diff --git a/C/c_interface.c b/C/c_interface.c
index f8f5c1a82..30bbdc5be 100755
--- a/C/c_interface.c
+++ b/C/c_interface.c
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ YAP_Reset(yap_reset_t mode)
   /* always have an empty slots for people to use */
   P = CP = YESCODE;
   // ensure that we have slots where we need them
-  Yap_CloseSlots(1);
+  Yap_RebootSlots( worker_id );
   RECOVER_MACHINE_REGS();
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/C/exec.c b/C/exec.c
index c9b21edf4..ab51397b9 100755
--- a/C/exec.c
+++ b/C/exec.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ Yap_InitYaamRegs( int myworker_id )
   h0var = MkVarTerm();
   REMOTE_AttsMutableList(myworker_id) = Yap_NewTimedVar(h0var);
 #endif
-  REMOTE_CurSlot(myworker_id) = 1; /* This function has direct access to the Handles class AKA InitSlot */
+  Yap_RebootSlots( myworker_id );
   h0var = MkVarTerm();
   REMOTE_GcGeneration(myworker_id) = Yap_NewTimedVar(h0var);
   REMOTE_GcCurrentPhase(myworker_id) = 0L;
diff --git a/H/YapHandles.h b/H/YapHandles.h
index e63d594a2..224187296 100755
--- a/H/YapHandles.h
+++ b/H/YapHandles.h
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ Slots are not known to the yaam. Instead, A new set of slots is created when the
 
 *************************************************************************************************/
 
+/// @brief reboot the slot system.
+/// Used when wwe start from scratch (Reset).
+#define Yap_RebootSlots( wid ) Yap_RebootSlots__( wid PASS_REGS )
+
+static inline void
+Yap_RebootSlots__( int wid USES_REGS ) {
+  //  fprintf( stderr, " StartSlots = %ld", LOCAL_CurSlot);    
+  REMOTE_CurSlot(wid) = 1; 
+}
+
+
 /// @brief declares a new set of slots.
 /// Used to tell how many slots we had when we entered a segment of code.
 #define Yap_StartSlots() Yap_StartSlots__( PASS_REGS1 )