diff --git a/src/components/SettingsPage/sections/Profile.js b/src/components/SettingsPage/sections/Profile.js
index 70f59d2a..7522ad3b 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsPage/sections/Profile.js
+++ b/src/components/SettingsPage/sections/Profile.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { remote } from 'electron'
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs'
 
-import libcoreHardReset from 'commands/libcoreHardReset'
 import { cleanAccountsCache } from 'actions/accounts'
 import { unlock } from 'reducers/application' // FIXME should be in actions
 import db, { setEncryptionKey } from 'helpers/db'
 import { delay } from 'helpers/promise'
+import hardReset from 'helpers/hardReset'
 
 import type { SettingsState } from 'reducers/settings'
 import type { T } from 'types/common'
@@ -94,12 +94,8 @@ class TabProfile extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   handleHardReset = async () => {
     this.setState({ isHardResetting: true })
     try {
-      // TODO: wait for the libcoreHardReset to be finished
-      // actually, libcore doesnt goes back to js thread
-      await Promise.race([libcoreHardReset.send().toPromise(), delay(500)])
-      db.resetAll()
-      await delay(500)
-      remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.reload()
+      await hardReset()
+      remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.reloadIgnoringCache()
     } catch (err) {
       this.setState({ isHardResetting: false })
     }
diff --git a/src/helpers/hardReset.js b/src/helpers/hardReset.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24477872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/hardReset.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import libcoreHardReset from 'commands/libcoreHardReset'
+import { disable as disableDBMiddleware } from 'middlewares/db'
+
+import db from 'helpers/db'
+import { delay } from 'helpers/promise'
+
+export default async function hardReset() {
+  // TODO: wait for the libcoreHardReset to be finished
+  // actually, libcore doesnt goes back to js thread
+  await Promise.race([libcoreHardReset.send().toPromise(), delay(500)])
+  disableDBMiddleware()
+  db.resetAll()
+  await delay(500)
+}
diff --git a/src/middlewares/db.js b/src/middlewares/db.js
index 0af57202..d6b92b5f 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/db.js
+++ b/src/middlewares/db.js
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ import { accountsSelector } from 'reducers/accounts'
 import { settingsExportSelector, areSettingsLoaded } from 'reducers/settings'
 import CounterValues from 'helpers/countervalues'
 
+let DB_MIDDLEWARE_ENABLED = true
+
+// ability to temporary disable the db middleware from outside
+export const disable = (ms = 1000) => {
+  DB_MIDDLEWARE_ENABLED = false
+  setTimeout(() => (DB_MIDDLEWARE_ENABLED = true), ms)
+}
+
 export default store => next => action => {
-  if (action.type.startsWith('DB:')) {
+  if (DB_MIDDLEWARE_ENABLED && action.type.startsWith('DB:')) {
     const [, type] = action.type.split(':')
     store.dispatch({ type, payload: action.payload })
     const state = store.getState()
diff --git a/src/renderer/init.js b/src/renderer/init.js
index a7db960b..6ef76a10 100644
--- a/src/renderer/init.js
+++ b/src/renderer/init.js
@@ -20,43 +20,39 @@ import libcoreGetVersion from 'commands/libcoreGetVersion'
 import db from 'helpers/db'
 import dbMiddleware from 'middlewares/db'
 import CounterValues from 'helpers/countervalues'
+import hardReset from 'helpers/hardReset'
 
 import App from 'components/App'
 
 import 'styles/global'
 
-if (process.env.LEDGER_RESET_ALL) {
-  db.resetAll()
-}
-
-// Init db with defaults if needed
-db.init('settings', {})
-
-const history = createHistory()
-const store = createStore({ history, dbMiddleware })
 const rootNode = document.getElementById('app')
 
-const settings = db.get('settings')
-store.dispatch(fetchSettings(settings))
+async function init() {
+  if (process.env.LEDGER_RESET_ALL) {
+    await hardReset()
+  }
 
-const countervaluesData = db.get('countervalues')
-if (countervaluesData) {
-  store.dispatch(CounterValues.importAction(countervaluesData))
-}
+  // Init db with defaults if needed
+  db.init('settings', {})
 
-const state = store.getState()
-const language = getLanguage(state)
-const locked = isLocked(state)
+  const history = createHistory()
+  const store = createStore({ history, dbMiddleware })
 
-moment.locale(language)
+  const settings = db.get('settings')
+  store.dispatch(fetchSettings(settings))
 
-function r(Comp) {
-  if (rootNode) {
-    render(<AppContainer>{Comp}</AppContainer>, rootNode)
+  const countervaluesData = db.get('countervalues')
+  if (countervaluesData) {
+    store.dispatch(CounterValues.importAction(countervaluesData))
   }
-}
 
-async function init() {
+  const state = store.getState()
+  const language = getLanguage(state)
+  const locked = isLocked(state)
+
+  moment.locale(language)
+
   // FIXME IMO init() really should only be for window. any other case is a hack!
   const isMainWindow = remote.getCurrentWindow().name === 'MainWindow'
 
@@ -92,6 +88,12 @@ async function init() {
   }
 }
 
+function r(Comp) {
+  if (rootNode) {
+    render(<AppContainer>{Comp}</AppContainer>, rootNode)
+  }
+}
+
 init().catch(e => {
   // for now we make the app crash instead of pending forever. later we can render the error OR try to recover, but probably this is unrecoverable cases.
   logger.error(e)