diff --git a/android/TerminalApp/java/com/android/virtualization/terminal/InstalledImage.kt b/android/TerminalApp/java/com/android/virtualization/terminal/InstalledImage.kt
index 7acc5f3..a4663c8 100644
--- a/android/TerminalApp/java/com/android/virtualization/terminal/InstalledImage.kt
+++ b/android/TerminalApp/java/com/android/virtualization/terminal/InstalledImage.kt
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@
         val roundedUpDesiredSize = roundUp(desiredSize)
         val curSize = getSize()
 
+        runE2fsck(rootPartition)
+
         if (roundedUpDesiredSize == curSize) {
             return roundedUpDesiredSize
         }
 
-        runE2fsck(rootPartition)
         if (roundedUpDesiredSize > curSize) {
             allocateSpace(rootPartition, roundedUpDesiredSize)
         }