diff --git a/pkg/util/mount/mount.go b/pkg/util/mount/mount.go
index f3829fa197d..24b4c8af0c5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/mount/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/util/mount/mount.go
@@ -49,16 +49,20 @@ type MountPoint struct {
 	Pass   int
 }
 
-// SafeFormatAndMount probes a device to see if it is formatted. If
-// so it mounts it otherwise it formats it and mounts it
+// SafeFormatAndMount probes a device to see if it is formatted.
+// Namely it checks to see if a file system is present. If so it
+// mounts it otherwise the device is formatted first then mounted.
 type SafeFormatAndMount struct {
 	Interface
 	Runner exec.Interface
 }
 
-// Mount mounts the given disk. If the disk is not formatted and the disk is not being mounted as read only
-// it will format the disk first then mount it.
-func (mounter *SafeFormatAndMount) Mount(source string, target string, fstype string, options []string) error {
+// FormatAndMount formats the given disk, if needed, and mounts it.
+// That is if the disk is not formatted and it is not being mounted as
+// read-only it will format it first then mount it. Otherwise, if the
+// disk is already formatted or it is being mounted as read-only, it
+// will be mounted without formatting.
+func (mounter *SafeFormatAndMount) FormatAndMount(source string, target string, fstype string, options []string) error {
 	// Don't attempt to format if mounting as readonly. Go straight to mounting.
 	for _, option := range options {
 		if option == "ro" {
diff --git a/pkg/util/mount/safe_format_and_mount_test.go b/pkg/util/mount/safe_format_and_mount_test.go
index 7a96219fda0..d859b1e6b92 100644
--- a/pkg/util/mount/safe_format_and_mount_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/mount/safe_format_and_mount_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestSafeFormatAndMount(t *testing.T) {
 
 		device := "/dev/foo"
 		dest := "/mnt/bar"
-		err := mounter.Mount(device, dest, test.fstype, test.mountOptions)
+		err := mounter.FormatAndMount(device, dest, test.fstype, test.mountOptions)
 		if test.expectedError == nil {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected non-error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
index c0f5a611851..ec3a7f02f7f 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ type awsElasticBlockStoreBuilder struct {
 	// Specifies whether the disk will be attached as read-only.
 	readOnly bool
 	// diskMounter provides the interface that is used to mount the actual block device.
-	diskMounter mount.Interface
+	diskMounter *mount.SafeFormatAndMount
 }
 
 var _ volume.Builder = &awsElasticBlockStoreBuilder{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
index 6af88d1a1dc..aa2468194cd 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (util *AWSDiskUtil) AttachAndMountDisk(b *awsElasticBlockStoreBuilder, glob
 		options = append(options, "ro")
 	}
 	if notMnt {
-		err = b.diskMounter.Mount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, options)
+		err = b.diskMounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, options)
 		if err != nil {
 			os.Remove(globalPDPath)
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/fc.go b/pkg/volume/fc/fc.go
index f7834182608..76b69fe5f8c 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/fc.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/fc.go
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ func (plugin *fcPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID,
 			wwns:    fc.TargetWWNs,
 			lun:     lun,
 			manager: manager,
-			mounter: &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{mounter, exec.New()},
 			io:      &osIOHandler{},
 			plugin:  plugin},
 		fsType:   fc.FSType,
 		readOnly: readOnly,
+		mounter:  &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{mounter, exec.New()},
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -121,14 +121,16 @@ func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewCleaner(volName string, podUID types.UID) (volume.Cle
 }
 
 func (plugin *fcPlugin) newCleanerInternal(volName string, podUID types.UID, manager diskManager, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Cleaner, error) {
-	return &fcDiskCleaner{&fcDisk{
-		podUID:  podUID,
-		volName: volName,
-		manager: manager,
+	return &fcDiskCleaner{
+		fcDisk: &fcDisk{
+			podUID:  podUID,
+			volName: volName,
+			manager: manager,
+			plugin:  plugin,
+			io:      &osIOHandler{},
+		},
 		mounter: mounter,
-		plugin:  plugin,
-		io:      &osIOHandler{},
-	}}, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (plugin *fcPlugin) execCommand(command string, args []string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ type fcDisk struct {
 	wwns    []string
 	lun     string
 	plugin  *fcPlugin
-	mounter mount.Interface
 	// Utility interface that provides API calls to the provider to attach/detach disks.
 	manager diskManager
 	// io handler interface
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ type fcDiskBuilder struct {
 	*fcDisk
 	readOnly bool
 	fsType   string
+	mounter  *mount.SafeFormatAndMount
 }
 
 var _ volume.Builder = &fcDiskBuilder{}
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ func (b *fcDiskBuilder) SetUpAt(dir string) error {
 
 type fcDiskCleaner struct {
 	*fcDisk
+	mounter mount.Interface
 }
 
 var _ volume.Cleaner = &fcDiskCleaner{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go b/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
index b0dbc82b36e..afa1ffb2b43 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (util *FCUtil) AttachDisk(b fcDiskBuilder) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("fc: failed to mkdir %s, error", globalPDPath)
 	}
 
