diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/socketio/socketConnected.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/socketio/socketConnected.ts
index d19f2fdf79..e8e36d026c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/socketio/socketConnected.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/socketio/socketConnected.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export const addSocketConnectedEventListener = () => {
         return;
       }
 
+      // If we are in development mode, reset the whole API state. In this scenario, reconnects will
+      // typically be caused by reloading the server, in which case we do want to reset the whole API.
+      if (import.meta.env.MODE === 'development') {
+        dispatch(api.util.resetApiState());
+      }
+
       // Else, we need to compare the last-known queue status with the current queue status, re-fetching
       // everything if it has changed.