diff --git a/lib/projections/projection.ex b/lib/projections/projection.ex
index c065bb3..c183c33 100644
--- a/lib/projections/projection.ex
+++ b/lib/projections/projection.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 defmodule Essig.Projections.Projection do
-  @callback init_storage(Essig.Projections.Data.t()) :: :ok | {:error, any()}
+  @callback handle_init_storage(Essig.Projections.Data.t()) :: :ok | {:error, any()}
+  @callback handle_reset(Essig.Projections.Data.t()) :: :ok | {:error, any()}
   @callback handle_event(Ecto.Multi.t(), {map(), number()}) :: Ecto.Multi.t()
 
   defmacro __using__(_opts) do
@@ -8,9 +9,11 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Projection do
 
       alias Essig.Projections.Data
 
-      def init_storage(_), do: :ok
+      def handle_init_storage(_), do: :ok
+      def handle_reset(_), do: :ok
 
-      defoverridable init_storage: 1
+      defoverridable handle_init_storage: 1
+      defoverridable handle_reset: 1
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/projections/runner.ex b/lib/projections/runner.ex
index 4ace9d6..c36c79a 100644
--- a/lib/projections/runner.ex
+++ b/lib/projections/runner.ex
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
   require Logger
 
   alias Essig.Projections.Data
+  alias Projections.Runner.Common
 
   # Client API
 
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
     GenStateMachine.call(via_tuple(name), {:set_pause_ms, pause_ms})
   end
 
+  def reset(name) do
+    GenStateMachine.call(via_tuple(name), :reset)
+  end
+
   # Callbacks
 
   @impl true
@@ -92,21 +97,19 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
 
   @impl true
   def handle_event({:call, from}, :get_state_data, state, data) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> get_state_data")
     actions = [{:reply, from, {state, data}}]
     {:keep_state_and_data, actions}
   end
 
-  def handle_event({:call, from}, {:set_pause_ms, pause_ms}, _state, data) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> set_pause_ms")
-    info(data, "set pause_ms to #{pause_ms}")
+  def handle_event({:call, from}, {:set_pause_ms, pause_ms}, state, data) do
+    info(data, "set_pause_ms - #{state} - #{pause_ms}")
 
     actions = [{:reply, from, :ok}, {:state_timeout, pause_ms, :paused}]
     {:keep_state, %Data{data | pause_ms: pause_ms}, actions}
   end
 
-  def handle_event({:call, from}, :pause, _state, _data) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> pause")
+  def handle_event({:call, from}, :pause, state, data) do
+    info(data, "pause - #{state}")
 
     {:keep_state_and_data,
      [
@@ -117,15 +120,33 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
      ]}
   end
 
-  def handle_event({:call, from}, :resume, _state, _data) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> resume")
+  def handle_event({:call, from}, :resume, state, data) do
+    info(data, "resume - #{state}")
     {:keep_state_and_data, [{:reply, from, :ok}, {:next_event, :internal, :resume}]}
   end
 
+  def handle_event({:call, from}, :reset, state, data) do
+    info(data, "reset - #{state}")
+    data.module.handle_reset(data)
+
+    row =
+      Common.update_external_state(data, data.row, %{
+        max_id: 0,
+        status: :idle
+      })
+
+    actions = [
+      {:reply, from, :ok},
+      {:next_event, :internal, :init_storage},
+      {:next_event, :internal, :read_from_eventstore}
+    ]
+
+    {:next_state, :bootstrap, %Data{data | row: row}, actions}
+  end
+
   def handle_event(:internal, :init_storage, :bootstrap, data = %Data{}) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> init_storage: bootstrap")
-    info(data, "INIT STORAGE")
-    data.module.init_storage(data)
+    info(data, "init_storage - #{:bootstrap}")
+    data.module.handle_init_storage(data)
     :keep_state_and_data
   end
 
@@ -135,18 +156,18 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
         state,
         data = %Data{}
       ) do
-    IO.puts("Projections.Runner-> read_from_eventstore - #{state}")
+    info(data, "read_from_eventstore - #{state}")
     Projections.Runner.ReadFromEventStore.run(data)
   end
 
   # resume reading, pause timeout triggered
-  def handle_event(:state_timeout, :paused, :bootstrap, _) do
+  def handle_event(:state_timeout, :paused, _, _) do
     {:keep_state_and_data, [{:next_event, :internal, :read_from_eventstore}]}
   end
 
