diff --git a/counter.js b/counter.js
index 0ca4b31..b5e9f20 100644
--- a/counter.js
+++ b/counter.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
 
             // handle reset
-            if( msg.hasOwnProperty("reset") && msg.reset ) {
+            if( msg.hasOwnProperty("reset") &&  typeof msg.reset === "number" ) {
                 node.count = typeof msg.reset === "number" ? msg.reset : node.init;
             }
 
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     }
 
     RED.nodes.registerType("counter", counter);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};