diff --git a/include/DispatchManager.h b/include/DispatchManager.h
index df78ddb9a0..80d3912ef4 100644
--- a/include/DispatchManager.h
+++ b/include/DispatchManager.h
@@ -249,21 +249,13 @@ public:
     /**
      *  Reboots a VM preserving any resource and RUNNING state
      *    @param vid VirtualMachine identification
+     *    @param hard True to force the shutdown (cancel instead of shutdown)
      *    @return 0 on success, -1 if the VM does not exits or -2 if the VM is
      *    in a wrong a state
      */
     int reboot(
         int     vid,
-        string& error_str);
-
-    /**
-     *  Resets a VM preserving any resource and RUNNING state
-     *    @param vid VirtualMachine identification
-     *    @return 0 on success, -1 if the VM does not exits or -2 if the VM is
-     *    in a wrong a state
-     */
-    int reset(
-        int     vid,
+        bool    hard,
         string& error_str);
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc b/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
index d20e6e5dbc..39b97fb355 100644
--- a/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ error:
 
 int DispatchManager::reboot(
     int     vid,
+    bool    hard,
     string& error_str)
 {
     VirtualMachine *    vm;
@@ -744,7 +745,14 @@ int DispatchManager::reboot(
         Nebula&                 nd = Nebula::instance();
         VirtualMachineManager * vmm = nd.get_vmm();
 
-        vmm->trigger(VirtualMachineManager::REBOOT,vid);
+        if (hard)
+        {
+            vmm->trigger(VirtualMachineManager::RESET,vid);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            vmm->trigger(VirtualMachineManager::REBOOT,vid);
+        }
 
         vm->set_resched(false); //Rebooting cancels re-scheduling actions
 
@@ -776,61 +784,6 @@ error:
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int DispatchManager::reset(
-    int     vid,
-    string& error_str)
-{
-    VirtualMachine *    vm;
-    ostringstream       oss;
-
-    vm = vmpool->get(vid,true);
-
-    if ( vm == 0 )
-    {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    oss << "Resetting VM " << vid;
-    NebulaLog::log("DiM",Log::DEBUG,oss);
-
-    if (vm->get_state()     == VirtualMachine::ACTIVE &&
-        vm->get_lcm_state() == VirtualMachine::RUNNING )
-    {
-        Nebula&                 nd = Nebula::instance();
-        VirtualMachineManager * vmm = nd.get_vmm();
-
-        vmm->trigger(VirtualMachineManager::RESET,vid);
-
-        vm->set_resched(false); //Resetting cancels re-scheduling actions
-
-        vmpool->update(vm);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    vm->unlock();
-
-    return 0;
-
-error:
-    oss.str("");
-    oss << "Could not reset VM " << vid << ", wrong state.";
-    NebulaLog::log("DiM",Log::ERROR,oss);
-
-    oss.str("");
-    oss << "This action is not available for state " << vm->state_str();
-    error_str = oss.str();
-
-    vm->unlock();
-
-    return -2;
-}
-
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 int DispatchManager::resched(
     int     vid,
     bool    do_resched,
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
index 999c8db2ed..e6261db77f 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ void VirtualMachineAction::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
             rc = dm->resubmit(id, error);
             break;
         case History::REBOOT_ACTION:
-            rc = dm->reboot(id, error);
+            rc = dm->reboot(id, false, error);
             break;
         case History::RESCHED_ACTION:
             rc = dm->resched(id, true, error);
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void VirtualMachineAction::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
             rc = dm->resched(id, false, error);
             break;
         case History::REBOOT_HARD_ACTION:
-            rc = dm->reset(id, error);
+            rc = dm->reboot(id, true, error);
             break;
         case History::POWEROFF_ACTION:
             rc = dm->poweroff(id, false, error);