diff --git a/pkg/packet/packet.go b/pkg/packet/packet.go
index 4a33fee1..f409ec9d 100644
--- a/pkg/packet/packet.go
+++ b/pkg/packet/packet.go
@@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ func init() {
 	TypeStrToFactory[DataAckPacketStr] = reflect.TypeOf(DataAckPacketType{})
 	TypeStrToFactory[DataEndPacketStr] = reflect.TypeOf(DataEndPacketType{})
 	TypeStrToFactory[CompGenPacketStr] = reflect.TypeOf(CompGenPacketType{})
+	TypeStrToFactory[ReInitPacketStr] = reflect.TypeOf(ReInitPacketType{})
 
 	var _ RpcPacketType = (*RunPacketType)(nil)
 	var _ RpcPacketType = (*GetCmdPacketType)(nil)
 	var _ RpcPacketType = (*UntailCmdPacketType)(nil)
 	var _ RpcPacketType = (*CdPacketType)(nil)
 	var _ RpcPacketType = (*CompGenPacketType)(nil)
+	var _ RpcPacketType = (*ReInitPacketType)(nil)
 
 	var _ RpcResponsePacketType = (*CmdStartPacketType)(nil)
 	var _ RpcResponsePacketType = (*ResponsePacketType)(nil)
@@ -332,6 +334,23 @@ func MakeCdPacket() *CdPacketType {
 	return &CdPacketType{Type: CdPacketStr}
 }
 
+type ReInitPacketType struct {
+	Type  string `json:"type"`
+	ReqId string `json:"reqid"`
+}
+
+func (*ReInitPacketType) GetType() string {
+	return ReInitPacketStr
+}
+
+func (p *ReInitPacketType) GetReqId() string {
+	return p.ReqId
+}
+
+func MakeReInitPacket() *ReInitPacketType {
+	return &ReInitPacketType{Type: ReInitPacketStr}
+}
+
 type CompGenPacketType struct {
 	Type     string `json:"type"`
 	ReqId    string `json:"reqid"`
diff --git a/pkg/packet/parser.go b/pkg/packet/parser.go
index 2e4199c2..84c8b396 100644
--- a/pkg/packet/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/packet/parser.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ func MakePacketParser(input io.Reader) *PacketParser {
 			}
 			// ##[len][json]\n
 			// ##14{"hello":true}\n
+			// ##N{...}
 			bracePos := strings.Index(line, "{")
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(line, "##") || bracePos == -1 {
 				parser.MainCh <- MakeRawPacket(line[:len(line)-1])
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index d0cc680f..61e649e2 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ func (m *MServer) runCompGen(compPk *packet.CompGenPacketType) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (m *MServer) reinit(reqId string) {
+	initPk, err := shexec.MakeServerInitPacket()
+	if err != nil {
+		m.Sender.SendErrorResponse(reqId, fmt.Errorf("error creating init packet: %w", err))
+		return
+	}
+	initPk.RespId = reqId
+	m.Sender.SendPacket(initPk)
+}
+
 func (m *MServer) ProcessRpcPacket(pk packet.RpcPacketType) {
 	reqId := pk.GetReqId()
 	if cdPk, ok := pk.(*packet.CdPacketType); ok {
@@ -152,6 +162,10 @@ func (m *MServer) ProcessRpcPacket(pk packet.RpcPacketType) {
 		go m.runCompGen(compPk)
 		return
 	}
+	if _, ok := pk.(*packet.ReInitPacketType); ok {
+		go m.reinit(reqId)
+		return
+	}
 	m.Sender.SendErrorResponse(reqId, fmt.Errorf("invalid rpc type '%s'", pk.GetType()))
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/shexec/parser.go b/pkg/shexec/parser.go
index ecee19d7..25a5369e 100644
--- a/pkg/shexec/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/shexec/parser.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ var NoStoreVarNames = map[string]bool{
 	"HISTSIZE":              true,
 	"HISTTIMEFORMAT":        true,
 	"SRANDOM":               true,
+	"COLUMNS":               true,
 
 	// we want these in our remote state object
 	// "EUID":                  true,