diff --git a/pkg/hostman/storageman/lvmutils/lvmutils.go b/pkg/hostman/storageman/lvmutils/lvmutils.go
index b918e142b7..8287c8dce0 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/storageman/lvmutils/lvmutils.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/storageman/lvmutils/lvmutils.go
@@ -280,11 +280,14 @@ func VgDisplay(vgName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func VgActive(vgName string, active bool) error {
+func VgActive(vgName string, active, autoActivation bool) error {
 	opts := "-ay"
 	if !active {
 		opts = "-an"
 	}
+	if active && autoActivation {
+		opts = "-aay"
+	}
 	out, err := procutils.NewRemoteCommandAsFarAsPossible("lvm", "vgchange", opts, vgName).Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "vgchange %s %s failed %s", opts, vgName, out)
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_slvm.go b/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_slvm.go
index f36ff2e7ba..8ddcf38dee 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_slvm.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/storageman/storage_slvm.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (s *SSLVMStorage) DeleteSnapshot(ctx context.Context, params interface{}) (
 }
 
 func (s *SSLVMStorage) Accessible() error {
-	if err := lvmutils.VgActive(s.Path, true); err != nil {
+	if err := lvmutils.VgActive(s.Path, true, true); err != nil {
 		log.Warningf("vgactive got %s", err)
 	}