diff --git a/lib/desired-caps.js b/lib/desired-caps.js
index 4397b3bd3..b767d9d06 100644
--- a/lib/desired-caps.js
+++ b/lib/desired-caps.js
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ let desiredCapConstraints = _.defaults({
   useJSONSource: {
     isBoolean: true
   },
+  enforceFreshSimulatorCreation: {
+    isBoolean: true
+  },
   shutdownOtherSimulators: {
     isBoolean: true
   },
diff --git a/lib/driver.js b/lib/driver.js
index 8253aed84..1432e9f11 100644
--- a/lib/driver.js
+++ b/lib/driver.js
@@ -734,31 +734,29 @@ class XCUITestDriver extends BaseDriver {
       return {device, realDevice: true, udid: this.opts.udid};
     }
 
-    // figure out the correct simulator to use, given the desired capabilities
-    let device = await getExistingSim(this.opts);
-
-    // check for an existing simulator
-    if (device) {
-      return {device, realDevice: false, udid: device.udid};
-    }
-
-    // no device of this type exists, so create one
-    log.info('Simulator udid not provided, using desired caps to create a new simulator');
     if (!this.opts.platformVersion && this.iosSdkVersion) {
       log.info(`No platformVersion specified. Using latest version Xcode supports: '${this.iosSdkVersion}' ` +
                `This may cause problems if a simulator does not exist for this platform version.`);
       this.opts.platformVersion = this.iosSdkVersion;
     }
 
-    if (this.opts.noReset) {
-      // Check for existing simulator just with correct capabilities
-      let device = await getExistingSim(this.opts);
+    if (this.opts.enforceFreshSimulatorCreation) {
+      log.debug(`New simulator is requested. If this is not wanted, set 'enforceFreshSimulatorCreation' capability to false`);
+    } else {
+      // figure out the correct simulator to use, given the desired capabilities
+      const device = await getExistingSim(this.opts);
+
+      // check for an existing simulator
       if (device) {
         return {device, realDevice: false, udid: device.udid};
       }
+
+      log.info('Simulator udid not provided');
     }
 
-    device = await this.createSim();
+    // no device of this type exists, or they request new sim, so create one
+    log.info('Using desired caps to create a new simulator');
+    const device = await this.createSim();
     return {device, realDevice: false, udid: device.udid};
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/simulator-management.js b/lib/simulator-management.js
index 8135176db..eafcd8e10 100644
--- a/lib/simulator-management.js
+++ b/lib/simulator-management.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { resetXCTestProcesses } from './utils';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import log from './logger';
 import { tempDir, fs, mkdirp } from 'appium-support';
+import UUID from 'uuid-js';
+
 
 const INSTALL_DAEMON_CACHE = 'com.apple.mobile.installd.staging';
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ const INSTALL_DAEMON_CACHE = 'com.apple.mobile.installd.staging';
  * @returns {object} Simulator object associated with the udid passed in.
  */
 async function createSim (caps) {
-  const appiumTestDeviceName = `appiumTest-${caps.deviceName}`;
+  const appiumTestDeviceName = `appiumTest-${UUID.create().toString().toUpperCase()}-${caps.deviceName}`;
   const udid = await createDevice(appiumTestDeviceName, caps.deviceName, caps.platformVersion);
   return await getSimulator(udid);
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/driver/driver-e2e-specs.js b/test/functional/driver/driver-e2e-specs.js
index c46546a30..5dba4a204 100644
--- a/test/functional/driver/driver-e2e-specs.js
+++ b/test/functional/driver/driver-e2e-specs.js
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ const SIM_DEVICE_NAME = 'xcuitestDriverTest';
 const should = chai.should();
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
-const getNumSims = async () => {
+async function getNumSims () {
   return (await getDevices())[UICATALOG_SIM_CAPS.platformVersion].length;
-};
-const deleteDeviceWithRetry = async function (udid) {
+}
+
+async function deleteDeviceWithRetry (udid) {
   try {
     await retryInterval(10, 1000, deleteDevice, udid);
   } catch (ign) {}
-};
+}
 
 describe('XCUITestDriver', function () {
   this.timeout(MOCHA_TIMEOUT);
@@ -146,17 +147,16 @@ describe('XCUITestDriver', function () {
         });
       });
 
-      it.skip('default: creates sim and deletes it afterwards', async function () {
-        let caps = UICATALOG_SIM_CAPS;
+      it('default: creates sim and deletes it afterwards', async function () {
+        const caps = Object.assign({}, UICATALOG_SIM_CAPS, {enforceFreshSimulatorCreation: true});
 
-        await killAllSimulators();
-        let simsBefore = await getNumSims();
+        const simsBefore = await getNumSims();
         await initSession(caps);
 
-        let simsDuring = await getNumSims();
+        const simsDuring = await getNumSims();
 
         await deleteSession();
-        let simsAfter = await getNumSims();
+        const simsAfter = await getNumSims();
 
         simsDuring.should.equal(simsBefore + 1);
         simsAfter.should.equal(simsBefore);
diff --git a/test/unit/simulator-management-specs.js b/test/unit/simulator-management-specs.js
index 10af34208..d00cf29fc 100644
--- a/test/unit/simulator-management-specs.js
+++ b/test/unit/simulator-management-specs.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('simulator management', function () {
       await createSim(caps);
 
       createDeviceStub.calledOnce.should.be.true;
-      createDeviceStub.firstCall.args[0].should.eql('appiumTest-iPhone 6');
+      /appiumTest-[\w-]{36}-iPhone 6/.test(createDeviceStub.firstCall.args[0]).should.be.true;
       createDeviceStub.firstCall.args[1].should.eql('iPhone 6');
       createDeviceStub.firstCall.args[2].should.eql('10.1');
       getSimulatorStub.calledOnce.should.be.true;