diff --git a/lib/core/client.js b/lib/core/client.js
index f99446589d..ee1aa3f9d9 100644
--- a/lib/core/client.js
+++ b/lib/core/client.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ElementGlobal = require('../api/_loaders/element-global.js');
 const Factory = require('../transport/factory.js');
 const {isAndroid, isIos} = require('../utils/mobile');
 const namespacedApi = require('../core/namespaced-api.js');
+const cdp = require('../transport/selenium-webdriver/cdp.js');
 
 const {LocateStrategy, Locator} = Element;
 const {Logger, isUndefined, isDefined, isObject, isFunction, isSafari, isChrome} = Utils;
@@ -757,6 +758,9 @@ class NightwatchClient extends EventEmitter {
 
         Logger.info(`Received session with ID: ${data.sessionId}\n`);
 
+        // Reset cdp connection every time a new webdriver session is created.
+        cdp.resetConnection();
+
         this.emit('nightwatch:session.create', data);
 
         return data;
diff --git a/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/index.js b/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/index.js
index 1622b53048..72e9de4eba 100644
--- a/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/index.js
+++ b/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const {IosSessionNotCreatedError, AndroidConnectionError} = require('../../utils
 const httpClient = require('./httpclient.js');
 const Session = require('./session.js');
 const BaseTransport = require('../');
-const CDP = require('./cdp.js');
 const {colors} = Logger;
 const {isErrorResponse, checkLegacyResponse, throwDecodedError, WebDriverError} = error;
 const {IosSessionErrors} = require('../errors');
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ class Transport extends BaseTransport {
 
   async sessionFinished(reason) {
     this.emit('session:finished', reason);
-    CDP.resetConnection();
+
     await this.closeDriver();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/method-mappings.js b/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/method-mappings.js
index f06f112f1c..1ccf27271e 100644
--- a/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/method-mappings.js
+++ b/lib/transport/selenium-webdriver/method-mappings.js
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ module.exports = class MethodMappings {
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
         async registerAuth(username, password) {
-          const cdpConnection = await cdp.getConnection(this.driver);
+          const cdpConnection = await cdp.getConnection(this.driver, true);
           await this.driver.register(username, password, cdpConnection);
 
           return {
diff --git a/test/lib/command-mocks.js b/test/lib/command-mocks.js
index 4f79dcc93a..78220abbec 100644
--- a/test/lib/command-mocks.js
+++ b/test/lib/command-mocks.js
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ module.exports = {
     sessionId = '13521-10219-202',
     headless = true,
     deleteSession = true,
-    url = '/wd/hub/session'
+    url = '/wd/hub/session',
+    times = 0
   }) {
     const browserName = 'chrome';
     const headlessOpt = headless ? 'headless=new' : '';
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ module.exports = {
       postdata: JSON.stringify({
         capabilities: {firstMatch: [{}], alwaysMatch: {browserName, ...options}}
       }),
-
+      times,
       response: JSON.stringify({
         value: {
           sessionId,
@@ -486,16 +487,19 @@ module.exports = {
     }, !persist);
 
     if (!deleteSession) {
-      return;
+      return this;
     }
 
     MockServer.addMock({
-      url: `/session/${sessionId}`,
+      url: `${url}/${sessionId}`,
       method: 'DELETE',
+      times,
       response: {
         value: null
       }
     }, !persist);
+
+    return this;
   },
 
   createNewW3CSession({
diff --git a/test/src/apidemos/cdp/testCdpCommands.js b/test/src/apidemos/cdp/testCdpCommands.js
index 90e45ca6d1..d368b040ab 100644
--- a/test/src/apidemos/cdp/testCdpCommands.js
+++ b/test/src/apidemos/cdp/testCdpCommands.js
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ describe('cdp commands test', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  it('reset cdp connection after each session', function() {
+  it('reset cdp connection after each session is created', function() {
     const testsPath = [path.join(__dirname, '../../../apidemos/cdp')];
-    let resetConnectionCalled = false;
+    let resetConnectionCalled = 0;
 
-    mockery.registerMock('./cdp.js', {
+    mockery.registerMock('../transport/selenium-webdriver/cdp.js', {
       getConnection: function(...args) {
         return Promise.resolve();
       },
       resetConnection: function() {
-        resetConnectionCalled = true;
+        resetConnectionCalled += 1;
       }
     });
 
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ describe('cdp commands test', function() {
       })
       .navigateTo({url: 'http://localhost', persist: true});
 
-   
 
     const globals = {
       calls: 0,
@@ -57,9 +56,9 @@ describe('cdp commands test', function() {
       waitForConditionTimeout: 120,
       retryAssertionTimeout: 1000,
 
-
       reporter(results) {
-        assert.strictEqual(resetConnectionCalled, true);
+        // cdp connection is reset once for each session (two test suites).
+        assert.strictEqual(resetConnectionCalled, 2);
         if (results.lastError) {
           throw results.lastError;
         }
@@ -77,5 +76,64 @@ describe('cdp commands test', function() {
     }));
   });
 
-  
+  it('reset cdp connection after each selenium session is created', function() {
+    const testsPath = [path.join(__dirname, '../../../apidemos/cdp')];
+    let resetConnectionCalled = 0;
+
+    Mocks
+      .createChromeSession({
+        headless: false,
+        times: 2
+      });
+
+    MockServer.addMock({
+      url: '/wd/hub/session/13521-10219-202/url',
+      method: 'POST',
+      postdata: JSON.stringify({
+        url: 'http://localhost'
+      }),
+      response: {
+        value: null
+      },
+      times: 2
+    });
+
+    mockery.registerMock('../transport/selenium-webdriver/cdp.js', {
+      getConnection: function(...args) {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      },
+      resetConnection: function() {
+        resetConnectionCalled += 1;
+      }
+    });
+
+    const globals = {
+      calls: 0,
+      waitForConditionPollInterval: 50,
+      waitForConditionTimeout: 120,
+      retryAssertionTimeout: 1000,
+
+      reporter(results) {
+        // cdp connection is reset once for each session (two test suites).
+        assert.strictEqual(resetConnectionCalled, 2);
+        if (results.lastError) {
+          throw results.lastError;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    return NightwatchClient.runTests(testsPath, settings({
+      desiredCapabilities: {
+        browserName: 'chrome'
+      },
+      selenium: {
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 10195,
+        start_process: false
+      },
+      output: false,
+      skip_testcases_on_fail: false,
+      globals
+    }));
+  });
 });