diff --git a/python/ray/tune/ray_trial_executor.py b/python/ray/tune/ray_trial_executor.py
index bc81b5025..a1fd4a8f3 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/ray_trial_executor.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/ray_trial_executor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from ray import ray_constants
 from ray.resource_spec import ResourceSpec
 from ray.tune.durable_trainable import DurableTrainable
 from ray.tune.error import AbortTrialExecution, TuneError
-from ray.tune.function_runner import FunctionRunner
 from ray.tune.logger import NoopLogger
 from ray.tune.result import TRIAL_INFO, STDOUT_FILE, STDERR_FILE
 from ray.tune.resources import Resources
@@ -246,19 +245,19 @@ class RayTrialExecutor(TrialExecutor):
 
         return None
 
-    def _setup_remote_runner(self, trial, reuse_allowed):
+    def _setup_remote_runner(self, trial):
         trial.init_logdir()
         # We checkpoint metadata here to try mitigating logdir duplication
         self.try_checkpoint_metadata(trial)
         logger_creator = partial(noop_logger_creator, logdir=trial.logdir)
 
-        if (self._reuse_actors and reuse_allowed
-                and self._cached_actor is not None):
+        if (self._reuse_actors and self._cached_actor is not None):
             logger.debug("Trial %s: Reusing cached runner %s", trial,
                          self._cached_actor)
             existing_runner = self._cached_actor
             self._cached_actor = None
             trial.set_runner(existing_runner)
+
             if not self.reset_trial(trial, trial.config, trial.experiment_tag,
                                     logger_creator):
                 raise AbortTrialExecution(
@@ -378,14 +377,7 @@ class RayTrialExecutor(TrialExecutor):
         """
         prior_status = trial.status
         if runner is None:
-            # We reuse actors when there is previously instantiated state on
-            # the actor. Function API calls are also supported when there is
-            # no checkpoint to continue from.
-            # TODO: Check preconditions - why is previous state needed?
-            reuse_allowed = checkpoint is not None or trial.has_checkpoint() \
-                            or issubclass(trial.get_trainable_cls(),
-                                          FunctionRunner)
-            runner = self._setup_remote_runner(trial, reuse_allowed)
+            runner = self._setup_remote_runner(trial)
             if not runner:
                 return False
         trial.set_runner(runner)
@@ -520,11 +512,20 @@ class RayTrialExecutor(TrialExecutor):
         trial.set_experiment_tag(new_experiment_tag)
         trial.set_config(new_config)
         trainable = trial.runner
+
+        # Pass magic variables
+        extra_config = copy.deepcopy(new_config)
+        extra_config[TRIAL_INFO] = TrialInfo(trial)
+
+        stdout_file, stderr_file = trial.log_to_file
+        extra_config[STDOUT_FILE] = stdout_file
+        extra_config[STDERR_FILE] = stderr_file
+
         with self._change_working_directory(trial):
             with warn_if_slow("reset"):
                 try:
                     reset_val = ray.get(
-                        trainable.reset.remote(new_config, logger_creator),
+                        trainable.reset.remote(extra_config, logger_creator),
                         timeout=DEFAULT_GET_TIMEOUT)
                 except GetTimeoutError:
                     logger.exception("Trial %s: reset timed out.", trial)
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_actor_reuse.py b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_actor_reuse.py
index 8683df423..4dfac4a4f 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_actor_reuse.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_actor_reuse.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def create_resettable_class():
             if "fake_reset_not_supported" in self.config:
                 return False
             self.num_resets += 1
+            self.iter = 0
             self.msg = new_config.get("message", "No message")
             return True
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class ActorReuseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual([t.last_result["id"] for t in trials], [0, 1, 2, 3])
         self.assertEqual([t.last_result["iter"] for t in trials], [2, 2, 2, 2])
         self.assertEqual([t.last_result["num_resets"] for t in trials],
-                         [1, 2, 3, 4])
+                         [4, 5, 6, 7])
 
     def testTrialReuseEnabledFunction(self):
         num_resets = defaultdict(lambda: 0)
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class ActorReuseTest(unittest.TestCase):
             reuse_actors=True).trials
 
         # Check trial 1
-        self.assertEqual(trial1.last_result["num_resets"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(trial1.last_result["num_resets"], 2)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(trial1.logdir, "stdout")))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(trial1.logdir, "stderr")))
         with open(os.path.join(trial1.logdir, "stdout"), "rt") as fp:
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ class ActorReuseTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertNotIn("LOG_STDERR: Second", content)
 
         # Check trial 2
-        self.assertEqual(trial2.last_result["num_resets"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(trial2.last_result["num_resets"], 3)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(trial2.logdir, "stdout")))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(trial2.logdir, "stderr")))
         with open(os.path.join(trial2.logdir, "stdout"), "rt") as fp:
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/trainable.py b/python/ray/tune/trainable.py
index 16bcd9f2a..22d70af31 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/trainable.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/trainable.py
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ class Trainable:
         reset actor behavior for the new config."""
         self.config = new_config
 
+        trial_info = new_config.pop(TRIAL_INFO, None)
+        if trial_info:
+            self._trial_info = trial_info
+
         self._result_logger.flush()
         self._result_logger.close()