diff --git a/lib/Service/DocumentService.php b/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
index d3fd62d0ca4..3747706b712 100644
--- a/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
@@ -431,10 +431,14 @@ public function resetDocument(int $documentId, bool $force = false): void {
 
 			$this->stepMapper->deleteBeforeVersion($documentId, $document->getLastSavedVersion());
 			$this->sessionMapper->deleteByDocumentId($documentId);
-			$this->documentMapper->delete($document);
-			$this->getStateFile($documentId)->delete();
+			$this->logger->debug('reset saved steps and sessions for ' . $documentId);
 
-			$this->logger->debug('document reset for ' . $documentId);
+			if ($force) {
+				$this->stepMapper->deleteAll($documentId);
+				$this->documentMapper->delete($document);
+				$this->getStateFile($documentId)->delete();
+				$this->logger->debug('reset y.js state, document and all steps for ' . $documentId);
+			}
 		} catch (DoesNotExistException|NotFoundException $e) {
 			// Ignore if document not found or state file not found
 		}