   # resume reading, pause timeout triggered
   def handle_event(:state_timeout, :paused, :idle, _) do
-    {:keep_state_and_data, []}
+    {:keep_state_and_data, [{:next_event, :internal, :read_from_eventstore}]}
   end
 
   # internal pause event, nothing, timeout will trigger resume
@@ -165,7 +186,8 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
     {:keep_state_and_data, [{:next_event, :internal, :read_from_eventstore}]}
   end
 
-  def handle_event(:info, {:new_events, notification}, _status, data) do
+  def handle_event(:info, {:new_events, notification}, state, data)
+      when state in [:bootstrap, :idle] do
     IO.puts("HANDLE NEW EVENTS")
     ## we get a notification from the pubsub, that there are new events
     %{max_id: max_id} = notification
@@ -193,6 +215,6 @@ defmodule Essig.Projections.Runner do
   end
 
   def info(data, msg) do
-    Logger.info("Projection #{inspect(data.name)}: #{msg}")
+    Logger.info("Projections.Runner-> #{inspect(data.name)}: #{msg}")
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/projections/runner/common.ex b/lib/projections/runner/common.ex
index 4fb9275..ce6209b 100644
--- a/lib/projections/runner/common.ex
+++ b/lib/projections/runner/common.ex
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ defmodule Projections.Runner.Common do
     )
   end
 
-  ## we cache the call to the latest event ID for 1 second
-  def max_events_id() do
-    max_events_id(Essig.Context.current_scope())
-  end
-
-  def max_events_id(scope_uuid) do
-    Essig.Cache.request(
-      {Essig.EventStoreReads, :last_id, [scope_uuid]},
-      ttl: :timer.seconds(1)
-    )
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Update the the projections TABLE row + MetaTable entry
   """
diff --git a/lib/projections/runner/read_from_event_store.ex b/lib/projections/runner/read_from_event_store.ex
index 668a0e0..30defd7 100644
--- a/lib/projections/runner/read_from_event_store.ex
+++ b/lib/projections/runner/read_from_event_store.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule Projections.Runner.ReadFromEventStore do
     if length(events) > 0 do
       last_event = List.last(events)
 
-      info(data, "at #{last_event.id}")
+      info(data, "CURRENT MAX ID #{last_event.id}")
       # not sure, what to do with response. BUT: projections MUST NEVER fail.
       {:ok, _multi_results} = Essig.Repo.transaction(multi) |> IO.inspect()
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ defmodule Projections.Runner.ReadFromEventStore do
         {:next_state, :idle, %Data{data | row: row}}
       end
     else
+      info(data, "EMPTY EVENTS")
       row = Common.update_external_state(data, row, %{status: :idle})
       {:next_state, :idle, %Data{data | row: row}}
     end
diff --git a/lib/sample/projections/proj1.ex b/lib/sample/projections/proj1.ex
index b95559c..287be60 100644
--- a/lib/sample/projections/proj1.ex
+++ b/lib/sample/projections/proj1.ex
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ defmodule Sample.Projections.Proj1 do
   end
 
   @impl Essig.Projections.Projection
-  def init_storage(data = %Data{}) do
+  def handle_init_storage(data = %Data{}) do
     Logger.info("RUNNING INIT STORAGE for #{__MODULE__} with name #{inspect(data.name)}")
     Repo.query("create table if not exists projection_proj1 (id integer, data text)")
     :ok
   end
+
+  @impl Essig.Projections.Projection
+  def handle_reset(data = %Data{}) do
+    Logger.info("RUNNING RESET for #{__MODULE__} with name #{inspect(data.name)}")
+    Repo.query("drop table if exists projection_proj1")
+    :ok
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/sample/projections/proj2.ex b/lib/sample/projections/proj2.ex
index 364309a..8b8e34e 100644
--- a/lib/sample/projections/proj2.ex
+++ b/lib/sample/projections/proj2.ex
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ defmodule Sample.Projections.Proj2 do
   end
 
   @impl Essig.Projections.Projection
-  def init_storage(data = %Data{}) do
+  def handle_init_storage(data = %Data{}) do
     Logger.info("RUNNING INIT STORAGE for #{__MODULE__} with name #{inspect(data.name)}")
     Repo.query("create table if not exists projection_proj2 (id integer, data text)")
     :ok
   end
+
+  @impl Essig.Projections.Projection
+  def handle_reset(data = %Data{}) do
+    Logger.info("RUNNING RESET for #{__MODULE__} with name #{inspect(data.name)}")
+    Repo.query("drop table if exists projection_proj2")
+    :ok
+  end
 end