diff --git a/install_scripts/ares.sh b/install_scripts/ares.sh
index f43338b..24594ad 100755
--- a/install_scripts/ares.sh
+++ b/install_scripts/ares.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ EOF
 # might take a bit for the new partion table to be updated in-kernel
 sleep 1
 
-cryptsetup --batch-mode luksFormat --iter-time 1000 ${DEVICE}3
-cryptsetup --batch-mode open ${DEVICE}3 cryptpart
+while : ; do
+    cryptsetup --batch-mode luksFormat --iter-time 1000 ${DEVICE}3
+    cryptsetup --batch-mode open --tries 1 ${DEVICE}3 cryptpart && break
+done
 
 pvcreate /dev/mapper/cryptpart
 vgcreate vgbase /dev/mapper/cryptpart
diff --git a/install_scripts/neptune.sh b/install_scripts/neptune.sh
index a04280c..e7d3336 100755
--- a/install_scripts/neptune.sh
+++ b/install_scripts/neptune.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ EOF
 # might take a bit for the new partion table to be updated in-kernel
 sleep 1
 
-cryptsetup --batch-mode luksFormat --iter-time 1000 ${DEVICE}p3
-cryptsetup --batch-mode open ${DEVICE}p3 cryptpart
+while : ; do
+    cryptsetup --batch-mode luksFormat --iter-time 1000 ${DEVICE}3
+    cryptsetup --batch-mode open --tries 1 ${DEVICE}3 cryptpart && break
+done
 
 pvcreate /dev/mapper/cryptpart
 vgcreate vgbase /dev/mapper/cryptpart