diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 042a14df..b7717570 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -1028,6 +1028,10 @@ if check_prestage -eq 0 ; then
 
         orig_rootfs_device=$rootfs_device
         by_path_rootfs_device=$(get_by_path ${rootfs_device})
+        if [ -z "${by_path_rootfs_device}" ]; then
+            report_failure_with_msg "Device not found: ${orig_rootfs_device}"
+        fi
+
         rootfs_device=$(get_disk ${by_path_rootfs_device})
         ilog "Found rootfs $orig_rootfs_device on: $by_path_rootfs_device->$rootfs_device."
 
@@ -1049,9 +1053,22 @@ if check_prestage -eq 0 ; then
         mkdir -p ${temp_mount}
 
         ilog "Searching for existing installation..."
+
+        device_list=()
         for part in "${part_numbers[@]}"; do
             device=${ROOTFS_PART_PREFIX}${part}
-            ilog "Searching on ${device}"
+            device_list+=(${device})
+            ilog "Adding ${device}"
+        done
+
+        # adding the following device to the device list to search
+        # for the filesystem. If Volume Groups have been enabled,
+        # it is possible to perform the checks for install_guid below
+        # by mounting /dev/cgts-vg/var-lv.
+        device_list+=("/dev/cgts-vg/var-lv")
+        ilog "Adding /dev/cgts-vg/var-lv"
+
+        for part in "${device_list[@]}"; do
             # mount this part at a temporary mount point
             mount ${device} ${temp_mount}
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then