diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/extensions/test_image.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/extensions/test_image.py
index b2506b9c1..ba0828ed0 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/extensions/test_image.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/extensions/test_image.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class TestImageExtension(base.IronicAgentTest):
                                          ('', ''), ('', '')])
 
         expected = [mock.call('efibootmgr', '--version'),
-                    mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+                    mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', self.fake_efi_system_part,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class TestImageExtension(base.IronicAgentTest):
                                          ('', ''), ('', '')])
 
         expected = [mock.call('efibootmgr', '--version'),
-                    mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+                    mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', self.fake_efi_system_part,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Boot0002 VENDMAGIC FvFile(9f3c6294-bf9b-4208-9808-be45dfc34b51)
                                          ('', ''), ('', '')])
 
         expected = [mock.call('efibootmgr', '--version'),
-                    mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+                    mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', self.fake_efi_system_part,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ Boot0004* ironic1      HD(1,GPT,55db8d03-c8f6-4a5b-9155-790dddc348fa,0x800,0x640
                                          ('', ''), ('', ''),
                                          ('', ''), ('', '')])
         expected = [mock.call('efibootmgr', '--version'),
-                    mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+                    mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', self.fake_efi_system_part,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ Boot0004* ironic1      HD(1,GPT,55db8d03-c8f6-4a5b-9155-790dddc348fa,0x800,0x640
                                          ('', '')])
 
         expected = [mock.call('efibootmgr', '--version'),
-                    mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+                    mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', self.fake_efi_system_part,
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ Boot0004* ironic1      HD(1,GPT,55db8d03-c8f6-4a5b-9155-790dddc348fa,0x800,0x640
             efi_system_part_uuid=self.fake_efi_system_part_uuid,
             target_boot_mode='uefi')
 
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/fake', attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('mount', '/dev/fake2', self.fake_dir),
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
index 7b19931b3..a9deb79b8 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
@@ -2563,22 +2563,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdb'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -2658,32 +2658,32 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdc'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdc', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdc', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -2764,42 +2764,42 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdd'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdc', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdd', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdd', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdd', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdc', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdc', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdd', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdd', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdd', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -2865,22 +2865,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '--', 'mklabel', 'gpt'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '551MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '551MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -2952,22 +2952,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '--', 'mklabel', 'gpt'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '8MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '8MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -3034,22 +3034,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdb'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '30GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '30GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -3118,22 +3118,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdb'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '20GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '20GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '20GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '20GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -3211,22 +3211,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
             mock.call('sgdisk', '-F', '/dev/sdb'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '42s', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sda', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sda', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/sdb', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/sdb', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
@@ -3558,22 +3558,22 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
                       'gpt'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '551MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/nvme0n1', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/nvme0n1', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/nvme1n1', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '551MiB', '10GiB'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/nvme1n1', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/nvme1n1', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/nvme0n1', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/nvme0n1', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('parted', '/dev/nvme1n1', '-s', '-a', 'optimal', '--',
                       'mkpart', 'primary', '10GiB', '-1'),
-            mock.call('partx', '-a', '/dev/nvme1n1', attempts=3,
+            mock.call('partx', '-av', '/dev/nvme1n1', attempts=3,
                       delay_on_retry=True),
             mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
             mock.call('mdadm', '--create', '/dev/md0', '--force', '--run',
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_partition_utils.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_partition_utils.py
index f6f56695b..ee34d9065 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_partition_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_partition_utils.py
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
         root_part = partition_utils.get_partition(
             self.fake_dev, self.fake_root_uuid)
         self.assertEqual('/dev/test2', root_part)
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
         self.assertRaises(errors.DeviceNotFound,
                           partition_utils.get_partition, self.fake_dev,
                           self.fake_root_uuid)
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
         result = partition_utils.get_partition(
             self.fake_dev, self.fake_root_uuid)
         self.assertEqual('/dev/loop0', result)
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
                           partition_utils.get_partition, self.fake_dev,
                           self.fake_root_uuid)
 
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
         root_part = partition_utils.get_partition(
             self.fake_dev, self.fake_root_uuid)
         self.assertEqual('/dev/test2', root_part)
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ class TestGetPartition(base.IronicAgentTest):
         root_part = partition_utils.get_partition(
             self.fake_dev, self.fake_root_uuid)
         self.assertEqual('/dev/test2', root_part)
-        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-a', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
+        expected = [mock.call('partx', '-av', self.fake_dev, attempts=3,
                               delay_on_retry=True),
                     mock.call('udevadm', 'settle'),
                     mock.call('lsblk', '-PbioKNAME,UUID,PARTUUID,TYPE,LABEL',
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/utils.py b/ironic_python_agent/utils.py
index 71e29d16b..7c86cdac5 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/utils.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/utils.py
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ def rescan_device(device):
                    kernel partition records.
     """
     try:
-        execute('partx', '-a', device, attempts=3, delay_on_retry=True)
+        execute('partx', '-av', device, attempts=3, delay_on_retry=True)
     except processutils.ProcessExecutionError:
         LOG.warning("Couldn't re-read the partition table "
                     "on device %s", device)