diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index a36fc106..5e7a74a3 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -1810,6 +1810,10 @@ ilog "LV_SZ_ROOT    (cgts--vg-root--lv)    : ${LV_SZ_ROOT} MB"
 ilog "LV_SZ_SCRATCH (cgts--vg-scratch--lv) : ${LV_SZ_SCRATCH} MB"
 ilog "LV_SZ_VAR     (cgts--vg-var--lv)     : ${LV_SZ_VAR} MB"
 
+ilog "Wipe any previous signatures from the platform physical volume ${pv_part}"
+wipefs -a ${pv_part}
+[ ${?} -ne 0 ] && report_failure_with_msg "Failed to wipe signatures from ${pv_part}, rc=${?}"
+
 ilog "Create ${vg} 'cgts-vg' ${pv_part} ; $STOR_DEV_FDS"
 exec_no_fds "$STOR_DEV_FDS" "vgcreate -y --force cgts-vg ${pv_part} 2>/dev/null" 5 0.5
 [ ${?} -ne 0 ] && report_failure_with_msg "Failed to create ${vg} 'cgts-vg' ${pv_part}"
diff --git a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
index 39d29a30..1e0e4457 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
@@ -1900,6 +1900,10 @@ ilog "LV_SZ_ROOT    (cgts--vg-root--lv)    : ${LV_SZ_ROOT} MB"
 ilog "LV_SZ_SCRATCH (cgts--vg-scratch--lv) : ${LV_SZ_SCRATCH} MB"
 ilog "LV_SZ_VAR     (cgts--vg-var--lv)     : ${LV_SZ_VAR} MB"
 
+ilog "Wipe any previous signatures from the platform physical volume ${pv_part}"
+wipefs -a ${pv_part}
+[ ${?} -ne 0 ] && report_failure_with_msg "Failed to wipe signatures from ${pv_part}, rc=${?}"
+
 ilog "Create ${vg} 'cgts-vg' ${pv_part} ; $STOR_DEV_FDS"
 exec_no_fds "$STOR_DEV_FDS" "vgcreate -y --force cgts-vg ${pv_part} 2>/dev/null" 5 0.5
 [ ${?} -ne 0 ] && report_failure_with_msg "Failed to create ${vg} 'cgts-vg' ${pv_part}"