diff --git a/subiquity/client/controllers/filesystem.py b/subiquity/client/controllers/filesystem.py
index b82ecc99..0f408793 100644
--- a/subiquity/client/controllers/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/client/controllers/filesystem.py
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ from subiquity.common.types import (
     ProbeStatus,
     StorageResponseV2,
 )
-from subiquity.models.filesystem import Bootloader, FilesystemModel, raidlevels_by_value
+from subiquity.models.filesystem import (
+    ActionRenderMode,
+    Bootloader,
+    FilesystemModel,
+    raidlevels_by_value,
+)
 from subiquity.ui.views import FilesystemView, GuidedDiskSelectionView
 from subiquity.ui.views.filesystem.probing import ProbingFailed, SlowProbing
 from subiquitycore.async_helpers import run_bg_task
@@ -288,4 +293,8 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityTuiController, FilesystemManipulator):
 
     def finish(self):
         log.debug("FilesystemController.finish next_screen")
-        self.app.next_screen(self.endpoint.POST(self.model._render_actions()))
+        self.app.next_screen(
+            self.endpoint.POST(
+                self.model._render_actions(mode=ActionRenderMode.FOR_API_CLIENT)
+            )
+        )
diff --git a/subiquity/models/filesystem.py b/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
index 994207a2..2de5eefd 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/filesystem.py
@@ -1336,6 +1336,10 @@ class ActionRenderMode(enum.Enum):
     # information that is only used by client/server communication,
     # not curtin.
     FOR_API = enum.auto()
+    # FOR_API_CLIENT means render actions for devices that have
+    # changes and include information that is only used by
+    # client/server communication, not curtin.
+    FOR_API_CLIENT = enum.auto()
     # DEVICES means to just render actions for setting up block
     # devices, e.g. partitioning disks and assembling RAIDs but not
     # any format or mount actions.
@@ -1346,6 +1350,12 @@ class ActionRenderMode(enum.Enum):
     # by path.
     FORMAT_MOUNT = enum.auto()
 
+    def is_api(self):
+        return self in [ActionRenderMode.FOR_API, ActionRenderMode.FOR_API_CLIENT]
+
+    def include_all(self):
+        return self in [ActionRenderMode.FOR_API]
+
 
 class FilesystemModel:
     target = None
@@ -1785,7 +1795,7 @@ class FilesystemModel:
                     obj.name,
                     obj.size,
                 )
-            r.append(asdict(obj, for_api=mode == ActionRenderMode.FOR_API))
+            r.append(asdict(obj, for_api=mode.is_api()))
             emitted_ids.add(obj.id)
 
         def ensure_partitions(dev):
@@ -1826,7 +1836,7 @@ class FilesystemModel:
         mountpoints = {m.path: m.id for m in self.all_mountlikes()}
         log.debug("mountpoints %s", mountpoints)
 
-        if mode == ActionRenderMode.FOR_API:
+        if mode.include_all():
             work = list(self._actions)
         else:
             work = [a for a in self._actions if not getattr(a, "preserve", False)]