diff --git a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/external_data_job.py b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/external_data_job.py
index 711d9d621d42d..dcfdd0e7427ae 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/external_data_job.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/external_data_job.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ async def run(self, inputs: ExternalDataWorkflowInputs):
                 run_id=job_id,
                 schema_id=inputs.external_data_schema_id,
                 source_id=inputs.external_data_source_id,
+                reset_pipeline=inputs.reset_pipeline,
             )
 
             timeout_params = (
diff --git a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/workflow_activities/import_data_sync.py b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/workflow_activities/import_data_sync.py
index 80c2c5b829692..0d566087520a5 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/workflow_activities/import_data_sync.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/workflow_activities/import_data_sync.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
 from dateutil import parser
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import close_old_connections
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ImportDataActivityInputs:
     schema_id: uuid.UUID
     source_id: uuid.UUID
     run_id: str
+    reset_pipeline: Optional[bool] = None
 
 
 def process_incremental_last_value(value: Any | None, field_type: IncrementalFieldType | None) -> Any | None:
@@ -92,7 +93,11 @@ def import_data_activity_sync(inputs: ImportDataActivityInputs):
 
         schema: ExternalDataSchema | None = model.schema
         assert schema is not None
-        reset_pipeline = schema.sync_type_config.get("reset_pipeline", False) is True
+
+        if inputs.reset_pipeline is not None:
+            reset_pipeline = inputs.reset_pipeline
+        else:
+            reset_pipeline = schema.sync_type_config.get("reset_pipeline", False) is True
 
         logger.debug(f"schema.sync_type_config = {schema.sync_type_config}")
         logger.debug(f"reset_pipeline = {reset_pipeline}")
diff --git a/posthog/temporal/utils.py b/posthog/temporal/utils.py
index a1c22b0e0827f..23d8e406ea8c0 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/utils.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import dataclasses
+from typing import Optional
 import uuid
 
 
@@ -9,3 +10,4 @@ class ExternalDataWorkflowInputs:
     external_data_source_id: uuid.UUID
     external_data_schema_id: uuid.UUID | None = None
     billable: bool = True
+    reset_pipeline: Optional[bool] = None