diff --git a/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh b/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh
index a451bf9f52..52c55a68df 100755
--- a/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh
+++ b/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 
 ZPOOL_FORCE=""
+
 if getargbool 0 zfs_force -y zfs.force -y zfsforce ; then
 	warn "ZFS: Will force-import pools if necessary."
 	ZPOOL_FORCE="-f"
@@ -18,12 +19,12 @@ case "$root" in
 			# Might be imported by the kernel module, so try searching before
 			# we import anything.
 			zfsbootfs=`zpool list -H -o bootfs | sed 'q'`
-			if [ "$zfsbootfs" = "" ] ; then
+			if [ "$?" != "0" ] || [ "$zfsbootfs" = "" ] || [ "$zfsbootfs" = "no pools available" ] ; then
 				# Not there, so we need to import everything.
 				info "ZFS: Attempting to import additional pools."
 				zpool import -N -a ${ZPOOL_FORCE}
 				zfsbootfs=`zpool list -H -o bootfs | sed 'q'`
-				if [ "$zfsbootfs" = "" ] ; then
+				if [ "$?" != "0" ] || [ "$zfsbootfs" = "" ] || [ "$zfsbootfs" = "no pools available" ] ; then
 					rootok=0
 					pool=""