diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index 74bb411845..afe380528f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ void DomainHandler::clearSettings() {
     _failedSettingsRequests = 0;
 }
 
-void DomainHandler::reset() {
+void DomainHandler::softReset() {
     clearConnectionInfo();
     clearSettings();
+}
+
+void DomainHandler::hardReset() {
+    softReset();
     _hostname = QString();
     _sockAddr.setAddress(QHostAddress::Null);
 }
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ void DomainHandler::reset() {
 void DomainHandler::setSockAddr(const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr, const QString& hostname) {
     if (_sockAddr != sockAddr) {
         // we should reset on a sockAddr change
-        reset();
+        hardReset();
         // change the sockAddr
         _sockAddr = sockAddr;
     }
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ void DomainHandler::setHostname(const QString& hostname) {
     
     if (hostname != _hostname) {
         // re-set the domain info so that auth information is reloaded
-        reset();
+        hardReset();
         
         int colonIndex = hostname.indexOf(':');
         
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index a2b8e2e307..28433c5455 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
     
     void parseDTLSRequirementPacket(const QByteArray& dtlsRequirementPacket);
     
+    void softReset();
+    
 private slots:
     void completedHostnameLookup(const QHostInfo& hostInfo);
     void settingsRequestFinished();
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ signals:
     void settingsReceiveFail();
     
 private:
-    void reset();
+    void hardReset();
     
     QUuid _uuid;
     QString _hostname;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index 8db8232516..992a168244 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ void NodeList::reset() {
     setSessionUUID(QUuid());
     
     // clear the domain connection information
-    _domainHandler.clearConnectionInfo();
-    _domainHandler.clearSettings();
+    _domainHandler.softReset();
     
     // if we setup the DTLS socket, also disconnect from the DTLS socket readyRead() so it can handle handshaking
     if (_dtlsSocket) {