diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py b/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
index ec03274c..9565a74a 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
@@ -83,12 +83,15 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityController):
 
     def load_autoinstall_data(self, data):
         log.debug("load_autoinstall_data %s", data)
-        if not self.interactive() and data is None:
-            data = {
-                'layout': {
-                    'name': 'lvm',
-                    },
-                }
+        if data is None:
+            if not self.interactive():
+                data = {
+                    'layout': {
+                        'name': 'lvm',
+                        },
+                    }
+            else:
+                data = {}
         log.debug("self.ai_data = %s", data)
         self.ai_data = data
 
@@ -154,6 +157,10 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityController):
                 disks = self.model.all_disks()
                 disks.sort(key=lambda x: x.size)
                 meth(disks[-1])
+        elif 'config' in self.ai_data:
+            with self.context.child("applying_autoinstall"):
+                # needs to account for grub and swap data too.
+                self.model.apply_autoinstall_config(self.ai_data['config'])
 
     def start(self):
         self._start_task = schedule_task(self._start())
@@ -661,7 +668,7 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityController):
             }
         self.partition_disk_handler(disk, None, result)
 
-    def guided_lvm(self, disk, lvm_options):
+    def guided_lvm(self, disk, lvm_options=None):
         self.reformat(disk)
         if DeviceAction.MAKE_BOOT in disk.supported_actions:
             self.make_boot_disk(disk)
@@ -677,7 +684,7 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityController):
                 fstype=None,
                 ))
         spec = dict(name="ubuntu-vg", devices=set([part]))
-        if lvm_options['encrypt']:
+        if lvm_options and lvm_options['encrypt']:
             spec['password'] = lvm_options['luks_options']['password']
         # create volume group on partition
         vg = self.create_volgroup(spec)
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/ssh.py b/subiquity/controllers/ssh.py
index 40674a67..368d4f1e 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/ssh.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/ssh.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class SSHController(SubiquityController):
         if data is None:
             return
         self.model.install_server = data.get('install_server', False)
-        self.model.authorized_keys = self.autoinstall_data.get(
+        self.model.authorized_keys = data.get(
             'authorized-keys', [])
-        self.model.pwauth = self.autoinstall_data.get(
+        self.model.pwauth = data.get(
             'allow-pw', not self.model.authorized_keys)
 
     def start_ui(self):
diff --git a/subiquity/models/filesystem.py b/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
index 5d67208a..82b0928d 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
@@ -1257,7 +1257,11 @@ class FilesystemModel(object):
             self._actions = []
         self.grub_install_device = None
 
-    def _actions_from_config(self, config, blockdevs):
+    def apply_autoinstall_config(self, ai_config):
+        self._actions = self._actions_from_config(
+            ai_config, self._probe_data['blockdev'], is_autoinstall=True)
+
+    def _actions_from_config(self, config, blockdevs, is_autoinstall=False):
         """Convert curtin storage config into action instances.
 
         curtin represents storage "actions" as defined in
@@ -1284,7 +1288,7 @@ class FilesystemModel(object):
         exclusions = set()
         seen_multipaths = set()
         for action in config:
-            if action['type'] == 'mount':
+            if not is_autoinstall and action['type'] == 'mount':
                 exclusions.add(byid[action['device']])
                 continue
             c = _type_to_cls.get(action['type'], None)
@@ -1313,7 +1317,8 @@ class FilesystemModel(object):
             if kw['type'] == 'disk':
                 path = kw['path']
                 kw['info'] = StorageInfo({path: blockdevs[path]})
-            kw['preserve'] = True
+            if not is_autoinstall:
+                kw['preserve'] = True
             obj = byid[action['id']] = c(m=self, **kw)
             multipath = kw.get('multipath')
             if multipath: