diff --git a/lib/make-disk-image.nix b/lib/make-disk-image.nix
index 11e7f5a..33f68bb 100644
--- a/lib/make-disk-image.nix
+++ b/lib/make-disk-image.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ let
     ${pkgs.systemdMinimal}/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon
     udevadm trigger --action=add
     udevadm settle
+    partprobe
 
     # populate nix db, so nixos-install doesn't complain
     export NIX_STATE_DIR=$TMPDIR/state
diff --git a/lib/types/gpt.nix b/lib/types/gpt.nix
index ec2a55f..d7cc373 100644
--- a/lib/types/gpt.nix
+++ b/lib/types/gpt.nix
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ in
           # ensure /dev/disk/by-path/..-partN exists before continuing
           udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=block
           udevadm settle
+          partprobe
           ${lib.optionalString (partition.content != null) partition.content._create}
         '') sortedPartitions)}
 
diff --git a/lib/types/mdadm.nix b/lib/types/mdadm.nix
index bfef542..47eb272 100644
--- a/lib/types/mdadm.nix
+++ b/lib/types/mdadm.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           "''${disk_devices[@]}"
         udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=block
         udevadm settle
+        partprobe
         # for some reason mdadm devices spawn with an existing partition table, so we need to wipe it
         sgdisk --zap-all /dev/md/${config.name}
         ${lib.optionalString (config.content != null) config.content._create}
diff --git a/lib/types/table.nix b/lib/types/table.nix
index bc492aa..7d99011 100644
--- a/lib/types/table.nix
+++ b/lib/types/table.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
           # ensure /dev/disk/by-path/..-partN exists before continuing
           udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=block
           udevadm settle
+          partprobe
           ${lib.optionalString partition.bootable ''
             parted -s ${config.device} -- set ${toString partition._index} boot on
           ''}
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
           # ensure further operations can detect new partitions
           udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=block
           udevadm settle
+          partprobe
           ${lib.optionalString (partition.content != null) partition.content._create}
         '') config.partitions)}
       '';
diff --git a/lib/types/zfs_volume.nix b/lib/types/zfs_volume.nix
index 51f5aef..6cedd10 100644
--- a/lib/types/zfs_volume.nix
+++ b/lib/types/zfs_volume.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
           -V ${config.size}
         udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=block
         udevadm settle
+        partprobe
         ${lib.optionalString (config.content != null) config.content._create}
       '';
     };