diff --git a/docs/platform/block-storage/how-to-use-block-storage-with-your-linode/index.md b/docs/platform/block-storage/how-to-use-block-storage-with-your-linode/index.md
index cc3fbb4c7d0..a8ac96881ab 100644
--- a/docs/platform/block-storage/how-to-use-block-storage-with-your-linode/index.md
+++ b/docs/platform/block-storage/how-to-use-block-storage-with-your-linode/index.md
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ Storage Volumes **cannot** be sized down, only up. Keep this in mind when sizing
 
         umount /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0Linode_Volume_BlockStorage1
 
-1.  Assuming you have an ext2, ext3, or ext4 partition, resize it to fill the new Volume size:
+1.  Assuming you have an ext2, ext3, or ext4 partition,first run a file system check:
+
+        e2fsck -f /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0Linode_Volume_BlockStorage1
+
+1.  Then resize it to fill the new Volume size:
 
         resize2fs /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0Linode_Volume_BlockStorage1
 
-1.  Mount it back onto the filesystem:
+1.  Mount your volume back onto the filesystem:
 
         mount /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0Linode_Volume_BlockStorage1 /mnt/BlockStorage1