diff --git a/src/review_classification/cli/app.py b/src/review_classification/cli/app.py
index f9764bd..e6f554a 100644
--- a/src/review_classification/cli/app.py
+++ b/src/review_classification/cli/app.py
@@ -399,14 +399,16 @@ def fetch(
             default_collate_end=collate_end,
         )
 
+        effective_reset = reset_db
         for target in targets:
             _fetch_single(
                 target.name,
                 target.collate_start,
                 target.collate_end,
-                reset_db,
+                effective_reset,
                 verbose,
             )
+            effective_reset = False
 
     except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError) as e:
         typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
@@ -661,6 +663,7 @@ def fetch_and_classify(
 
         init_db()
 
+        effective_reset = reset_db
         for target in targets:
             session = get_session()
             try:
@@ -681,9 +684,10 @@ def fetch_and_classify(
                     target.name,
                     target.collate_start,
                     target.collate_end,
-                    reset_db,
+                    effective_reset,
                     verbose,
                 )
+                effective_reset = False
 
         successes: list[str] = []
         failures: list[str] = []