diff --git a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/devices/lvm/batch.py b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/devices/lvm/batch.py
index 37e099fda01..2dbe20f05e4 100644
--- a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/devices/lvm/batch.py
+++ b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/devices/lvm/batch.py
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ class Batch(object):
         ssd = []
         for d in self.args.devices:
             rotating.append(d) if d.rotational else ssd.append(d)
+        if ssd and not rotating:
+            # no need for additional sorting, we'll only deploy standalone on ssds
+            return
         self.args.devices = rotating
         if self.args.filestore:
             self.args.journal_devices = ssd
diff --git a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_batch.py b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_batch.py
index 4987a85f5ea..44a05bfa828 100644
--- a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_batch.py
+++ b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_batch.py
@@ -116,6 +116,40 @@ class TestBatch(object):
         report = b._create_report(plan)
         json.loads(report)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('rota', [0, 1])
+    def test_batch_sort_full(self, factory, rota):
+        device1 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=rota, abspath="/dev/sda")
+        device2 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=rota, abspath="/dev/sdb")
+        device3 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=rota, abspath="/dev/sdc")
+        devices = [device1, device2, device3]
+        args = factory(report=True,
+                       devices=devices,
+                       filestore=False,
+                      )
+        b = batch.Batch([])
+        b.args = args
+        b._sort_rotational_disks()
+        assert len(b.args.devices) == 3
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('objectstore', ['bluestore', 'filestore'])
+    def test_batch_sort_mixed(self, factory, objectstore):
+        device1 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=1, abspath="/dev/sda")
+        device2 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=1, abspath="/dev/sdb")
+        device3 = factory(used_by_ceph=False, available=True, rotational=0, abspath="/dev/sdc")
+        devices = [device1, device2, device3]
+        args = factory(report=True,
+                       devices=devices,
+                       filestore=False if objectstore == 'bluestore' else True,
+                      )
+        b = batch.Batch([])
+        b.args = args
+        b._sort_rotational_disks()
+        assert len(b.args.devices) == 2
+        if objectstore == 'bluestore':
+            assert len(b.args.db_devices) == 1
+        else:
+            assert len(b.args.journal_devices) == 1
+
     def test_get_physical_osds_return_len(self, factory,
                                           mock_devices_available,
                                           conf_ceph_stub,
diff --git a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_prepare.py b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_prepare.py
index dd902866884..2ef723e1a00 100644
--- a/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_prepare.py
+++ b/src/ceph-volume/ceph_volume/tests/devices/lvm/test_prepare.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class TestLVM(object):
     def test_main_spits_help_with_no_arguments(self, capsys):
         lvm.main.LVM([]).main()
         stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
-        assert 'Use LVM and LVM-based technologies like dmcache to deploy' in stdout
+        assert 'Use LVM and LVM-based technologies to deploy' in stdout
 
     def test_main_shows_activate_subcommands(self, capsys):
         lvm.main.LVM([]).main()