diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/session/BukkitSessionManager.java b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/session/BukkitSessionManager.java
index 2e64fb738..7a98e04b3 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/session/BukkitSessionManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/session/BukkitSessionManager.java
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 public class BukkitSessionManager extends AbstractSessionManager implements Runnable, Listener {
 
     /**
-     * Re-initialize handlers and clear "last position," "last state," etc.
-     * information for all players.
+     * Restore handler-managed state, re-initialize handlers, and clear
+     * "last position," "last state," etc. information for all players.
      */
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ public void accept(Object ignored) {
 
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerProcess(ProcessPlayerEvent event) {
-        // Pre-load a session
+        // Create a new session or re-initialize a cached one.
         LocalPlayer player = WorldGuardPlugin.inst().wrapPlayer(event.getPlayer());
-        get(player).initialize(player);
+        Session session = getIfPresent(player);
+        if (session == null) {
+            get(player); // this also initializes the new session
+        } else {
+            session.resetState(player); // old sessions need explicit re-initialization 
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/Session.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/Session.java
index f52f00cc7..fe42bbaae 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/Session.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/Session.java
@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ public void tick(LocalPlayer player) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Re-initialize the session.
+     * Restore handler-managed state and then re-initialize the session.
      *
      * @param player The player
      */
     public void resetState(LocalPlayer player) {
+        uninitialize(player);
         initialize(player);
         needRefresh.set(true);
     }
diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/SessionManager.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/SessionManager.java
index fce2bf340..cf0b1ad40 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/SessionManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/SessionManager.java
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ public interface SessionManager {
     boolean hasBypass(LocalPlayer player, World world);
 
     /**
-     * Re-initialize handlers and clear "last position," "last state," etc.
-     * information for all players.
+     * Restore handler-managed state, re-initialize handlers, and clear
+     * "last position," "last state," etc. information for all players.
      */
     void resetAllStates();
 
     /**
-     * Re-initialize handlers and clear "last position," "last state," etc.
-     * information.
+     * Restore handler-managed state, re-initialize handlers, and clear
+     * "last position," "last state," etc. information.
      *
      * @param player The player
      */