diff --git a/docs/howtos/use-without-flakes.md b/docs/howtos/use-without-flakes.md
index f54c38b6..c0097c5a 100644
--- a/docs/howtos/use-without-flakes.md
+++ b/docs/howtos/use-without-flakes.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 While `nixos-anywhere` is designed to work optimally with Nix Flakes, it also
 supports the traditional approach without flakes. This document outlines how to
-use `nixos-anywhere` without relying on flakes.
-You will need to [import the disko nixos module](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/blob/master/docs/HowTo.md#installing-nixos-module) in your NixOS configuration
-and define disko devices as described in the [examples](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/tree/master/example).
+use `nixos-anywhere` without relying on flakes. You will need to
+[import the disko nixos module](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/blob/master/docs/HowTo.md#installing-nixos-module)
+in your NixOS configuration and define disko devices as described in the
+[examples](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/tree/master/example).
 
 ## Generate Required Store Paths
 
diff --git a/src/nixos-anywhere.sh b/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
index 761816d6..aac28964 100755
--- a/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
+++ b/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ if [[ ${copy_host_keys-n} == "y" ]]; then
 fi
 nixos-install --no-root-passwd --no-channel-copy --system "$nixos_system"
 if command -v zpool >/dev/null; then
-  zpool export -a || : # we always want to export the zfs pools so people can boot from it without force import
+  # we always want to export the zfs pools so people can boot from it without force import
+  umount -Rv /mnt/
+  zpool export -a || true
 fi
 # We will reboot in background so we can cleanly finish the script before the hosts go down.
 # This makes integration into scripts easier