diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js
index 3841282b..1ceb1438 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/lib/dependencies.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
 const Bottle = require('bottlejs');
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class Dependencies {
   registerClass(name, constructor, ...deps) {
     this._bottle.service(name, constructor, ...deps);
     // Remove the cached provider.
-    this._bottle.middleware(name, (_, next) => {
+    this._bottle.middleware(name, (provider, next) => {
       this._bottle.resetProviders([name]);
       next();
     });
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ class Dependencies {
 
     this._bottle.serviceFactory(name, realFactory, ...deps);
     // Remove the cached provider.
-    this._bottle.middleware(name, (_, next) => {
+    this._bottle.middleware(name, (provider, next) => {
       this._bottle.resetProviders([name]);
       next();
     });
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ class Dependencies {
   }
 
   reset(names) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(names)) {
+    if (_.isString(names)) {
+      names = [names];
+    } else if (!Array.isArray(names)) {
       throw new Error('Must provide an array of provider names');
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js
index 3229c2f0..43daec08 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-core/test/specs/lib/dependencies.js
@@ -150,7 +150,25 @@ describe('@jsdoc/core/lib/dependencies', () => {
   });
 
   describe('reset', () => {
-    it('throws on non-array input', () => {
+    it('accepts a string', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+
+      container.registerClass('Foo', Foo);
+
+      expect(() => container.reset('Foo')).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('accepts an array of strings', () => {
+      class Foo {}
+      class Bar {}
+
+      container.registerClass('Foo', Foo);
+      container.registerClass('Bar', Bar);
+
+      expect(() => container.reset(['Foo', 'Bar'])).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('throws on non-array, non-string input', () => {
       expect(() => container.reset()).toThrowError();
     });