diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
index f9c5db76fa0..2994f98f309 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
@@ -1842,8 +1842,9 @@ async def authorize_complete(
 
 @router.post("/revoke")
 async def revoke_endpoint(request: Request, token: str = Form(...), client_id: str = Form(...)) -> Response:
-    """RFC 7009 revocation for the gateway's refresh tokens (``lite logout``). Always 200
-    for a known client, whatever the token's state; access tokens expire on their own."""
+    """RFC 7009 revocation for the gateway's refresh tokens (``lite logout``): 200 for a known
+    client whatever the token's state, 503 when the shared single-use record cannot be written;
+    access tokens expire on their own."""
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (  # noqa: PLC0415  # circular import at module load
         master_key,
         user_api_key_cache,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/auth.py b/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/auth.py
index 4eb23a547b6..31583dec978 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/auth.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import click
 import requests
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
-from typing_extensions import NotRequired, ReadOnly, TypedDict
+from typing_extensions import NotRequired, ReadOnly, TypedDict, assert_never
 
 from litellm.constants import CLI_JWT_EXPIRATION_HOURS
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.cli_token_utils import is_cli_token_fresh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from .claude_settings import (
 from .pkce_login import (
     Http,
     PkceFailure,
+    RevocationUnavailable,
     fresh_api_key,
     pkce_token_record,
     revoke_stored_credential,
@@ -805,9 +806,18 @@ def logout():
     """Logout and clear stored authentication"""
     token_data: Final = load_token()
     revocation: Final = revoke_stored_credential(token_data, requests.Session()) if token_data is not None else None
-    clear_token()
-    if revocation is not None:
-        click.echo(f"Could not revoke the refresh token on the proxy ({revocation.reason}); it expires on its own.")
+    match revocation:
+        case RevocationUnavailable(reason=reason):
+            raise click.ClickException(
+                f"The proxy could not record the revocation ({reason}). Nothing was cleared; run `lite logout` again shortly."
+            )
+        case PkceFailure(reason=reason):
+            clear_token()
+            click.echo(f"Could not revoke the refresh token on the proxy ({reason}); it expires on its own.")
+        case None:
+            clear_token()
+        case _:
+            assert_never(revocation)
     click.echo("Logged out successfully. Authentication token cleared.")
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/pkce_login.py b/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/pkce_login.py
index a0db1ba2db7..93f5cfea21b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/pkce_login.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/client/cli/commands/pkce_login.py
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ class PkceFailure:
     reason: str
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class RevocationUnavailable:
+    reason: str
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class PkceCredential:
     access_token: str
@@ -396,7 +401,9 @@ def _token_request(
     )
 
 
-def revoke_credential(revocation_endpoint: str, client_id: str, refresh_token: str, http: Http) -> PkceFailure | None:
+def revoke_credential(
+    revocation_endpoint: str, client_id: str, refresh_token: str, http: Http
+) -> PkceFailure | RevocationUnavailable | None:
     try:
         response: Final = http.post(
             revocation_endpoint,
@@ -409,6 +416,8 @@ def revoke_credential(revocation_endpoint: str, client_id: str, refresh_token: s
     redirected: Final = _refused_redirect("revocation request", response)
     if redirected is not None:
         return redirected
+    if response.status_code == 503:
+        return RevocationUnavailable(f"revocation failed with 503: {_error_detail(response)}")
     if response.status_code != 200:
         return PkceFailure(f"revocation failed with {response.status_code}: {_error_detail(response)}")
     return None
@@ -554,7 +563,9 @@ def _refresh_inputs(token_data: Mapping[str, object]) -> tuple[str, str, str, st
     return str(token_endpoint), str(revocation_endpoint), str(resource), str(client_id), str(refresh_token)
 
 
-def revoke_stored_credential(token_data: Mapping[str, object], http: Http) -> PkceFailure | None:
+def revoke_stored_credential(
+    token_data: Mapping[str, object], http: Http
+) -> PkceFailure | RevocationUnavailable | None:
     refresh_inputs: Final = _refresh_inputs(token_data)
     if refresh_inputs is None:
         return None
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_auth_commands.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_auth_commands.py
index f6123b5c690..c494cf8b45b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_auth_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_auth_commands.py
@@ -1429,24 +1429,50 @@ class TestPkceLogoutCommand:
             )
         ]
 
-    def test_logout_still_clears_when_revocation_fails(self):
-        class _FailingSession(_FakeSession):
+    def test_logout_still_clears_when_the_proxy_refuses_the_revocation(self):
+        class _RefusingSession(_FakeSession):
             def __init__(self):
                 super().__init__()
-                self.response = _FakeHttpResponse(503, {"error": "temporarily_unavailable"})
+                self.response = _FakeHttpResponse(401, {"error": "invalid_client"})
 
         with (
             patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.load_token", return_value=_pkce_record()),
             patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.clear_token") as clear,
-            patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.requests.Session", _FailingSession),
+            patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.requests.Session", _RefusingSession),
         ):
             result = self.runner.invoke(logout)
 
         assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert "Could not revoke the refresh token on the proxy (revocation failed with 503" in result.output
+        assert (
+            "Could not revoke the refresh token on the proxy (revocation failed with 401: invalid_client); "
+            "it expires on its own." in result.output
+        )
         assert "Logged out successfully" in result.output
         clear.assert_called_once()
 
+    def test_logout_keeps_the_record_when_the_proxy_cannot_record_the_revocation(self):
+        class _UnavailableSession(_FakeSession):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.response = _FakeHttpResponse(
+                    503, {"error": "temporarily_unavailable", "error_description": "the record is unavailable"}
+                )
+
+        with (
+            patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.load_token", return_value=_pkce_record()),
+            patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.clear_token") as clear,
+            patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.requests.Session", _UnavailableSession),
+        ):
+            result = self.runner.invoke(logout)
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert (
+            "Error: The proxy could not record the revocation (revocation failed with 503: the record is unavailable). "
+            "Nothing was cleared; run `lite logout` again shortly." in result.output
+        )
+        assert "Logged out successfully" not in result.output
+        clear.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_logout_of_a_classic_token_makes_no_request(self):
         with (
             patch("litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.auth.load_token", return_value={"key": "sk-classic"}),
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_pkce_login.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_pkce_login.py
index 712c7e83236..70f481d5cfa 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_pkce_login.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/client/cli/test_pkce_login.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.client.cli.commands.pkce_login import (
     LoopbackServer,
     PkceCredential,
     PkceFailure,
+    RevocationUnavailable,
     _error_detail,
     authorize_url,
     discover_cli_auth,
@@ -408,6 +409,20 @@ def test_revoke_failures_name_the_cause(response, expected):
     assert expected in result.reason
 
 
+def test_revoke_reports_a_503_as_unavailable_so_the_caller_can_retry():
+    response = _FakeResponse(
+        503,
+        {
+            "error": "temporarily_unavailable",
+            "error_description": "the single-use record is unavailable right now; try again shortly",
+        },
+    )
+    result = revoke_credential(f"{BASE}/revoke", "llm_dcrc_abc", "t", _FakeHttp({("POST", f"{BASE}/revoke"): response}))
+    assert result == RevocationUnavailable(
+        "revocation failed with 503: the single-use record is unavailable right now; try again shortly"
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("status", [302, 307, 308])
 def test_posts_to_the_proxy_never_follow_a_redirect(status):
     elsewhere = "https://evil.example.net/oauth"