diff --git a/modules/scripts/startup-script/files/setup-raid.yml b/modules/scripts/startup-script/files/setup-raid.yml
index 356a67436c..0f3d81ec4f 100644
--- a/modules/scripts/startup-script/files/setup-raid.yml
+++ b/modules/scripts/startup-script/files/setup-raid.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@
     DST_MNT: "/mnt/localssd"
     bashrc: "{{ '/etc/bashrc' if ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' else '/etc/bash.bashrc' }}"
     array_dev: "/dev/md0"
-    mode: 755
+    mode: '0755'
   tasks:
-  - name: Check if DST_MNT exists
-    ansible.builtin.stat:
-      path: "{{ DST_MNT }}"
-    register: dst_mnt_exists
-
   - name: Check if {{ array_dev }} exists
     ansible.builtin.stat:
       path: "{{ array_dev }}"
@@ -78,15 +73,6 @@
     ansible.builtin.shell:
       cmd: tune2fs /dev/md0 -r 131072
 
-  - name: Add a label
-    ansible.builtin.shell: e2label /dev/md0 LOCALSSD
-
-  - name: Create mount point
-    ansible.builtin.file:
-      path: "{{ DST_MNT }}"
-      state: directory
-      mode: "{{ mode }}"
-
   - name: Mount RAID array
     ansible.posix.mount:
       src: /dev/md0
@@ -94,3 +80,9 @@
       fstype: ext4
       opts: discard,defaults,nofail
       state: mounted
+
+  - name: Set mount permissions
+    ansible.builtin.file:
+      path: "{{ DST_MNT }}"
+      state: directory
+      mode: "{{ mode }}"