diff --git a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_md.c b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_md.c
index 1faac1a7f..dd8211b4a 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_md.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_md.c
@@ -459,6 +459,12 @@ ftl_mngt_validate_sb(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_mngt_process *mngt)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (ftl_superblock_upgrade(dev)) {
+		FTL_ERRLOG(dev, "FTL superblock dirty or invalid version\n");
+		ftl_mngt_fail_step(mngt);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (spdk_uuid_compare(&sb->uuid, &dev->conf.uuid) != 0) {
 		FTL_ERRLOG(dev, "Invalid FTL superblock UUID\n");
 		ftl_mngt_fail_step(mngt);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
index cea8ffcce..9de97f5b7 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_startup.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ static const struct ftl_mngt_process_desc desc_startup = {
 			.name = "Initialize layout",
 			.action = ftl_mngt_init_layout
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "Verify layout",
+			.action = ftl_mngt_layout_verify,
+		},
 		{
 			.name = "Initialize metadata",
 			.action = ftl_mngt_init_md,
@@ -105,6 +109,10 @@ static const struct ftl_mngt_process_desc desc_startup = {
 			.action = ftl_mngt_init_nv_cache,
 			.cleanup = ftl_mngt_deinit_nv_cache
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "Upgrade layout",
+			.action = ftl_mngt_layout_upgrade,
+		},
 		{
 			.name = "Initialize valid map",
 			.action = ftl_mngt_init_vld_map,