diff --git a/partition.sh b/partition.sh
index 2797b9e..d53acca 100755
--- a/partition.sh
+++ b/partition.sh
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ if [[ "${ID}" == 'elementary' ]]; then
 		/mnt
 elif [[ "${ID}" == 'debian' ]]; then
 	mmdebstrap \
+		--skip=check/empty \
 		--include=console-setup,\
 		cryptsetup,\
 		curl,\