diff --git a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
index 71d6e150b4..3a7259d531 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 
           "# Wait for the volume to appear\n",
           "while [ ! -e /dev/vdc ]; do echo Waiting for volume to attach; sleep 1; done\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
           "# Format the EBS volume and mount it\n",
           "systemctl stop mysqld.service\n",
           "sleep 1\n",
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
index fb668888ed..a7fac58ab7 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@
 
           "# Wait for the volume to appear\n",
           "while [ ! -e /dev/vdc ]; do echo Waiting for volume to attach; sleep 1; done\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
           "# Format the EBS volume and mount it\n",
           "systemctl stop mysqld.service\n",
           "sleep 1\n",
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
index 931d41e69f..fbf35729e0 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 
           "# Wait for the volume to appear\n",
           "while [ ! -e /dev/vdc ]; do echo Waiting for volume to attach; sleep 1; done\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
           "# Format the EBS volume and mount it\n",
           "systemctl stop mysqld.service\n",
           "sleep 1\n",
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
index 549fafb222..6d38cc2dc8 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "# Wait for the volume to appear\n",
           "while [ ! -e /dev/vdc ]; do echo Waiting for volume to attach; sleep 1; done\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
-          "parted /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mklabel msdos\n",
+          "parted -s /dev/vdc mkpart primary ext3 1 1000\n",
           "# Format the EBS volume and mount it\n",
           "systemctl stop mysqld.service\n",
           "sleep 1\n",