diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index 26e465230..36d2d4f1a 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ export interface Config {
     /**
      * Set the randomization seed if randomization is turned on
      */
-     seed?: string,
+    seed?: string,
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 8be1973d2..2ddebccb3 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export let utils = {
   firefox: require('selenium-webdriver/firefox'),
   http: require('selenium-webdriver/http'),
   remote: require('selenium-webdriver/remote')
-}
+};
 
 export let Command = require('selenium-webdriver/lib/command').Command;
 export let CommandName = require('selenium-webdriver/lib/command').Name;
@@ -32,12 +32,30 @@ export let CommandName = require('selenium-webdriver/lib/command').Name;
 // We base this on NodeJS `global` because we do not want to mask
 // with a different instance of Protractor if the module is
 // installed both globally and locally.
-export let protractor: Ptor = (global as any)['protractor'];
-export let browser: ProtractorBrowser = protractor ? protractor.browser : undefined;
-export let $: (search: string) => ElementFinder = protractor ? protractor.$ : undefined;
-export let $$: (search: string) => ElementArrayFinder = protractor ? protractor.$$ : undefined;
-export let element: ElementHelper = protractor ? protractor.element : undefined;
-export let By: ProtractorBy = protractor ? protractor.By : undefined;
-export let by: ProtractorBy = protractor ? protractor.by : undefined;
-export let ExpectedConditions: ProtractorExpectedConditions =
-    protractor ? protractor.ExpectedConditions : undefined;
+
+// Because these properties are set dynamically by the runner in setupGlobals_, they are not
+// guaranteed to be created at import time. Also, the browser object can change if browser.reset()
+// is called. Thus, we export these as properties so they will be resolved dynamically.
+export declare let protractor: Ptor;
+Object.defineProperty(exports, 'protractor', {get: () => (global as any)['protractor']});
+
+function registerGlobal(name: string) {
+  Object.defineProperty(
+      exports, name, {get: () => exports.protractor ? exports.protractor[name] : undefined});
+}
+
+export declare let browser: ProtractorBrowser;
+export declare let $: (search: string) => ElementFinder;
+export declare let $$: (search: string) => ElementArrayFinder;
+export declare let element: ElementHelper;
+export declare let By: ProtractorBy;
+export declare let by: ProtractorBy;
+export declare let ExpectedConditions: ProtractorExpectedConditions;
+
+registerGlobal('browser');
+registerGlobal('$');
+registerGlobal('$$');
+registerGlobal('element');
+registerGlobal('By');
+registerGlobal('by');
+registerGlobal('ExpectedConditions');
diff --git a/lib/runner.ts b/lib/runner.ts
index e52934b41..e73e96d54 100644
--- a/lib/runner.ts
+++ b/lib/runner.ts
@@ -254,14 +254,7 @@ export class Runner extends EventEmitter {
       // Note: because tests are not paused at this point, any async
       // calls here are not guaranteed to complete before the tests resume.
       this.driverprovider_.quitDriver(browser_.driver);
-      // Copy mock modules, but do not navigate to previous URL.
-      let forkBrowser = browser_.forkNewDriverInstance(false, true);
-
-      // Replace the items in browser_ but do not create a new object
-      // since this will break typescript imports
-      for (let item in forkBrowser) {
-        browser_[item] = forkBrowser[item];
-      }
+      browser_ = browser_.forkNewDriverInstance(false, true);
       this.setupGlobals_(browser_);
     };
 
diff --git a/spec/basic/restart_spec.js b/spec/basic/restart_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebeb2a23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/basic/restart_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+describe('browser.restart', function() {
+  it('doesn\'t break ignoreSynchronization', function() {
+    browser.get('index.html#/polling');
+    browser.restart();
+
+    browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
+    // Get a non-angular page. It shouldn't fail if ignoreSynchronization is on.
+    browser.get('https://google.com/');
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    browser.ignoreSynchronization = false;
+  });
+});