diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/tools/getting-started.js b/packages/agoric-cli/tools/getting-started.js
index 13c5dcb83a03..93cbafe27373 100644
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/tools/getting-started.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/tools/getting-started.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const gettingStartedWorkflowTest = async (t, options = {}) => {
     }
 
     // TODO: Allow this to work even if the port is already used.
-    const startP = myMain(['start', '--reset', ...startOptions]);
+    const startP = myMain(['start', ...startOptions]);
     finalizers.push(() => pkill(startP.childProcess, 'SIGINT'));
 
     let stdoutStr = '';