diff --git a/securedrop_export/export.py b/securedrop_export/export.py
index 00c4a83..500b9cf 100755
--- a/securedrop_export/export.py
+++ b/securedrop_export/export.py
@@ -277,25 +277,37 @@ def unlock_luks_volume(self, encryption_key):
                 if 'UUID' in items[0]:
                     self.encrypted_device = 'luks-' + items[1]
 
-            # the luks device is not already unlocked
-            if not os.path.exists(os.path.join("/dev/mapper/", self.encrypted_device)):
-                logger.debug('Unlocking luks volume {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
-                p = subprocess.Popen(
-                    ["sudo", "cryptsetup", "luksOpen", self.device, self.encrypted_device],
-                    stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE
-                )
-                logger.debug('Passing key')
-                p.communicate(input=str.encode(encryption_key, "utf-8"))
-                rc = p.returncode
-                if rc != 0:
-                    logger.error('Bad phassphrase for {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
-                    self.exit_gracefully(ExportStatus.USB_BAD_PASSPHRASE.value)
+            # the luks device is already unlocked
+            if os.path.exists(os.path.join('/dev/mapper/', self.encrypted_device)):
+                logger.debug('Device already unlocked')
+                return
+
+            logger.debug('Unlocking luks volume {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
+            p = subprocess.Popen(
+                ["sudo", "cryptsetup", "luksOpen", self.device, self.encrypted_device],
+                stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            )
+            logger.debug('Passing key')
+            p.communicate(input=str.encode(encryption_key, "utf-8"))
+            rc = p.returncode
+            if rc != 0:
+                logger.error('Bad phassphrase for {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
+                self.exit_gracefully(ExportStatus.USB_BAD_PASSPHRASE.value)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             self.exit_gracefully(ExportStatus.USB_ENCRYPTION_NOT_SUPPORTED)
 
     def mount_volume(self):
+        # If the drive is already mounted then we don't need to mount it again
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
+            ["lsblk", "-o", "MOUNTPOINT", "--noheadings", self.device])
+        mountpoint = output.decode('utf-8').strip()
+        if mountpoint:
+            logger.debug('The device is already mounted')
+            self.mountpoint = mountpoint
+            return
+
         # mount target not created, create folder
         if not os.path.exists(self.mountpoint):
             self.safe_check_call(
@@ -329,16 +341,19 @@ def copy_submission(self):
         except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
             self.exit_gracefully(ExportStatus.ERROR_USB_WRITE.value)
         finally:
-            # Finally, we sync the filesystem, unmount the drive and lock the
-            # luks volume, and exit 0
             logger.info('Syncing filesystems')
             subprocess.check_call(["sync"])
-            logger.info('Unmounting drive from {}'.format(self.mountpoint))
-            subprocess.check_call(["sudo", "umount", self.mountpoint])
-            logger.info('Locking luks volume {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
-            subprocess.check_call(
-                ["sudo", "cryptsetup", "luksClose", self.encrypted_device]
-            )
+
+            if os.path.exists(self.mountpoint):
+                logger.info('Unmounting drive from {}'.format(self.mountpoint))
+                subprocess.check_call(["sudo", "umount", self.mountpoint])
+
+            if os.path.exists(os.path.join('/dev/mapper', self.encrypted_device)):
+                logger.info('Locking luks volume {}'.format(self.encrypted_device))
+                subprocess.check_call(
+                    ["sudo", "cryptsetup", "luksClose", self.encrypted_device]
+                )
+
             logger.info('Deleting temporary directory {}'.format(self.tmpdir))
             subprocess.check_call(["rm", "-rf", self.tmpdir])
             sys.exit(0)