diff --git a/src/partition/repart.c b/src/partition/repart.c
index 6e76cb011a..8d8d133c05 100644
--- a/src/partition/repart.c
+++ b/src/partition/repart.c
@@ -8483,6 +8483,10 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (!context)
                 return log_oom();
 
+        r = context_read_seed(context, arg_root);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
         r = context_copy_from(context);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
@@ -8560,10 +8564,6 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        r = context_read_seed(context, arg_root);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
         /* Make sure each partition has a unique UUID and unique label */
         r = context_acquire_partition_uuids_and_labels(context);
         if (r < 0)