diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
index 020514ac0..78d31bbb2 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ class GenericHardwareManager(HardwareManager):
             LOG.debug("Attempting to nvme-format %s using secure format mode "
                       "(ses) %s", block_device.name, format_mode)
             utils.execute('nvme', 'format', block_device.name, '-s',
-                          format_mode)
+                          format_mode, '-f')
             LOG.info("nvme-cli format for device %s (ses= %s ) completed "
                      "successfully.", block_device.name, format_mode)
             return True
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
index e5e51cfd6..22f8a1880 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
         retval = self.hardware._nvme_erase(block_device)
         mocked_execute.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call('nvme', 'id-ctrl', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-o', 'json'),
-            mock.call('nvme', 'format', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', 2),
+            mock.call('nvme', 'format', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', 2, '-f'),
         ])
 
         self.assertTrue(retval)
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(base.IronicAgentTest):
         retval = self.hardware._nvme_erase(block_device)
         mocked_execute.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call('nvme', 'id-ctrl', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-o', 'json'),
-            mock.call('nvme', 'format', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', 1),
+            mock.call('nvme', 'format', '/dev/nvme0n1', '-s', 1, '-f'),
         ])
 
         self.assertTrue(retval)