diff --git a/lib/label/label.c b/lib/label/label.c
index 97e2a0bf9..a9818092a 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.c
+++ b/lib/label/label.c
@@ -946,7 +946,14 @@ bool dev_write_bytes(struct device *dev, off_t start, size_t len, void *data)
 	}
 
 	if (!bcache_write_bytes(scan_bcache, dev->bcache_fd, start, len, data)) {
-		log_error("dev_write_bytes %s at %u failed invalidate fd %d",
+		log_error("dev_write_bytes %s at %u bcache write failed invalidate fd %d",
+			  dev_name(dev), (uint32_t)start, dev->bcache_fd);
+		label_scan_invalidate(dev);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!bcache_flush(scan_bcache)) {
+		log_error("dev_write_bytes %s at %u bcache flush failed invalidate fd %d",
 			  dev_name(dev), (uint32_t)start, dev->bcache_fd);
 		label_scan_invalidate(dev);
 		return false;
@@ -982,7 +989,14 @@ bool dev_write_zeros(struct device *dev, off_t start, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	if (!bcache_write_zeros(scan_bcache, dev->bcache_fd, start, len)) {
-		log_error("dev_write_zeros %s at %u failed invalidate fd %d",
+		log_error("dev_write_zeros %s at %u bcache write failed invalidate fd %d",
+			  dev_name(dev), (uint32_t)start, dev->bcache_fd);
+		label_scan_invalidate(dev);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!bcache_flush(scan_bcache)) {
+		log_error("dev_write_zeros %s at %u bcache flush failed invalidate fd %d",
 			  dev_name(dev), (uint32_t)start, dev->bcache_fd);
 		label_scan_invalidate(dev);
 		return false;