diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
index 358c98096..0579a3d5b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_mount_scratch(const std::string& device_path, const std::s
     } else {
         fs_mgr_set_blk_ro(device_path, false);
     }
+    entry.fs_mgr_flags.check = true;
     auto save_errno = errno;
     auto mounted = fs_mgr_do_mount_one(entry) == 0;
     if (!mounted) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/tests/adb-remount-test.sh b/fs_mgr/tests/adb-remount-test.sh
index f44570385..4226e9558 100755
--- a/fs_mgr/tests/adb-remount-test.sh
+++ b/fs_mgr/tests/adb-remount-test.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Conditions:
 
 EMPTY=""
 SPACE=" "
+# Line up wrap to [  XXXXXXX ] messages.
+INDENT="             "
 # A _real_ embedded tab character
 TAB="`echo | tr '\n' '\t'`"
 # A _real_ embedded escape character
@@ -159,8 +161,7 @@ avc_check() {
     return
   fi
   echo "${ORANGE}[  WARNING ]${NORMAL} unlabeled sepolicy violations:" >&2
-  echo "${L}" |
-    sed 's/^/             /' >&2
+  echo "${L}" | sed "s/^/${INDENT}/" >&2
 }
 
 [ "USAGE: get_property <prop>
@@ -639,10 +640,10 @@ EXPECT_EQ() {
 *}" ]; then
       echo "${prefix} expected \"${lval}\""
       echo "${prefix} got \"${rval}\"" |
-        sed ': again
+        sed ": again
              N
-             s/\(\n\)\([^ ]\)/\1             \2/
-             t again'
+             s/\(\n\)\([^ ]\)/\1${INDENT}\2/
+             t again"
       if [ -n "${*}" ] ; then
         echo "${prefix} ${*}"
       fi
@@ -657,10 +658,10 @@ EXPECT_EQ() {
       if [ `echo ${lval}${rval}${*} | wc -c` -gt 60 -o "${rval}" != "${rval% *}" ]; then
         echo "${prefix} ok \"${lval}\""
         echo "       = \"${rval}\"" |
-          sed ': again
+          sed ": again
                N
-               s/\(\n\)\([^ ]\)/\1          \2/
-               t again'
+               s/\(\n\)\([^ ]\)/\1${INDENT}\2/
+               t again"
         if [ -n "${*}" ] ; then
           echo "${prefix} ${*}"
         fi
@@ -955,13 +956,24 @@ else
   echo "${GREEN}[ RUN      ]${NORMAL} Testing adb shell su root remount -R command" >&2
 
   avc_check
-  adb_su remount -R system </dev/null || true
+  T=`adb_date`
+  adb_su remount -R system </dev/null
+  err=${?}
+  if [ "${err}" != 0 ]; then
+    echo "${ORANGE}[  WARNING ]${NORMAL} adb shell su root remount -R system = ${err}, likely did not reboot!" >&2
+    T="-t ${T}"
+  else
+    # Rebooted, logcat will be meaningless, and last logcat will likely be clear
+    T=""
+  fi
   sleep 2
   adb_wait ${ADB_WAIT} ||
-    die "waiting for device after remount -R `usb_status`"
+    die "waiting for device after adb shell su root remount -R system `usb_status`"
   if [ "orange" != "`get_property ro.boot.verifiedbootstate`" -o \
        "2" = "`get_property partition.system.verified`" ]; then
-    die "remount -R command failed"
+    die ${T} "remount -R command failed
+${INDENT}ro.boot.verifiedbootstate=\"`get_property ro.boot.verifiedbootstate`\"
+${INDENT}partition.system.verified=\"`get_property partition.system.verified`\""
   fi
 
   echo "${GREEN}[       OK ]${NORMAL} adb shell su root remount -R command" >&2
@@ -1643,15 +1655,24 @@ err=0
 if ${overlayfs_supported}; then
   echo "${GREEN}[ RUN      ]${NORMAL} test 'adb remount -R'" >&2
   avc_check
-  adb_root &&
-    adb remount -R &&
-    adb_wait ${ADB_WAIT} ||
-    die "adb remount -R"
+  adb_root ||
+    die "adb root in preparation for adb remount -R"
+  T=`adb_date`
+  adb remount -R
+  err=${?}
+  if [ "${err}" != 0 ]; then
+    die -t ${T} "adb remount -R = ${err}"
+  fi
+  sleep 2
+  adb_wait ${ADB_WAIT} ||
+    die "waiting for device after adb remount -R `usb_status`"
   if [ "orange" != "`get_property ro.boot.verifiedbootstate`" -o \
        "2" = "`get_property partition.system.verified`" ] &&
      [ -n "`get_property ro.boot.verifiedbootstate`" -o \
        -n "`get_property partition.system.verified`" ]; then
-    die "remount -R command failed to disable verity"
+    die "remount -R command failed to disable verity
+${INDENT}ro.boot.verifiedbootstate=\"`get_property ro.boot.verifiedbootstate`\"
+${INDENT}partition.system.verified=\"`get_property partition.system.verified`\""
   fi
 
   echo "${GREEN}[       OK ]${NORMAL} 'adb remount -R' command" >&2