diff --git a/scripts/ansible/restart_playbook.yml b/scripts/ansible/restart_playbook.yml
index 8e6e3b7..b87f610 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible/restart_playbook.yml
+++ b/scripts/ansible/restart_playbook.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,8 @@
   roles:
     - name: ava-stop
     - name: ava-build
+    - name: ava-reset
   tasks:
-    - name: Remove previous database
-      file:
-        path: "{{ db_dir }}"
-        state: absent
-    - name: Remove previous logs
-      file:
-        path: "{{ log_dir }}"
-        state: absent
     - name: Start node
       shell: "nohup {{ ava_binary }} --network-id={{ network_id }} --api-admin-enabled={{ api_admin_enabled }} --api-keystore-enabled={{ api_keystore_enabled }} --api-metrics-enabled={{ api_metrics_enabled }} --ava-tx-fee={{ ava_tx_fee }} --assertions-enabled={{ assertions_enabled }} --signature-verification-enabled={{ signature_verification_enabled }} --db-enabled={{ db_enabled }} --db-dir={{ db_dir }} --http-port={{ http_port }} --http-tls-enabled={{ http_tls_enabled }} --http-tls-key-file={{ http_tls_key_file }} --http-tls-cert-file={{ http_tls_cert_file }} --bootstrap-ips={{ bootstrap_ips }} --bootstrap-ids={{ bootstrap_ids }} --public-ip={{ ansible_host }} --staking-port={{ staking_port }} --staking-tls-enabled={{ staking_tls_enabled }} --staking-tls-key-file={{ staking_tls_key_file }} --staking-tls-cert-file={{ staking_tls_cert_file }} --plugin-dir={{ plugin_dir }} --log-dir={{ log_dir }} --log-level={{ log_level }} --snow-sample-size={{ snow_sample_size }} --snow-quorum-size={{ snow_quorum_size }} --snow-virtuous-commit-threshold={{ snow_virtuous_commit_threshold }} --snow-rogue-commit-threshold={{ snow_rogue_commit_threshold }} --snow-avalanche-num-parents={{ snow_avalanche_num_parents }} --snow-avalanche-batch-size={{ snow_avalanche_batch_size }} --api-ipcs-enabled={{ api_ipcs_enabled }} --xput-server-enabled={{ xput_server_enabled }} --xput-server-port={{ xput_server_port }} >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
       environment:
diff --git a/scripts/ansible/roles/ava-reset/tasks/main.yml b/scripts/ansible/roles/ava-reset/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2e9bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ansible/roles/ava-reset/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- name: Remove previous database
+  file:
+    path: "{{ db_dir }}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Remove previous logs
+  file:
+    path: "{{ log_dir }}"
+    state: absent