diff --git a/lib/controllers/run-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/run-controller.ts
index bb46da92e5..259a44b99f 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/run-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/run-controller.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ export class RunController extends EventEmitter implements IRunController {
 		const projectData = this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(projectDir);
 		await this.initializeSetup(projectData);
 
-		const platforms = this.$devicesService.getPlatformsFromDeviceDescriptors(deviceDescriptors);
 		const deviceDescriptorsForInitialSync = this.getDeviceDescriptorsForInitialSync(projectDir, deviceDescriptors);
+		const newPlatforms = this.$devicesService.getPlatformsFromDeviceDescriptors(deviceDescriptors);
+		const oldPlatforms = this.$liveSyncProcessDataService.getPlatforms(projectDir);
+		const platforms = _.uniq(_.concat(newPlatforms, oldPlatforms));
 
 		this.$liveSyncProcessDataService.persistData(projectDir, deviceDescriptors, platforms);
 
diff --git a/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts b/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
index b692609ccb..e4ac2c0d99 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/livesync.d.ts
@@ -492,5 +492,6 @@ declare global {
 		getAllPersistedData(): IDictionary<ILiveSyncProcessData>;
 		persistData(projectDir: string, deviceDescriptors: ILiveSyncDeviceDescriptor[], platforms: string[]): void;
 		hasDeviceDescriptors(projectDir: string): boolean;
+		getPlatforms(projectDir: string): string[];
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/livesync-process-data-service.ts b/lib/services/livesync-process-data-service.ts
index 6edd76ef88..9975bdb6d2 100644
--- a/lib/services/livesync-process-data-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/livesync-process-data-service.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,11 @@ export class LiveSyncProcessDataService implements ILiveSyncProcessDataService {
 	public getAllPersistedData() {
 		return this.processes;
 	}
+
+	public getPlatforms(projectDir: string): string[] {
+		const liveSyncProcessesInfo = this.processes[projectDir] || <ILiveSyncProcessData>{};
+		const currentPlatforms = liveSyncProcessesInfo.platforms;
+		return currentPlatforms || [];
+	}
 }
 $injector.register("liveSyncProcessDataService", LiveSyncProcessDataService);