diff --git a/lib/chain/chaindb.js b/lib/chain/chaindb.js
index cad325a3..f7ad8672 100644
--- a/lib/chain/chaindb.js
+++ b/lib/chain/chaindb.js
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.reset = co(function* reset(block) {
 
   tip = yield this.getTip();
 
-  while (tip) {
+  while (tip && !tip.isGenesis()) {
     this.start();
 
     if (tip.hash === entry.hash) {