diff --git a/steps/30-formatting.step b/steps/30-formatting.step
index 652988b..1855be1 100755
--- a/steps/30-formatting.step
+++ b/steps/30-formatting.step
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ fi
 
 echo "~> Formatting $rootformat EXT4"
 mkfs.ext4 $rootformat
+
+echo "~> Mount partitions"
+mount $rootformat /mnt
+mkdir -b /mnt/boot
+mount ${blockdevice}1 /mnt/boot