diff --git a/internal/fixtures/mock.go b/internal/fixtures/mock.go
index c92eaf31..55ccb312 100644
--- a/internal/fixtures/mock.go
+++ b/internal/fixtures/mock.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //
 //	mockgen -source model.go -destination=../fixtures/mock.go -package=fixtures
 //
+
 // Package fixtures is a generated GoMock package.
 package fixtures
 
@@ -175,6 +176,18 @@ func (mr *MockDeviceQueryorMockRecorder) PowerStatus(ctx any) *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "PowerStatus", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDeviceQueryor)(nil).PowerStatus), ctx)
 }
 
+// ReinitializeClient mocks base method.
+func (m *MockDeviceQueryor) ReinitializeClient(ctx context.Context) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "ReinitializeClient", ctx)
+}
+
+// ReinitializeClient indicates an expected call of ReinitializeClient.
+func (mr *MockDeviceQueryorMockRecorder) ReinitializeClient(ctx any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ReinitializeClient", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDeviceQueryor)(nil).ReinitializeClient), ctx)
+}
+
 // ResetBMC mocks base method.
 func (m *MockDeviceQueryor) ResetBMC(ctx context.Context) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/internal/model/model.go b/internal/model/model.go
index 7e62ec3b..4279f72a 100644
--- a/internal/model/model.go
+++ b/internal/model/model.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ type DeviceQueryor interface {
 
 	ResetBMC(ctx context.Context) error
 
+	// Reinitializes the underlying device queryor client to purge old session information.
+	ReinitializeClient(ctx context.Context)
+
 	// Inventory returns the device inventory
 	Inventory(ctx context.Context) (*common.Device, error)
 
diff --git a/internal/outofband/bmc.go b/internal/outofband/bmc.go
index 1acdbcc5..ba7ce52f 100644
--- a/internal/outofband/bmc.go
+++ b/internal/outofband/bmc.go
@@ -100,9 +100,15 @@ func (b *bmc) tracelog() {
 		}).Trace(funcName + ": connection metadata")
 }
 
-func (b *bmc) rebuildClient(ctx context.Context) {
+func (b *bmc) ReinitializeClient(ctx context.Context) {
 	newclient := newBmclibv2Client(ctx, b.asset, b.logger)
 	b.client = newclient
+
+	b.logger.WithFields(
+		logrus.Fields{
+			"provider": b.installProvider,
+		},
+	).Debug("bmclib client re-initialized")
 }
 
 // Open creates a BMC session