diff --git a/lib/state.js b/lib/state.js
index b21ca63..ccde68b 100644
--- a/lib/state.js
+++ b/lib/state.js
@@ -799,8 +799,15 @@ State.checkAndSaveConfigXml = function checkAndSaveConfigXml(appDirectory, plugi
 State.resetState = function resetState(appDirectory, options) {
   var platformPath = path.join(appDirectory, 'platforms');
   var pluginPath = path.join(appDirectory, 'plugins');
-  shelljs.rm('-rf', [platformPath, pluginPath]);
-  logging.logger.info('Removed platforms and plugins'.blue.bold);
+  var noOptions = !options.platforms && !options.plugins;
+  if (options.platforms || noOptions) {
+    shelljs.rm('-rf', [platformPath]);
+    logging.logger.info('Removed platforms'.blue.bold);
+  }
+  if (options.plugins || noOptions) {
+    shelljs.rm('-rf', [pluginPath]);
+    logging.logger.info('Removed plugins'.blue.bold);
+  }
   State.restoreState(appDirectory, options)
   .then(function() {
     logging.logger.info('Ionic reset state complete'.green.bold);
diff --git a/spec/state.spec.js b/spec/state.spec.js
index db2217c..7f0364a 100644
--- a/spec/state.spec.js
+++ b/spec/state.spec.js
@@ -367,16 +367,63 @@ describe('State', function() {
   });
 
   describe('#resetState', function() {
-    it('should call call rm on the platforms path', function() {
+    it('should call call rm on the platforms ands plugins paths by default', function() {
       spyOn(shelljs, 'rm');
       spyOn(State, 'restoreState').andReturn(Q());
       State.resetState(tempDirectory, {});
 
       var platformPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'platforms');
       var pluginPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'plugins');
-      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [platformPath, pluginPath]);
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [platformPath]);
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [pluginPath]);
       expect(State.restoreState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tempDirectory, {});
     });
+
+    it('should call call rm on the platforms ands plugins path if both passed', function() {
+      spyOn(shelljs, 'rm');
+      spyOn(State, 'restoreState').andReturn(Q());
+      State.resetState(tempDirectory, {
+        platforms: true,
+        plugins: true
+      });
+
+      var platformPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'platforms');
+      var pluginPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'plugins');
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [platformPath]);
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [pluginPath]);
+      expect(State.restoreState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tempDirectory, {
+        platforms: true,
+        plugins: true
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call call rm only on the platforms path if passed explicitly', function() {
+      spyOn(shelljs, 'rm');
+      spyOn(State, 'restoreState').andReturn(Q());
+      State.resetState(tempDirectory, {
+        platforms: true
+      });
+
+      var platformPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'platforms');
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [platformPath]);
+      expect(State.restoreState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tempDirectory, {
+        platforms: true
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call call rm only on the plugins path if passed explicitly', function() {
+      spyOn(shelljs, 'rm');
+      spyOn(State, 'restoreState').andReturn(Q());
+      State.resetState(tempDirectory, {
+        plugins: true
+      });
+
+      var pluginPath = path.join(tempDirectory, 'plugins');
+      expect(shelljs.rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-rf', [pluginPath]);
+      expect(State.restoreState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tempDirectory, {
+        plugins: true
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#restorePlugins', function(){