diff --git a/imap.js b/imap.js
index 565785a..37257dd 100644
--- a/imap.js
+++ b/imap.js
@@ -884,6 +884,9 @@ ImapConnection.prototype._reset = function() {
   this._state.requests = [];
   this._state.isIdle = true;
   this._state.isReady = false;
+  this._state.ext.idle.sentIdle = false;
+  this._state.ext.idle.timeWaited = 0;
+
   this.namespaces = { personal: [], other: [], shared: [] };
   this.delim = null;
   this.capabilities = [];