diff --git a/src/Constants.ts b/src/Constants.ts
index acae9491a..ef2b82333 100644
--- a/src/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Constants.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export let CONSTANTS: IMap<any> = {
     * getAugmentationStats is a new netscript function that returns the stats of
         an augmentation.
     * getCharacterInformation now additionally returns exp
+    * pid resets back to 1 when installing or destroying a BitNode.
 
     Misc.
     * Fixed an issue where SF3 was listed as infinitly repeatable and SF12 as
diff --git a/src/Netscript/Pid.ts b/src/Netscript/Pid.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06883adf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Netscript/Pid.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { workerScripts } from "./WorkerScripts";
+
+let pidCounter = 1;
+
+/**
+ * Find and return the next availble PID for a script
+ */
+export function generateNextPid(): number {
+    let tempCounter = pidCounter;
+
+    // Cap the number of search iterations at some arbitrary value to avoid
+    // infinite loops. We'll assume that players wont have 1mil+ running scripts
+    let found = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 1e6;) {
+        if (!workerScripts.has(tempCounter + i)) {
+            found = true;
+            tempCounter = tempCounter + i;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (i === Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER - 1) {
+            i = 1;
+        } else {
+            ++i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found) {
+        pidCounter = tempCounter + 1;
+        if (pidCounter >= Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+            pidCounter = 1;
+        }
+
+        return tempCounter;
+    } else {
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+export function resetPidCounter(): void {
+    pidCounter = 1;
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NetscriptWorker.js b/src/NetscriptWorker.js
index a372f4906..32c6d8700 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptWorker.js
+++ b/src/NetscriptWorker.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { killWorkerScript } from "./Netscript/killWorkerScript";
 import { WorkerScript } from "./Netscript/WorkerScript";
 import { workerScripts } from "./Netscript/WorkerScripts";
 import { WorkerScriptStartStopEventEmitter } from "./Netscript/WorkerScriptStartStopEventEmitter";
+import { generateNextPid } from "./Netscript/Pid";
 
 import { CONSTANTS } from "./Constants";
 import { Engine } from "./engine";
@@ -412,42 +413,6 @@ function processNetscript1Imports(code, workerScript) {
     return res;
 }
 
-/**
- * Find and return the next availble PID for a script
- */
-let pidCounter = 1;
-function generateNextPid() {
-    let tempCounter = pidCounter;
-
-    // Cap the number of search iterations at some arbitrary value to avoid
-    // infinite loops. We'll assume that players wont have 1mil+ running scripts
-    let found = false;
-    for (let i = 0; i < 1e6;) {
-        if (!workerScripts.has(tempCounter + i)) {
-            found = true;
-            tempCounter = tempCounter + i;
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if (i === Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER - 1) {
-            i = 1;
-        } else {
-            ++i;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (found) {
-        pidCounter = tempCounter + 1;
-        if (pidCounter >= Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
-            pidCounter = 1;
-        }
-
-        return tempCounter;
-    } else {
-        return -1;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Used to start a RunningScript (by creating and starting its
  * corresponding WorkerScript), and add the RunningScript to the server on which
diff --git a/src/Prestige.js b/src/Prestige.js
index ae875e366..3fdc63b85 100755
--- a/src/Prestige.js
+++ b/src/Prestige.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { Message } from "./Message/Message";
 import { initMessages, Messages } from "./Message/MessageHelpers";
 import { prestigeWorkerScripts } from "./NetscriptWorker";
 import { Player } from "./Player";
+import { resetPidCounter } from "./Netscript/Pid";
 
 import {
     AllServers,
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ function prestigeAugmentation() {
             DaedalusServer.serversOnNetwork.push(WorldDaemon.ip);
         }
     }
+
+    resetPidCounter();
 }
 
 
@@ -346,6 +349,8 @@ function prestigeSourceFile() {
 
     // Gain int exp
     Player.gainIntelligenceExp(5);
+
+    resetPidCounter();
 }
 
 export {prestigeAugmentation, prestigeSourceFile};