diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/index.ts b/packages/cli/lib/index.ts
index e82c14fa..385b54ae 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/index.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import { logger } from './shared';
   ReactNativeEsbuildBundler.setGlobalLogLevel(
     options.verbose ? LogLevel.Trace : LogLevel.Info,
   );
-
-  if (options['reset-cache']) {
-    await ReactNativeEsbuildBundler.resetCache();
-  }
+  self.shouldResetCache = options['reset-cache'];
 
   switch (getCommand(argv)) {
     case 'start':
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/bundler/bundler.ts b/packages/core/lib/bundler/bundler.ts
index 2df36da6..c483778f 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/bundler/bundler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/lib/bundler/bundler.ts
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ export class ReactNativeEsbuildBundler extends BundlerEventEmitter {
       logger.warn('bundler already initialized');
       return this;
     }
+
+    // Initialize.
     const spinner = ora({ discardStdin: false }).start(
       'Bundler initializing...',
     );
@@ -381,6 +383,11 @@ export class ReactNativeEsbuildBundler extends BundlerEventEmitter {
     this.initialized = true;
     spinner.stop();
 
+    // Post initialize.
+    if (self.shouldResetCache) {
+      await ReactNativeEsbuildBundler.resetCache();
+    }
+
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index ef9bac30..96201309 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ declare global {
     // core config
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- `BundlerConfig` in @react-native-esbuild/core.
     _config: any;
+    // core
+    shouldResetCache?: boolean;
     // logger
     logEnabled: boolean;
     logLevel: number;