) {
+                $this->app->make(SessionManager::class)->forget('cart');
+            }
+        });
+
         if ( ! class_exists('CreateShoppingcartTable')) {
             // Publish the migration
             $timestamp = date('Y_m_d_His', time());
diff --git a/tests/CartTest.php b/tests/CartTest.php
index fca6a86..b7df8d2 100644
--- a/tests/CartTest.php
+++ b/tests/CartTest.php
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ class CartTest extends Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase
 
         $cartItem = $cart->get('027c91341fd5cf4d2579b49c4b6a90da');
 
-        $this->assertEquals('Mockery_0_Gloudemans_Shoppingcart_Contracts_Buyable', PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::readAttribute($cartItem, 'associatedModel'));
+        $this->assertContains('Gloudemans_Shoppingcart_Contracts_Buyable', PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::readAttribute($cartItem, 'associatedModel'));
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -909,6 +909,22 @@ class CartTest extends Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(3.80, $cart->tax(2));
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_will_destroy_the_cart_when_the_user_logs_out_and_the_config_setting_was_set_to_true()
+    {
+        $this->app['config']->set('cart.destroy_on_logout', true);
+
+        $session = Mockery::mock(\Illuminate\Session\SessionManager::class);
+
+        $session->shouldReceive('forget')->once()->with('cart');
+
+        $this->app->instance(\Illuminate\Session\SessionManager::class, $session);
+
+        $user = Mockery::mock(\Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable::class);
+
+        event(new \Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout($user));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get an instance of the cart.
      *