diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
index 5b6041f3b..4f5d166e1 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
@@ -622,27 +622,45 @@ IOS.prototype.setDeviceAndLaunchSimulator = function(cb) {
       cb(new Error(msg));
     } else {
 
-      this.endSimulator(function(err) {
-        if (err) return cb(err);
+      var cleanup = function(cb) {
+        if (this.reset) {
+          this.cleanupAppState(cb);
+        } else {
+          cb();
+        }
+      }.bind(this);
+
+      var setDeviceInfo = function(cb) {
         var iosDeviceString = this.getDeviceString();
         var isiPhone = iosDeviceString.toLowerCase().indexOf("ipad") === -1;
-        var iosSimArgs = ["-SimulateDevice", iosDeviceString];
         logger.debug("Launching device: " + iosDeviceString);
-        this.setDeviceTypeInInfoPlist(isiPhone ? 1 : 2, function() {
-          this.iosSimProcess = spawn(iosSimPath, iosSimArgs);
-          var waitForSimulatorLogs = function(countdown) {
-            if (countdown <= 0 || this.logs.syslog.getAllLogs().length > 0 || this.logs.crashlog.getAllLogs().length > 0) {
-              logger.info(countdown > 0 ? "Simulator is now ready." : "Waited 10 seconds for simulator to start.");
-              cb();
-            } else {
-              setTimeout(function() {
-                waitForSimulatorLogs(countdown-1);
-              } ,1000);
-            }
-          }.bind(this);
-          waitForSimulatorLogs(10);
-        }.bind(this));
-      }.bind(this));
+        this.setDeviceTypeInInfoPlist(isiPhone ? 1 : 2, cb);
+      }.bind(this);
+
+      var startSim = function(cb) {
+        var iosSimArgs = ["-SimulateDevice", this.getDeviceString()];
+        this.iosSimProcess = spawn(iosSimPath, iosSimArgs);
+        var waitForSimulatorLogs = function(countdown) {
+          if (countdown <= 0 || this.logs.syslog.getAllLogs().length > 0 || this.logs.crashlog.getAllLogs().length > 0) {
+            logger.info(countdown > 0 ? "Simulator is now ready." : "Waited 10 seconds for simulator to start.");
+            cb();
+          } else {
+            setTimeout(function() {
+              waitForSimulatorLogs(countdown-1);
+            } ,1000);
+          }
+        }.bind(this);
+        waitForSimulatorLogs(10);
+      }.bind(this);
+
+      async.series([
+        this.endSimulator.bind(this),
+        cleanup,
+        setDeviceInfo,
+        startSim
+      ], function(err) {
+        cb(err);
+      });
     }
   }
 };