diff --git a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
index f5deaa3999..6bed85d02f 100644
--- a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ Log into puppetmaster.openstack.org and run::
 
     sudo vgextend main ${DEVICE}1
 
+* However, if the volume group does not exist yet, you can create it::
+
+    sudo vgcreate main ${DEVICE}1
+
 Creating a New Logical Volume
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