diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 6c72c970..119ad069 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1265,6 +1265,24 @@ jobs:
           echo ""
         done
 
+  test_disk_exec_osd:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    container: ${{env.TEST_IMAGE}}:${{github.sha}}
+    steps:
+    - name: Run test
+      id: test
+      timeout-minutes: 3
+      run: /root/vitastor/tests/test_disk_exec_osd.sh
+    - name: Print logs
+      if: always() && steps.test.outcome == 'failure'
+      run: |
+        for i in /root/vitastor/testdata/*.log /root/vitastor/testdata/*.txt; do
+          echo "-------- $i --------"
+          cat $i
+          echo ""
+        done
+
   test_root_node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
diff --git a/src/disk_tool/disk_tool_udev.cpp b/src/disk_tool/disk_tool_udev.cpp
index c9d3a13c..78bb3e06 100644
--- a/src/disk_tool/disk_tool_udev.cpp
+++ b/src/disk_tool/disk_tool_udev.cpp
@@ -313,16 +313,30 @@ int disk_tool_t::exec_osd(std::string device)
         return 1;
     }
     std::string osd_binary = "vitastor-osd";
-    if (options["osd-binary"] != "")
+    if (options["osd_binary"] != "")
     {
-        osd_binary = options["osd-binary"];
+        osd_binary = options["osd_binary"];
     }
+    // Pass the nodes checked above, not the by-partuuid links: a link can move to another node meanwhile
+    std::string real_data = sb["real_data_device"].string_value();
+    std::string real_meta = sb["real_meta_device"].string_value() != "" ? sb["real_meta_device"].string_value() : real_data;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> real_devices = {
+        { "data_device", real_data },
+        { "meta_device", real_meta },
+        { "journal_device", sb["real_journal_device"].string_value() != "" ? sb["real_journal_device"].string_value() : real_meta },
+    };
     std::vector<std::string> argstr;
     argstr.push_back(osd_binary.c_str());
     for (auto & kv: sb["params"].object_items())
     {
+        std::string value = kv.second.is_string() ? kv.second.string_value() : kv.second.dump();
+        auto real_it = real_devices.find(kv.first);
+        if (real_it != real_devices.end() && value != "")
+        {
+            value = real_it->second;
+        }
         argstr.push_back("--"+kv.first);
-        argstr.push_back(kv.second.is_string() ? kv.second.string_value() : kv.second.dump());
+        argstr.push_back(value);
     }
     char *argv[argstr.size()+1];
     for (int i = 0; i < argstr.size(); i++)
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index c29ef29b..24bf22b8 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ OLD=1 SCHEME=ec IMMEDIATE_COMMIT=1 ./test_rebalance_verify.sh
 
 ./test_cli_help.sh
 
+./test_disk_exec_osd.sh
+
 ./test_root_node.sh
 
 ./test_switch_primary.sh
diff --git a/tests/test_disk_exec_osd.sh b/tests/test_disk_exec_osd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3046ab8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_disk_exec_osd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# vitastor-disk exec-osd must start the binary given with --osd-binary
+
+. `dirname $0`/common.sh
+
+[[ -e build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk-test ]] || ln -s vitastor-disk build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk-test
+
+dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/bin/sb.bin bs=4096 count=8
+echo '{"osd_num":1,"data_device":"'`realpath ./testdata/bin/sb.bin`'"}' | \
+    build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk-test write-sb --io cached ./testdata/bin/sb.bin
+
+ARGS=`build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk exec-osd --io cached --osd-binary echo ./testdata/bin/sb.bin` || \
+    format_error "exec-osd did not run the --osd-binary"
+[[ "$ARGS" == "--data_device "*" --osd_num 1" ]] || format_error "exec-osd passed unexpected arguments: $ARGS"
+
+# exec-osd must pass the device it checked, not the superblock's link: the link can move meanwhile
+ln -s `realpath ./testdata/bin/sb.bin` ./testdata/bin/sb-link
+echo '{"osd_num":1,"data_device":"'`realpath ./testdata/bin`/sb-link'"}' | \
+    build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk-test write-sb --io cached ./testdata/bin/sb.bin
+ARGS=`build/src/disk_tool/vitastor-disk exec-osd --io cached --osd-binary echo ./testdata/bin/sb.bin`
+[[ "$ARGS" == "--data_device `realpath ./testdata/bin/sb.bin` --osd_num 1" ]] || \
+    format_error "exec-osd passed the superblock's link instead of the checked device: $ARGS"
+
+format_green OK