diff --git a/res/css/_common.scss b/res/css/_common.scss
index e81c228430..c4cda6821e 100644
--- a/res/css/_common.scss
+++ b/res/css/_common.scss
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ textarea {
 .mx_Dialog button.danger, .mx_Dialog input[type="submit"].danger {
     background-color: $warning-color;
     border: solid 1px $warning-color;
+    color: $accent-fg-color;
 }
 
 .mx_Dialog button:disabled, .mx_Dialog input[type="submit"]:disabled {
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/BaseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/BaseDialog.js
index 7959e7cb10..fb116cdffe 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/BaseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/BaseDialog.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ export default React.createClass({
         // cancelled (from BaseDialog, this is always false).
         onFinished: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
+        // Whether the dialog should have a 'close' button that will
+        // cause the dialog to be cancelled. This should only be set
+        // to true if there is nothing the app can sensibly do if the
+        // dialog is cancelled, eg. "We can't restore your session and
+        // the app cannot work".
+        hasCancel: PropTypes.bool,
+
         // called when a key is pressed
         onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
 
@@ -59,6 +67,12 @@ export default React.createClass({
         contentId: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
+    getDefaultProps: function() {
+        return {
+            hasCancel: true,
+        };
+    },
+
     childContextTypes: {
         matrixClient: PropTypes.instanceOf(MatrixClient),
     },
@@ -77,7 +91,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         if (this.props.onKeyDown) {
             this.props.onKeyDown(e);
         }
-        if (e.keyCode === KeyCode.ESCAPE) {
+        if (this.props.hasCancel && e.keyCode === KeyCode.ESCAPE) {
             e.stopPropagation();
             e.preventDefault();
             this.props.onFinished(false);
@@ -104,11 +118,11 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 // AT users can skip its presentation.
                 aria-describedby={this.props.contentId}
             >
-                <AccessibleButton onClick={this._onCancelClick}
+                { this.props.hasCancel ? <AccessibleButton onClick={this._onCancelClick}
                     className="mx_Dialog_cancelButton"
                 >
                     <TintableSvg src="img/icons-close-button.svg" width="35" height="35" />
-                </AccessibleButton>
+                </AccessibleButton> : null }
                 <div className={'mx_Dialog_title ' + this.props.titleClass} id='mx_BaseDialog_title'>
                     { this.props.title }
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/SessionRestoreErrorDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/SessionRestoreErrorDialog.js
index f101381ebf..2e152df4b0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/SessionRestoreErrorDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/SessionRestoreErrorDialog.js
@@ -31,63 +31,73 @@ export default React.createClass({
         onFinished: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     },
 
-    componentDidMount: function() {
-        if (this.refs.bugreportLink) {
-            this.refs.bugreportLink.focus();
-        }
-    },
-
     _sendBugReport: function() {
         const BugReportDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.BugReportDialog");
         Modal.createTrackedDialog('Session Restore Error', 'Send Bug Report Dialog', BugReportDialog, {});
     },
 
-    _onContinueClick: function() {
-        this.props.onFinished(true);
+    _onClearStorageClick: function() {
+        const QuestionDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.QuestionDialog");
+        Modal.createTrackedDialog('Session Restore Confirm Logout', '', QuestionDialog, {
+            title: _t("Sign out"),
+            description:
+                <div>{ _t("Log out and remove encryption keys?") }</div>,
+            button: _t("Sign out"),
+            danger: true,
+            onFinished: this.props.onFinished,
+        });
     },
 
-    _onCancelClick: function() {
-        this.props.onFinished(false);
+    _onRefreshClick: function() {
+        // Is this likely to help? Probably not, but giving only one button
+        // that clears your storage seems awful.
+        window.location.reload(true);
     },
 
     render: function() {
         const BaseDialog = sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.BaseDialog');
         const DialogButtons = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.DialogButtons');
-        let bugreport;
 
+        let dialogButtons;
         if (SdkConfig.get().bug_report_endpoint_url) {
-            bugreport = (
-                <p>
-                { _t(
-                    "Otherwise, <a>click here</a> to send a bug report.",
-                    {},
-                    { 'a': (sub) => <a ref="bugreportLink" onClick={this._sendBugReport}
-                    key="bugreport" href='#'>{ sub }</a> },
-                ) }
-                </p>
-            );
+            dialogButtons = <DialogButtons primaryButton={_t("Send Logs")}
+                onPrimaryButtonClick={this._sendBugReport}
+                focus={true}
+                hasCancel={false}
+            >
+                <button onClick={this._onClearStorageClick} className="danger">
+                    { _t("Clear Storage and Sign Out") }
+                </button>
+            </DialogButtons>
+        } else {
+            dialogButtons = <DialogButtons primaryButton={_t("Refresh")}
+                onPrimaryButtonClick={this._onRefreshClick}
+                focus={true}
+                hasCancel={false}
+            >
+                <button onClick={this._onClearStorageClick} className="danger">
+                    { _t("Clear Storage and Sign Out") }
+                </button>
+            </DialogButtons>
         }
-        const shouldFocusContinueButton =!(bugreport==true);
 
         return (
             <BaseDialog className="mx_ErrorDialog" onFinished={this.props.onFinished}
-                    title={_t('Unable to restore session')}
+                title={_t('Unable to restore session')}
                 contentId='mx_Dialog_content'
+                hasCancel={false}
             >
                 <div className="mx_Dialog_content" id='mx_Dialog_content'>
-                    <p>{ _t("We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session. If " +
-                    "you continue, you will need to log in again, and encrypted chat " +
-                    "history will be unreadable.") }</p>
+                    <p>{ _t("We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session.") }</p>
 
