diff --git a/view/mainwindow.cpp b/view/mainwindow.cpp
index 594c5ae..998c856 100755
--- a/view/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/view/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void MainWindow::formatDevice()
             qDebug() << "MainWindow: Device is not mounted, proceeding with format";
         }
         
-        QVariantMap opt = { { "label", m_mainPage->getLabel() } };
+        QVariantMap opt = { { "label", m_mainPage->getLabel() }, { "take-ownership", true } };
         if (m_mainPage->shouldErase()) opt["erase"] = "zero";
         blk->format(m_mainPage->getSelectedFs(), opt);
         QDBusError lastError = blk->lastError();