diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 54554b0b..2369f0bb 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -1103,30 +1103,28 @@ if check_prestage -eq 0 ; then
 
         ilog "Searching for existing installation..."
 
-        device_list=()
+        # Build up device_list to search for existing installation.
+        # We will look for the install_uuid file on each of the devices in the list.
+        # First, if volume groups have been enabled, we can mount /dev/cgts-vg/var-lv
+        device_list=("/dev/cgts-vg/var-lv")
+
+        # Now add the rest of the rootfs partitions to device_list
         for part in "${part_numbers[@]}"; do
-            device=${rootfs_part_prefix}${part}
-            device_list+=(${device})
-            ilog "Adding ${device}"
+            device_list+=("${rootfs_part_prefix}${part}")
         done
 
-        # adding the following device to the device list to search
-        # for the filesystem. If Volume Groups have been enabled,
-        # it is possible to perform the checks for install_guid below
-        # by mounting /dev/cgts-vg/var-lv.
-        device_list+=("/dev/cgts-vg/var-lv")
-        ilog "Adding /dev/cgts-vg/var-lv"
-
-        for part in "${device_list[@]}"; do
+        ilog "Checking device_list: ${device_list[*]}"
+        for device in "${device_list[@]}"; do
             # mount this part at a temporary mount point
-            mount ${device} ${temp_mount}
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                wlog "Unable to mount ${device}"
+            ilog "Checking device: ${device}"
+            mount "${device}" "${temp_mount}"
+            rc=$?
+            if [ "${rc}" -ne 0 ]; then
+                wlog "Unable to mount ${device}, rc=${rc}"
                 continue
             fi
-            # Check for the presence of install_uuid in one of the partitions on
-            # the root device
-            if [[ -e "${temp_mount}/www/pages/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/install_uuid" ]]; then
+            # Check for the presence of install_uuid in one of the partitions on the device_list
+            if [ -e "${temp_mount}/www/pages/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/install_uuid" ]; then
                 wlog "Found valid installation on ${device}"
                 umount ${temp_mount}
                 # Do not modify the system in any way