diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/customizations.go b/pkg/blueprint/customizations.go
index d4d8746a35..9069067128 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/customizations.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/customizations.go
@@ -312,11 +312,15 @@ func (c *Customizations) GetFilesystemsMinSize() uint64 {
 	return agg
 }
 
-func (c *Customizations) GetPartitioning() *DiskCustomization {
+func (c *Customizations) GetPartitioning() (*DiskCustomization, error) {
 	if c == nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return c.Disk
+	if err := c.Disk.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return c.Disk, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Customizations) GetInstallationDevice() string {
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/customizations_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/customizations_test.go
index e3df87d69d..d2da30d20d 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/customizations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/customizations_test.go
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ func TestGetRPM(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, expectedRPM, *retRPM)
 
 }
+
 func TestGetRHSM(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedRHSM := RHSMCustomization{
 		Config: &RHSMConfig{
@@ -493,3 +494,44 @@ func TestGetInstallerErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetPartitioningTrivial(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := DiskCustomization{
+		Partitions: []PartitionCustomization{
+			{
+				MinSize: 19,
+				FilesystemTypedCustomization: FilesystemTypedCustomization{
+					FSType:     "ext4",
+					Mountpoint: "/home",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	TestCustomizations := Customizations{
+		Disk: &expected,
+	}
+
+	ret, err := TestCustomizations.GetPartitioning()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, expected, *ret)
+}
+
+func TestGetPartitioningUnhappy(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := DiskCustomization{
+		Partitions: []PartitionCustomization{
+			{
+				FilesystemTypedCustomization: FilesystemTypedCustomization{
+					FSType: "ext4",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	TestCustomizations := Customizations{
+		Disk: &expected,
+	}
+
+	_, err := TestCustomizations.GetPartitioning()
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "mountpoint is empty")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/partitioning_customizations.go b/pkg/blueprint/disk_customizations.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/blueprint/partitioning_customizations.go
rename to pkg/blueprint/disk_customizations.go
index 800063a2b9..09b92099fd 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/partitioning_customizations.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/disk_customizations.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func decodePlain(v *PartitionCustomization, data []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// descodeBtrfs decodes the data into a struct that only embeds the
+// decodeBtrfs decodes the data into a struct that only embeds the
 // BtrfsVolumeCustomization with DisallowUnknownFields. This ensures that when
 // the type is btrfs, none of the fields for plain or lvm are used.
 func decodeBtrfs(v *PartitionCustomization, data []byte) error {
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/partitioning_customizations_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/disk_customizations_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/blueprint/partitioning_customizations_test.go
rename to pkg/blueprint/disk_customizations_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/filesystem_customizations_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/filesystem_customizations_test.go
index cb4860c525..fbb85f0817 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/filesystem_customizations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/filesystem_customizations_test.go
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func TestFilesystemCustomizationUnmarshalTOMLUnhappy(t *testing.T) {
 			err: `toml: line 0: TOML unmarshal: mountpoint must be string, got "42" of type int64`,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "misize nor string nor int",
+			name: "minsize nor string nor int",
 			input: `mountpoint="/"
 			minsize = true`,
 			err: `toml: line 0: TOML unmarshal: error decoding minsize value for mountpoint "/": failed to convert value "true" to number`,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "misize not parseable",
+			name: "minsize not parseable",
 			input: `mountpoint="/"
 			minsize = "20 KG"`,
 			err: `toml: line 0: TOML unmarshal: error decoding minsize value for mountpoint "/": unknown data size units in string: 20 KG`,
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ func TestFilesystemCustomizationUnmarshalJSONUnhappy(t *testing.T) {
 			err:   `JSON unmarshal: mountpoint must be string, got "42" of type float64`,
 		},
 		{
-			name:  "misize nor string nor int",
+			name:  "minsize nor string nor int",
 			input: `{"mountpoint":"/", "minsize": true}`,
 			err:   `JSON unmarshal: error decoding minsize value for mountpoint "/": failed to convert value "true" to number`,
 		},
 		{
-			name:  "misize not parseable",
+			name:  "minsize not parseable",
 			input: `{ "mountpoint": "/", "minsize": "20 KG"}`,
 			err:   `JSON unmarshal: error decoding minsize value for mountpoint "/": unknown data size units in string: 20 KG`,
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/distro/fedora/distro_test.go b/pkg/distro/fedora/distro_test.go
index e75deea029..e7a4e65d21 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/fedora/distro_test.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/fedora/distro_test.go
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ func TestDistro_PartitioningConflict(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						MinSize: 19,
 						FilesystemTypedCustomization: blueprint.FilesystemTypedCustomization{
+							FSType:     "ext4",
 							Mountpoint: "/home",
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/distro/fedora/imagetype.go b/pkg/distro/fedora/imagetype.go
index 60aea17cf7..720e863b81 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/fedora/imagetype.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/fedora/imagetype.go
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ func (t *imageType) getPartitionTable(
 	}
 
 	imageSize := t.Size(options.Size)
-	partitioning := customizations.GetPartitioning()
+	partitioning, err := customizations.GetPartitioning()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if partitioning != nil {
 		// Use the new custom partition table to create a PT fully based on the user's customizations.
 		// This overrides FilesystemCustomizations, but we should never have both defined.
@@ -374,7 +377,10 @@ func (t *imageType) checkOptions(bp *blueprint.Blueprint, options distro.ImageOp
 	}
 
 	mountpoints := customizations.GetFilesystems()
-	partitioning := customizations.GetPartitioning()
+	partitioning, err := customizations.GetPartitioning()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if (len(mountpoints) > 0 || partitioning != nil) && t.rpmOstree {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Custom mountpoints and partitioning are not supported for ostree types")
 	}
@@ -406,7 +412,7 @@ func (t *imageType) checkOptions(bp *blueprint.Blueprint, options distro.ImageOp
 	dc := customizations.GetDirectories()
 	fc := customizations.GetFiles()
 
-	err := blueprint.ValidateDirFileCustomizations(dc, fc)
+	err = blueprint.ValidateDirFileCustomizations(dc, fc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}