diff --git a/topo/node/arista/arista.go b/topo/node/arista/arista.go
index e9c1c2a7..d43ca6eb 100644
--- a/topo/node/arista/arista.go
+++ b/topo/node/arista/arista.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	cpb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/ceos"
 	tpb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/topo"
@@ -301,6 +302,32 @@ func (n *Node) ConfigPush(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader) error {
 	return resp.Failed
 }
 
+func (n *Node) ResetCfg(ctx context.Context) error {
+	log.Infof("%s resetting config", n.Name())
+
+	err := n.SpawnCLIConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer n.cliConn.Close()
+
+	// this takes a long time sometimes, so we crank timeouts up
+	resp, err := n.cliConn.SendCommand(
+		"configure replace startup-config",
+		scrapliopts.WithTimeoutOps(300*time.Second),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.Failed == nil {
+		log.Infof("%s - finshed resetting config", n.Name())
+	}
+
+	return resp.Failed
+}
+
 func defaults(pb *tpb.Node) *tpb.Node {
 	if pb == nil {
 		pb = &tpb.Node{
diff --git a/topo/node/arista/arista_test.go b/topo/node/arista/arista_test.go
index 3e47747d..315081f8 100644
--- a/topo/node/arista/arista_test.go
+++ b/topo/node/arista/arista_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	ceos "github.com/aristanetworks/arista-ceoslab-operator/v2/api/v1alpha1"
 	ceosclient "github.com/aristanetworks/arista-ceoslab-operator/v2/api/v1alpha1/dynamic"
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ import (
 	ceospb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/ceos"
 	topopb "github.com/openconfig/kne/proto/topo"
 	"github.com/openconfig/kne/topo/node"
+	scrapliopts "github.com/scrapli/scrapligo/driver/options"
+	scraplitransport "github.com/scrapli/scrapligo/transport"
+	scrapliutil "github.com/scrapli/scrapligo/util"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
@@ -434,3 +438,85 @@ func TestCRD(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResetCfg(t *testing.T) {
+	ki := fake.NewSimpleClientset(&corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "pod1",
+		},
+	})
+
+	reaction := func(action ktest.Action) (handled bool, ret watch.Interface, err error) {
+		f := &fakeWatch{
+			e: []watch.Event{{
+				Object: &corev1.Pod{
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+					},
+				},
+			}},
+		}
+		return true, f, nil
+	}
+	ki.PrependWatchReactor("*", reaction)
+
+	ni := &node.Impl{
+		KubeClient: ki,
+		Namespace:  "test",
+		Proto: &topopb.Node{
+			Name:   "pod1",
+			Vendor: topopb.Vendor_ARISTA,
+			Config: &topopb.Config{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		wantErr  bool
+		ni       *node.Impl
+		testFile string
+	}{
+		{
+			// successfully configure certificate
+			desc:     "success",
+			wantErr:  false,
+			ni:       ni,
+			testFile: "testdata/reset_config_success",
+		},
+		{
+			// device returns "% Invalid input" -- we expect to fail
+			desc:     "failure",
+			wantErr:  true,
+			ni:       ni,
+			testFile: "testdata/reset_config_failure",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			nImpl, err := New(tt.ni)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed creating kne arista node")
+			}
+
+			n, _ := nImpl.(*Node)
+
+			n.testOpts = []scrapliutil.Option{
+				scrapliopts.WithTransportType(scraplitransport.FileTransport),
+				scrapliopts.WithFileTransportFile(tt.testFile),
+				scrapliopts.WithTimeoutOps(2 * time.Second),
+				scrapliopts.WithTransportReadSize(1),
+				scrapliopts.WithReadDelay(0),
+				scrapliopts.WithDefaultLogger(),
+			}
+
+			ctx := context.Background()
+
+			err = n.ResetCfg(ctx)
+			if err != nil && !tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("resetting config failed, error: %+v\n", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/topo/node/arista/testdata/reset_config_success b/topo/node/arista/testdata/reset_config_success
index d08b3baa..ca215cbd 100644
--- a/topo/node/arista/testdata/reset_config_success
+++ b/topo/node/arista/testdata/reset_config_success
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ spine1#
 spine1#terminal length 0
 Pagination disabled.
 spine1#
-spine1#configure replace clean-config
+spine1#configure replace startup-config
 Aug 21 18:37:16 localhost Launcher: %LAUNCHER-6-PROCESS_STOP: Configuring process 'CapiApp' to stop in role 'ActiveSupervisor'
 Aug 21 18:37:16 localhost Stp: %SPANTREE-6-STABLE_CHANGE: Stp state is now not stable
 Aug 21 18:37:16 localhost Stp: %SPANTREE-6-INTERFACE_ADD: Interface Ethernet11 has been added to instance MST0