diff --git a/recipes/osd.rb b/recipes/osd.rb
index 13aec92..cbc11f4 100644
--- a/recipes/osd.rb
+++ b/recipes/osd.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ else
           dmcrypt = "--dmcrypt"
         end
         execute "Creating Ceph OSD on #{osd_device['device']}" do
-          command "ceph-disk-prepare #{dmcrypt} #{osd_device['device']}"
+          command "ceph-disk-prepare #{dmcrypt} #{osd_device['device']} #{osd_device['journal']}"
           action :run
         end
         # we add this status to the node env