diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index a9ab07f..37b047c 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -2924,14 +2924,10 @@
         size_t buf_len;
         unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
 
-        opt.serialize = 0;
-        mbedtls_printf( " Serializing live connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Serializing live connection..." );
 
         ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, NULL, 0, &buf_len );
-
-        /* Allow stub implementation returning 0 for now */
-        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL &&
-            ret != 0 )
+        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
@@ -2950,14 +2946,32 @@
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len, &buf_len ) ) != 0 )
         {
-            mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
+            mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
 
             goto exit;
         }
 
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+
+        if( opt.serialize == 1 )
+        {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Reseting context..." );
+
+            if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_session_reset( &ssl ) ) != 0 )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_session_reset returned "
+                                "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+        }
+
         if( opt.serialize == 2 )
         {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Freeing and reinitializing context..." );
+
             mbedtls_ssl_free( &ssl );
 
             mbedtls_ssl_init( &ssl );
@@ -2965,7 +2979,7 @@
             if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_setup( &ssl, &conf ) ) != 0 )
             {
                 mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_setup returned "
-                                " -0x%x\n\n", -ret );
+                                "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
                 goto exit;
             }
 
@@ -2973,8 +2987,8 @@
                 mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd, delayed_send,
                                      delayed_recv, NULL );
             else
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd,
-                            mbedtls_net_send, mbedtls_net_recv,
+                mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd, mbedtls_net_send,
+                            mbedtls_net_recv,
                             opt.nbio == 0 ? mbedtls_net_recv_timeout : NULL );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TIMING_C)
@@ -2983,9 +2997,11 @@
                                           mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
                                           mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_TIMING_C */
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
         }
 
-        mbedtls_printf( " Deserializing connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Deserializing connection..." );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_load( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2995,6 +3011,8 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 6f6f4dd..5b7d173 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -3935,14 +3935,10 @@
         size_t buf_len;
         unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
 
-        opt.serialize = 0;
-        mbedtls_printf( " Serializing live connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Serializing live connection..." );
 
         ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, NULL, 0, &buf_len );
-
-        /* Allow stub implementation returning 0 for now */
-        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL &&
-            ret != 0 )
+        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
@@ -3961,14 +3957,47 @@
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len, &buf_len ) ) != 0 )
         {
-            mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
+            mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
 
             goto exit;
         }
 
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+
+        /*
+         * This simulates a workflow where you have a long-lived server
+         * instance, potentially with a pool of ssl_context objects, and you
+         * just want to re-use one while the connection is inactive: in that
+         * case you can just reset() it, and then it's ready to receive
+         * serialized data from another connection (or the same here).
+         */
+        if( opt.serialize == 1 )
+        {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Reseting context..." );
+
+            if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_session_reset( &ssl ) ) != 0 )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_session_reset returned "
+                                "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * This simulates a workflow where you have one server instance per
+         * connection, and want to release it entire when the connection is
+         * inactive, and spawn it again when needed again - this would happen
+         * between ssl_free() and ssl_init() below, together with any other
+         * teardown/startup code needed - for example, preparing the
+         * ssl_config again (see section 3 "setup stuff" in this file).
+         */
         if( opt.serialize == 2 )
         {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Freeing and reinitializing context..." );
+
             mbedtls_ssl_free( &ssl );
 
             mbedtls_ssl_init( &ssl );
@@ -3980,6 +4009,12 @@
                 goto exit;
             }
 
+            /*
+             * This illustrates the minimum amount of things you need to set
+             * up, however you could set up much more if desired, for example
+             * if you want to share your set up code between the case of
+             * establishing a new connection and this case.
+             */
             if( opt.nbio == 2 )
                 mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &client_fd, delayed_send,
                                      delayed_recv, NULL );
@@ -3994,9 +4029,11 @@
                                           mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
                                           mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_TIMING_C */
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
         }
 
-        mbedtls_printf( " Deserializing connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Deserializing connection..." );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_load( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len ) ) != 0 )
@@ -4006,6 +4043,8 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */