diff --git a/lib/nconf/provider.js b/lib/nconf/provider.js
index 5bb9823..536781f 100644
--- a/lib/nconf/provider.js
+++ b/lib/nconf/provider.js
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ Provider.prototype.save = function (value, callback) {
 Provider.prototype._execute = function (action, syncLength /* [arguments] */) {
   var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2),
       callback = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function' && args.pop(),
-      destructive = ['set', 'clear', 'merge'].indexOf(action) !== -1,
+      destructive = ['set', 'clear', 'merge', 'reset'].indexOf(action) !== -1,
       self = this,
       response,
       mergeObjs = [];