                     <p>{ _t("If you have previously used a more recent version of Riot, your session " +
                     "may be incompatible with this version. Close this window and return " +
                     "to the more recent version.") }</p>
 
-                    { bugreport }
+                    <p>{ _t("Clearing your browser's storage may fix the problem, but will sign you " +
+                    "out and cause any encrypted chat history to become unreadable.") }</p>
                 </div>
-                <DialogButtons primaryButton={_t("Continue anyway")}
-                    onPrimaryButtonClick={this._onContinueClick} focus={shouldFocusContinueButton}
-                    onCancel={this._onCancelClick} />
+                { dialogButtons }
             </BaseDialog>
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/DialogButtons.js b/src/components/views/elements/DialogButtons.js
index 537f906a74..73e47cbde2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/DialogButtons.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/DialogButtons.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2017 Aidan Gauland
+Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-"use strict";
-
 import React from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
@@ -33,12 +32,21 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // onClick handler for the primary button.
         onPrimaryButtonClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
+        // should there be a cancel button? default: true
+        hasCancel: PropTypes.bool,
+
         // onClick handler for the cancel button.
-        onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        onCancel: PropTypes.func,
 
         focus: PropTypes.bool,
     },
 
+    getDefaultProps: function() {
+        return {
+            hasCancel: true,
+        }
+    },
+
     _onCancelClick: function() {
         this.props.onCancel();
     },
@@ -57,9 +65,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     { this.props.primaryButton }
                 </button>
                 { this.props.children }
-                <button onClick={this._onCancelClick}>
+                { this.props.hasCancel ? <button onClick={this._onCancelClick}>
                     { _t("Cancel") }
-                </button>
+                </button> : null }
             </div>
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 33f18e47a4..3c8dd5b66f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
     "You need to be logged in.": "You need to be logged in.",
     "You need to be able to invite users to do that.": "You need to be able to invite users to do that.",
     "Unable to create widget.": "Unable to create widget.",
-    "Popout widget": "Popout widget",
     "Missing roomId.": "Missing roomId.",
     "Failed to send request.": "Failed to send request.",
     "This room is not recognised.": "This room is not recognised.",
@@ -655,6 +654,7 @@
     "Delete widget": "Delete widget",
     "Revoke widget access": "Revoke widget access",
     "Minimize apps": "Minimize apps",
+    "Popout widget": "Popout widget",
     "Picture": "Picture",
     "Edit": "Edit",
     "Create new room": "Create new room",
@@ -807,11 +807,15 @@
     "Ignore request": "Ignore request",
     "Loading device info...": "Loading device info...",
     "Encryption key request": "Encryption key request",
-    "Otherwise, <a>click here</a> to send a bug report.": "Otherwise, <a>click here</a> to send a bug report.",
+    "Sign out": "Sign out",
+    "Log out and remove encryption keys?": "Log out and remove encryption keys?",
+    "Send Logs": "Send Logs",
+    "Clear Storage and Sign Out": "Clear Storage and Sign Out",
+    "Refresh": "Refresh",
     "Unable to restore session": "Unable to restore session",
-    "We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session. If you continue, you will need to log in again, and encrypted chat history will be unreadable.": "We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session. If you continue, you will need to log in again, and encrypted chat history will be unreadable.",
+    "We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session.": "We encountered an error trying to restore your previous session.",
     "If you have previously used a more recent version of Riot, your session may be incompatible with this version. Close this window and return to the more recent version.": "If you have previously used a more recent version of Riot, your session may be incompatible with this version. Close this window and return to the more recent version.",
-    "Continue anyway": "Continue anyway",
+    "Clearing your browser's storage may fix the problem, but will sign you out and cause any encrypted chat history to become unreadable.": "Clearing your browser's storage may fix the problem, but will sign you out and cause any encrypted chat history to become unreadable.",
     "Invalid Email Address": "Invalid Email Address",
     "This doesn't appear to be a valid email address": "This doesn't appear to be a valid email address",
     "Verification Pending": "Verification Pending",
@@ -1015,7 +1019,6 @@
     "Status.im theme": "Status.im theme",
     "Can't load user settings": "Can't load user settings",
     "Server may be unavailable or overloaded": "Server may be unavailable or overloaded",
-    "Sign out": "Sign out",
     "For security, logging out will delete any end-to-end encryption keys from this browser. If you want to be able to decrypt your conversation history from future Riot sessions, please export your room keys for safe-keeping.": "For security, logging out will delete any end-to-end encryption keys from this browser. If you want to be able to decrypt your conversation history from future Riot sessions, please export your room keys for safe-keeping.",
     "Success": "Success",
     "Your password was successfully changed. You will not receive push notifications on other devices until you log back in to them": "Your password was successfully changed. You will not receive push notifications on other devices until you log back in to them",