diff --git a/brainpy/_src/helpers.py b/brainpy/_src/helpers.py
index 6418bdfc6..ab0a306e9 100644
--- a/brainpy/_src/helpers.py
+++ b/brainpy/_src/helpers.py
@@ -50,17 +50,22 @@ def reset_state(target: DynamicalSystem, *args, **kwargs):
   Args:
     target: The target DynamicalSystem.
   """
-  nodes = list(target.nodes().subset(DynamicalSystem).not_subset(DynView).not_subset(IonChaDyn).unique().values())
-  # assign the 'reset_level' to each reset state function
-  for node in nodes:
-    if not hasattr(node.reset_state, 'reset_level'):
-      node.reset_state.reset_level = 0
-
   dynsys.the_top_layer_reset_state = False
+
   try:
+    nodes = list(target.nodes().subset(DynamicalSystem).not_subset(DynView).not_subset(IonChaDyn).unique().values())
+    nodes_with_level = []
+
+    # reset node whose `reset_state` has no `reset_level`
+    for node in nodes:
+      if not hasattr(node.reset_state, 'reset_level'):
+        node.reset_state(*args, **kwargs)
+      else:
+        nodes_with_level.append(node)
+
     # reset the node's states
     for l in range(_max_level):
-      for node in nodes:
+      for node in nodes_with_level:
         if node.reset_state.reset_level == l:
           node.reset_state(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/brainpy/_src/tests/test_helper.py b/brainpy/_src/tests/test_helper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c85010b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brainpy/_src/tests/test_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import brainpy as bp
+
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestResetLevel(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def test1(self):
+    class Level0(bp.DynamicalSystem):
+      @bp.reset_level(0)
+      def reset_state(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        print('Level 0')
+
+    class Level1(bp.DynamicalSystem):
+      @bp.reset_level(1)
+      def reset_state(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        print('Level 1')
+
+    class Net(bp.DynamicalSystem):
+      def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.l0 = Level0()
+        self.l1 = Level1()
+        self.l0_2 = Level0()
+        self.l1_2 = Level1()
+
+    net = Net()
+    net.reset()
+
+