diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 255d337..a39af4a 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub(crate) mod balance;
 pub(crate) mod init;
 pub(crate) mod list_tx;
 pub(crate) mod list_unspent;
+pub(crate) mod reset;
 pub(crate) mod send;
 pub(crate) mod sync;
 pub(crate) mod upgrade;
diff --git a/src/commands/init.rs b/src/commands/init.rs
index 8584607..72e97d7 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use gumdrop::Options;
 use secrecy::{SecretVec, Zeroize};
+use tonic::transport::Channel;
 
 use zcash_client_backend::{
     data_api::{AccountBirthday, WalletWrite},
-    proto::service,
+    proto::service::{self, compact_tx_streamer_client::CompactTxStreamerClient},
 };
 use zcash_client_sqlite::{
     chain::init::init_blockmeta_db, wallet::init::init_wallet_db, FsBlockDb, WalletDb,
@@ -61,6 +62,23 @@ impl Command {
         // Save the wallet keys to disk.
         init_wallet_keys(wallet_dir.as_ref(), &mnemonic, birthday)?;
 
+        let seed = {
+            let mut seed = mnemonic.to_seed("");
+            let secret = seed.to_vec();
+            seed.zeroize();
+            SecretVec::new(secret)
+        };
+
+        Self::init_dbs(client, params, wallet_dir, seed, birthday).await
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn init_dbs(
+        mut client: CompactTxStreamerClient<Channel>,
+        params: impl Parameters + 'static,
+        wallet_dir: Option<String>,
+        seed: SecretVec<u8>,
+        birthday: u64,
+    ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         // Initialise the block and wallet DBs.
         let (db_cache, db_data) = get_db_paths(wallet_dir);
         let mut db_cache = FsBlockDb::for_path(db_cache).map_err(error::Error::from)?;
@@ -79,12 +97,6 @@ impl Command {
         };
 
         // Add one account.
-        let seed = {
-            let mut seed = mnemonic.to_seed("");
-            let secret = seed.to_vec();
-            seed.zeroize();
-            SecretVec::new(secret)
-        };
         let (account, _) = db_data.create_account(&seed, birthday)?;
         assert_eq!(account, AccountId::from(0));
 
diff --git a/src/data.rs b/src/data.rs
index ffd384c..8305b0f 100644
--- a/src/data.rs
+++ b/src/data.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use secrecy::{SecretVec, Zeroize};
+use tracing::error;
 
 use zcash_client_sqlite::chain::BlockMeta;
-use zcash_primitives::zip339::Mnemonic;
+use zcash_primitives::{consensus::BlockHeight, zip339::Mnemonic};
 
 use crate::error;
 
@@ -57,10 +58,18 @@ pub(crate) fn get_keys_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 pub(crate) fn get_wallet_seed<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     wallet_dir: Option<P>,
 ) -> Result<SecretVec<u8>, anyhow::Error> {
+    let (seed, _) = get_wallet_seed_and_birthday(wallet_dir)?;
+    Ok(seed)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn get_wallet_seed_and_birthday<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    wallet_dir: Option<P>,
+) -> Result<(SecretVec<u8>, BlockHeight), anyhow::Error> {
     let keys_file = get_keys_file(wallet_dir)?;
+    let mut keys_file_lines = keys_file.lines();
+
     let mnemonic = Mnemonic::from_phrase(
-        keys_file
-            .lines()
+        keys_file_lines
             .next()
             .ok_or(error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)??
             .split('#')
@@ -69,25 +78,22 @@ pub(crate) fn get_wallet_seed<P: AsRef<Path>>(
             .trim(),
     )?;
     let mut seed = mnemonic.to_seed("");
-    let secret = seed.to_vec();
+    let secret = SecretVec::new(seed.to_vec());
     seed.zeroize();
-    Ok(SecretVec::new(secret))
-}
 
-// fn get_wallet_birthday<P: AsRef<Path>>(wallet_dir: Option<P>) -> Result<BlockHeight, error::Error> {
-//     let keys_file = get_keys_file(wallet_dir)?;
-//     keys_file
-//         .lines()
-//         .nth(1)
-//         .ok_or(error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)??
-//         .split('#')
-//         .next()
-//         .ok_or(error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)?
-//         .trim()
-//         .parse::<u32>()
-//         .map(BlockHeight::from)
-//         .map_err(|_| error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)
-// }
+    let birthday = keys_file_lines
+        .next()
+        .ok_or(error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)??
+        .split('#')
+        .next()
+        .ok_or(error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)?
+        .trim()
+        .parse::<u32>()
+        .map(BlockHeight::from)
+        .map_err(|_| error::Error::InvalidKeysFile)?;
+
+    Ok((secret, birthday))
+}
 
 pub(crate) fn get_db_paths<P: AsRef<Path>>(wallet_dir: Option<P>) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf) {
     let a = wallet_dir
@@ -103,3 +109,21 @@ pub(crate) fn get_db_paths<P: AsRef<Path>>(wallet_dir: Option<P>) -> (PathBuf, P
 pub(crate) fn get_block_path(fsblockdb_root: &Path, meta: &BlockMeta) -> PathBuf {
     meta.block_file_path(&fsblockdb_root.join(BLOCKS_FOLDER))
 }
+
+pub(crate) async fn erase_wallet_state<P: AsRef<Path>>(wallet_dir: Option<P>) {
+    let (fsblockdb_root, db_data) = get_db_paths(wallet_dir);
+    let blocks_meta = fsblockdb_root.join("blockmeta.sqlite");
+    let blocks_folder = fsblockdb_root.join(BLOCKS_FOLDER);
+
+    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&blocks_folder).await {
+        error!("Failed to remove {:?}: {}", blocks_folder, e);
+    }
+
+    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::remove_file(&blocks_meta).await {
+        error!("Failed to remove {:?}: {}", blocks_meta, e);
+    }
+
+    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::remove_file(&db_data).await {
+        error!("Failed to remove {:?}: {}", db_data, e);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1c3138b..216b31a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ enum Command {
     #[options(help = "initialise a new light wallet")]
     Init(commands::init::Command),
 
+    #[options(help = "reset an existing light wallet to its initalised state")]
+    Reset(commands::reset::Command),
+
     #[options(help = "upgrade an existing light wallet")]
     Upgrade(commands::upgrade::Command),
 
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     runtime.block_on(async {
         match opts.command {
             Some(Command::Init(command)) => command.run(params, opts.wallet_dir).await,
+            Some(Command::Reset(command)) => command.run(params, opts.wallet_dir).await,
             Some(Command::Upgrade(command)) => command.run(params, opts.wallet_dir),
             Some(Command::Sync(command)) => command.run(params, opts.wallet_dir).await,
             Some(Command::Balance(command)) => command.run(params, opts.wallet_dir),