diff --git a/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org b/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org
index 83afbe0..385e8a9 100644
--- a/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org
+++ b/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ Setup with a wide array of hardware compatibility, specifically using the =porta
 DISK=$1
 
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt
+
+if mountpoint -q -- "/mnt"; then
+    echo "ERROR: /mnt is a mounted filesystem, aborting"
+    exit 1
+fi
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** Partitioning
diff --git a/hosts/Infini-STICK/reinstall.bash b/hosts/Infini-STICK/reinstall.bash
index 338c2d5..0105532 100755
--- a/hosts/Infini-STICK/reinstall.bash
+++ b/hosts/Infini-STICK/reinstall.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 DISK=$1
 
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt
+
+if mountpoint -q -- "/mnt"; then
+    echo "ERROR: /mnt is a mounted filesystem, aborting"
+    exit 1
+fi
 # boilerplate ends here
 
 # [[[[file:/etc/nixos/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org::mounting][mounting]]][mounting]]
diff --git a/hosts/Infini-STICK/setup.bash b/hosts/Infini-STICK/setup.bash
index 654286a..2cc50ae 100755
--- a/hosts/Infini-STICK/setup.bash
+++ b/hosts/Infini-STICK/setup.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 DISK=$1
 
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt
+
+if mountpoint -q -- "/mnt"; then
+    echo "ERROR: /mnt is a mounted filesystem, aborting"
+    exit 1
+fi
 # boilerplate ends here
 
 # [[[[file:/etc/nixos/hosts/Infini-STICK/readme.org::partitioning][partitioning]]][partitioning]]