-	err = b.mounter.Mount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil)
+	err = b.mounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("fc: failed to mount fc volume %s [%s] to %s, error %v", devicePath, b.fsType, globalPDPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
index 3913ba63c10..5624835fe2f 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ type gcePersistentDiskBuilder struct {
 	// Specifies whether the disk will be attached as read-only.
 	readOnly bool
 	// diskMounter provides the interface that is used to mount the actual block device.
-	diskMounter mount.Interface
+	diskMounter *mount.SafeFormatAndMount
 }
 
 var _ volume.Builder = &gcePersistentDiskBuilder{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
index bb38ae52b07..7626394a5a6 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (diskUtil *GCEDiskUtil) AttachAndMountDisk(b *gcePersistentDiskBuilder, glo
 		options = append(options, "ro")
 	}
 	if notMnt {
-		err = b.diskMounter.Mount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, options)
+		err = b.diskMounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, options)
 		if err != nil {
 			os.Remove(globalPDPath)
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
index a4b204309f4..e1339e4baea 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UI
 			iqn:     iscsi.IQN,
 			lun:     lun,
 			manager: manager,
-			mounter: &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{mounter, exec.New()},
 			plugin:  plugin},
 		fsType:   iscsi.FSType,
 		readOnly: readOnly,
+		mounter:  &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{mounter, exec.New()},
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -118,13 +118,15 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewCleaner(volName string, podUID types.UID) (volume.
 }
 
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) newCleanerInternal(volName string, podUID types.UID, manager diskManager, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Cleaner, error) {
-	return &iscsiDiskCleaner{&iscsiDisk{
-		podUID:  podUID,
-		volName: volName,
-		manager: manager,
+	return &iscsiDiskCleaner{
+		iscsiDisk: &iscsiDisk{
+			podUID:  podUID,
+			volName: volName,
+			manager: manager,
+			plugin:  plugin,
+		},
 		mounter: mounter,
-		plugin:  plugin,
-	}}, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) execCommand(command string, args []string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -139,7 +141,6 @@ type iscsiDisk struct {
 	iqn     string
 	lun     string
 	plugin  *iscsiPlugin
-	mounter mount.Interface
 	// Utility interface that provides API calls to the provider to attach/detach disks.
 	manager diskManager
 }
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ type iscsiDiskBuilder struct {
 	*iscsiDisk
 	readOnly bool
 	fsType   string
+	mounter  *mount.SafeFormatAndMount
 }
 
 var _ volume.Builder = &iscsiDiskBuilder{}
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ func (b *iscsiDiskBuilder) SetUpAt(dir string) error {
 
 type iscsiDiskCleaner struct {
 	*iscsiDisk
+	mounter mount.Interface
 }
 
 var _ volume.Cleaner = &iscsiDiskCleaner{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
index 1b97c30e138..707d29320ca 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (util *ISCSIUtil) AttachDisk(b iscsiDiskBuilder) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = b.mounter.Mount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil)
+	err = b.mounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("iscsi: failed to mount iscsi volume %s [%s] to %s, error %v", devicePath, b.fsType, globalPDPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
index 9435da4b902..78d628b2919 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) newCleanerInternal(volName string, podUID types.UID, ma
 				podUID:  podUID,
 				volName: volName,
 				manager: manager,
-				mounter: mounter,
+				mounter: &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{mounter, exec.New()},
 				plugin:  plugin,
 			},
 			Mon: make([]string, 0),
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ type rbd struct {
 	Image    string
 	ReadOnly bool
 	plugin   *rbdPlugin
-	mounter  mount.Interface
+	mounter  *mount.SafeFormatAndMount
 	// Utility interface that provides API calls to the provider to attach/detach disks.
 	manager diskManager
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_util.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_util.go
index bd315d065de..28169b7fc79 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (util *RBDUtil) AttachDisk(b rbdBuilder) error {
 	// the json file remains invisible during rbd mount and thus won't be removed accidentally.
 	util.persistRBD(b, globalPDPath)
 
-	if err = b.mounter.Mount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil); err != nil {
+	if err = b.mounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("rbd: failed to mount rbd volume %s [%s] to %s, error %v", devicePath, b.fsType, globalPDPath, err)
 	}
 	return err