diff --git a/pkg/types/v1/config.go b/pkg/types/v1/config.go
index 9233889..f524470 100644
--- a/pkg/types/v1/config.go
+++ b/pkg/types/v1/config.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func (i *InstallSpec) Sanitize() error {
 	if extraPartsSizeCheck == 1 && i.Partitions.Persistent.Size == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("both persistent partition and extra partitions have size set to 0. Only one partition can have its size set to 0 which means that it will take all the available disk space in the device")
 	}
+
+	// Set default labels in case the config from cloud/config overrides this values.
+	// we need them to be on fixed values, otherwise we wont know where to find things on boot, on reset, etc...
+	i.Partitions.SetDefaultLabels()
+
 	return i.Partitions.SetFirmwarePartitions(i.Firmware, i.PartTable)
 }
 
@@ -271,6 +276,18 @@ func (ep *ElementalPartitions) SetFirmwarePartitions(firmware string, partTable
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SetDefaultLabels sets the default labels for oem, state, persistent and recovery partitions.
+func (ep *ElementalPartitions) SetDefaultLabels() {
+	ep.OEM.FilesystemLabel = constants.OEMLabel
+	ep.OEM.Name = constants.OEMPartName
+	ep.State.FilesystemLabel = constants.StateLabel
+	ep.State.Name = constants.StatePartName
+	ep.Persistent.FilesystemLabel = constants.PersistentLabel
+	ep.Persistent.Name = constants.PersistentPartName
+	ep.Recovery.FilesystemLabel = constants.RecoveryLabel
+	ep.Recovery.Name = constants.RecoveryPartName
+}
+
 // NewElementalPartitionsFromList fills an ElementalPartitions instance from given
 // partitions list. First tries to match partitions by partition label, if not,
 // it tries to match partitions by default filesystem label
diff --git a/pkg/types/v1/config_test.go b/pkg/types/v1/config_test.go
index b4dc344..80916f0 100644
--- a/pkg/types/v1/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/types/v1/config_test.go
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Types", Label("types", "config"), func() {
 					Passive: v1.Image{
 						Source: v1.NewEmptySrc(),
 					},
-					Partitions:      v1.ElementalPartitions{},
+					Partitions: v1.ElementalPartitions{
+						OEM:        &v1.Partition{},
+						Recovery:   &v1.Partition{},
+						Persistent: &v1.Partition{},
+					},
 					ExtraPartitions: v1.PartitionList{},
 				}
 			})
@@ -276,6 +280,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Types", Label("types", "config"), func() {
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.EFI).To(BeNil())
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.BIOS).ToNot(BeNil())
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.BIOS.Flags).To(ContainElement("bios_grub"))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.OEM.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.OEMLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.OEM.Name).To(Equal(constants.OEMPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Recovery.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.RecoveryLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Recovery.Name).To(Equal(constants.RecoveryPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Persistent.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.PersistentLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Persistent.Name).To(Equal(constants.PersistentPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.State.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.StateLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.State.Name).To(Equal(constants.StatePartName))
 			})
 			It("fills the spec with defaults (EFI)", func() {
 				spec.Active.Source = v1.NewFileSrc("/tmp")
@@ -295,6 +307,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Types", Label("types", "config"), func() {
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.EFI.Size).To(Equal(constants.EfiSize))
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.EFI.FS).To(Equal(constants.EfiFs))
 				Expect(spec.Partitions.EFI.Flags).To(ContainElement("esp"))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.OEM.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.OEMLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.OEM.Name).To(Equal(constants.OEMPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Recovery.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.RecoveryLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Recovery.Name).To(Equal(constants.RecoveryPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Persistent.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.PersistentLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.Persistent.Name).To(Equal(constants.PersistentPartName))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.State.FilesystemLabel).To(Equal(constants.StateLabel))
+				Expect(spec.Partitions.State.Name).To(Equal(constants.StatePartName))
 			})
 			It("Cannot add extra partitions with 0 size + persistent with 0 size", func() {
 				spec.Active.Source = v1.NewFileSrc("/tmp")
@@ -381,6 +401,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Types", Label("types", "config"), func() {
 				spec.Partitions.State = &v1.Partition{
 					MountPoint: "/tmp",
 				}
+				spec.Partitions.OEM = &v1.Partition{}
+				spec.Partitions.Recovery = &v1.Partition{}
+				spec.Partitions.Persistent = &v1.Partition{}
 				err := spec.Sanitize()
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			})