diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiattach b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiattach
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..accf7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiattach
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Get the pnor mtd device number
+pnor=`grep pnor /proc/mtd |cut -c 4`
+
+# Attach the pnor mtd device to ubi
+ubiattach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m $pnor
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  # Check the pnor mtd device is formatted as ubi by reading the first 3 byes,
+  # which should be the ascii chars 'UBI'
+  magic=`hexdump -C -n 3 /dev/mtd$pnor`
+  if [[ $magic == *"UBI"* ]]
+  then
+    # Device already formatted as ubi, ubiattach failed for some other reason
+    exit -1
+  else
+    # Format device as ubi
+    bios-ubiformat
+    # Retry the ubiattach
+    ubiattach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m $pnor
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiformat b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiformat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d62a6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/bios-ubiformat
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Get the mtd device number for pnor
+pnor=`grep pnor /proc/mtd |cut -c 4`
+
+# Format the pnor mtd device as ubi
+echo "Starting ubiformat /dev/mtd$pnor"
+ubiformat /dev/mtd$pnor -y -q
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubiattach.service b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubiattach.service
index 90013ff..f90c437 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubiattach.service
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubiattach.service
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'grep pnor /proc/mtd |cut -c 4 |xargs {sbindir}/ubiattach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m'
+ExecStart={sbindir}/bios-ubiattach
 ExecStop=/bin/sh -c 'grep pnor /proc/mtd |cut -c 4 |xargs {sbindir}/ubidetach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m'