diff --git a/microceph/ceph/osd.go b/microceph/ceph/osd.go
index 2feac183..81ecc9ec 100644
--- a/microceph/ceph/osd.go
+++ b/microceph/ceph/osd.go
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ func prepareDisk(disk *types.DiskParameter, suffix string, osdPath string, osdID
 		}
 		disk.Path = path
 	}
-	return os.Symlink(disk.Path, filepath.Join(osdPath, "block"+suffix))
+	if suffix != "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return os.Symlink(disk.Path, filepath.Join(osdPath, "block"))
 }
 
 // setupEncryptedOSD sets up an encrypted OSD on the given disk.