diff --git a/src/reset_ids.cpp b/src/reset_ids.cpp
index 8a33cd535b..fd898bd3ab 100644
--- a/src/reset_ids.cpp
+++ b/src/reset_ids.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "atom_vec.h"
 #include "domain.h"
 #include "comm.h"
+#include "special.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void ResetIDs::command(int narg, char **arg)
   }
 
   // create an atom map if one doesn't exist already
-  
+
   int mapflag = 0;
   if (atom->map_style == 0) {
     mapflag = 1;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ void ResetIDs::command(int narg, char **arg)
   // forward_comm_array acquires new IDs for ghost atoms
 
   double **newIDs;
-  memory->create(newIDs,nall,1,"reset_ids:newIDs");  
+  memory->create(newIDs,nall,1,"reset_ids:newIDs");
 
   for (int i = 0; i < nlocal; i++) {
     newIDs[i][0] = tag[i];
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ void ResetIDs::command(int narg, char **arg)
   // loop over bonds, angles, etc and reset IDs in stored topology arrays
   // only necessary for molecular = 1, not molecular = 2
   // badcount = atom IDs that could not be found
-  
+
   int badcount = 0;
 
   if (atom->molecular == 1) {
@@ -232,8 +233,15 @@ void ResetIDs::command(int narg, char **arg)
   atom->map_init();
   atom->map_set();
 
+  // need to update exclusions with new atom IDs
+
+  if (atom->molecular == 1) {
+    Special special(lmp);
+    special.build();
+  }
+
   // delete temporary atom map
-  
+
   if (mapflag) {
     atom->map_delete();
     atom->map_style = 0;