diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
index ae344ef5a..4bc0f4d51 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
@@ -200,15 +200,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server
                     _configure.Value = message.Payload.GetValue("Configuration");
                     break;
                 case MessageTypes.RefreshDependencies:
+                    _refreshDependencies.Value = false;
+                    break;
                 case MessageTypes.RestoreComplete:
-                    if (message.Payload.HasValues)
-                    {
-                        _refreshDependencies.Value = message.Payload.Value<bool>("Reset");
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _refreshDependencies.Value = true;
-                    }
+                    _refreshDependencies.Value = message.Payload.HasValues ? message.Payload.Value<bool>("Reset") : true;
                     break;
                 case MessageTypes.FilesChanged:
                     _filesChanged.Value = 0;
diff --git a/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTestClient.cs b/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTestClient.cs
index 6df404ac4..08a1cf224 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTestClient.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTestClient.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Tests
         {
             // Avoid Socket exception 10006 on Linux
             Thread.Sleep(100);
-            
+
             _socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
                                  SocketType.Stream,
                                  ProtocolType.Tcp);
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Tests
         }
 
         public void SendPayload(string projectPath, string messageType)
+        {
+            SendPayload(projectPath, messageType, new { });
+        }
+
+        public void SendPayload(string projectPath, string messageType, object payload)
         {
             int contextId;
             if (!_projectContexts.TryGetValue(projectPath, out contextId))
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Tests
                 Assert.True(false, $"Unable to resolve context for {projectPath}");
             }
 
-            SendPayload(contextId, messageType);
+            SendPayload(contextId, messageType, payload);
         }
 
         public void SendPayload(int contextId, string messageType)
diff --git a/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTests.cs b/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTests.cs
index bcb157c8a..8e87426e1 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTests.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-projectmodel-server.Tests/DthTests.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Graph;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.TestFramework;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities;
@@ -58,6 +57,38 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Tests
             }
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(MessageTypes.RefreshDependencies, null)]
+        [InlineData(MessageTypes.RestoreComplete, null)]
+        [InlineData(MessageTypes.RestoreComplete, true)]
+        [InlineData(MessageTypes.RestoreComplete, false)]
+        public void RefreshDependenciesResultsAreConsistent(string messageType, bool? clearCache)
+        {
+            var projectPath = Path.Combine(_testAssetsManager.AssetsRoot, "EmptyNetCoreApp");
+            Assert.True(Directory.Exists(projectPath));
+
+            using (var server = new DthTestServer())
+            using (var client = new DthTestClient(server))
+            {
+                client.Initialize(projectPath);
+                var originalDependencies = client.DrainMessage(7).Single(m => m.MessageType == MessageTypes.Dependencies)
+                                 .RetrievePayloadAs<JObject>();
+
+                if (clearCache.HasValue)
+                {
+                    client.SendPayload(projectPath, messageType, new { Reset = clearCache.Value });
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    client.SendPayload(projectPath, messageType);
+                }
+
+                var refreshedDependencies = client.DrainTillFirst(MessageTypes.Dependencies).Payload.ToString();
+
+                Assert.Equal(originalDependencies.ToString(), refreshedDependencies.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void DependencyDiagnsoticsAfterDependencies()
         {