diff --git a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
index e1bf984..570d4c7 100644
--- a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
@@ -1005,6 +1005,11 @@
            fb->GetVar("partition-type:vbmeta_b", &partition_type) == fastboot::SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static bool is_logical(const std::string& partition) {
+    std::string value;
+    return fb->GetVar("is-logical:" + partition, &value) == fastboot::SUCCESS && value == "yes";
+}
+
 static std::string fb_fix_numeric_var(std::string var) {
     // Some bootloaders (angler, for example), send spurious leading whitespace.
     var = android::base::Trim(var);
@@ -1017,12 +1022,18 @@
 static uint64_t get_partition_size(const std::string& partition) {
     std::string partition_size_str;
     if (fb->GetVar("partition-size:" + partition, &partition_size_str) != fastboot::SUCCESS) {
+        if (!is_logical(partition)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
         die("cannot get partition size for %s", partition.c_str());
     }
 
     partition_size_str = fb_fix_numeric_var(partition_size_str);
     uint64_t partition_size;
     if (!android::base::ParseUint(partition_size_str, &partition_size)) {
+        if (!is_logical(partition)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
         die("Couldn't parse partition size '%s'.", partition_size_str.c_str());
     }
     return partition_size;
@@ -1033,16 +1044,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    // If overflows and negative, it should be < buf->sz.
-    int64_t partition_size = static_cast<int64_t>(get_partition_size(partition));
-
-    if (partition_size == buf->sz) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if (partition_size < buf->sz) {
-        die("boot partition is smaller than boot image");
-    }
-
     std::string data;
     if (!android::base::ReadFdToString(buf->fd, &data)) {
         die("Failed reading from boot");
@@ -1052,6 +1053,15 @@
     if (0 != data.compare(footer_offset, AVB_FOOTER_MAGIC_LEN, AVB_FOOTER_MAGIC)) {
         return;
     }
+    // If overflows and negative, it should be < buf->sz.
+    int64_t partition_size = static_cast<int64_t>(get_partition_size(partition));
+
+    if (partition_size == buf->sz) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (partition_size < buf->sz) {
+        die("boot partition is smaller than boot image");
+    }
 
     unique_fd fd(make_temporary_fd("boot rewriting"));
     if (!android::base::WriteStringToFd(data, fd)) {
@@ -1248,11 +1258,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-static bool is_logical(const std::string& partition) {
-    std::string value;
-    return fb->GetVar("is-logical:" + partition, &value) == fastboot::SUCCESS && value == "yes";
-}
-
 static bool is_retrofit_device() {
     std::string value;
     if (fb->GetVar("super-partition-name", &value) != fastboot::SUCCESS) {