diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/raid/partial/_raid_common.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/raid/partial/_raid_common.rb
index 80ed01343..e9d28ab1b 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/raid/partial/_raid_common.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/raid/partial/_raid_common.rb
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@
   # Stop mdadm RAID device
   execute "Deactivate array, releasing all resources" do
     command "mdadm --stop #{raid_dev}"
+    default_env true
   end
 
   # Remove the Superblocks
   execute "Erase the MD superblock from a device" do
     command "mdadm --zero-superblock #{devices_list}"
+    default_env true
   end
 
   # Remove RAID from /etc/mdadm.conf