diff --git a/archinstall/lib/disk/utils.py b/archinstall/lib/disk/utils.py
index efa1f16515..bf79165369 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/disk/utils.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/disk/utils.py
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ def get_parent_device_path(dev_path: Path) -> Path:
 
 
 def get_unique_path_for_device(dev_path: Path) -> Path | None:
-	paths = Path('/dev/disk/by-id').glob('*')
+	paths = list(Path('/dev/disk/by-id').glob('*'))
 	linked_targets = {p.resolve(): p for p in paths}
-	linked_wwn_targets = {p: linked_targets[p] for p in linked_targets if p.name.startswith('wwn-') or p.name.startswith('nvme-eui.')}
+	linked_wwn_targets = {p.resolve(): p for p in paths if p.name.startswith('wwn-') or p.name.startswith('nvme-eui.')}
 
 	if dev_path in linked_wwn_targets:
 		return linked_wwn_targets[dev_path]
diff --git a/tests/test_disk_utils.py b/tests/test_disk_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c631e2484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_disk_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pytest import MonkeyPatch
+
+from archinstall.lib.disk.utils import get_unique_path_for_device
+
+
+def test_get_unique_path_for_device_prefers_wwn_and_nvme_eui(
+	tmp_path: Path,
+	monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+	dev_dir = tmp_path / 'dev'
+	by_id_dir = dev_dir / 'disk' / 'by-id'
+	by_id_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+	sda = dev_dir / 'sda'
+	sda.touch()
+	nvme0n1 = dev_dir / 'nvme0n1'
+	nvme0n1.touch()
+	sdb = dev_dir / 'sdb'
+	sdb.touch()
+
+	ata_link = by_id_dir / 'ata-Samsung_SSD_1234'
+	wwn_link = by_id_dir / 'wwn-0x5002538e00000000'
+	ata_link.symlink_to(sda)
+	wwn_link.symlink_to(sda)
+
+	nvme_model_link = by_id_dir / 'nvme-Samsung_SSD_980_PRO_ABCD'
+	nvme_eui_link = by_id_dir / 'nvme-eui.002538b123456789'
+	nvme_model_link.symlink_to(nvme0n1)
+	nvme_eui_link.symlink_to(nvme0n1)
+
+	usb_link = by_id_dir / 'usb-Generic_Flash_Disk-0:0'
+	usb_link.symlink_to(sdb)
+
+	orig_glob = Path.glob
+
+	def fake_glob(self: Path, pattern: str) -> list[Path]:
+		if self == Path('/dev/disk/by-id'):
+			return [
+				wwn_link,
+				ata_link,
+				nvme_eui_link,
+				nvme_model_link,
+				usb_link,
+			]
+		return list(orig_glob(self, pattern))
+
+	monkeypatch.setattr(Path, 'glob', fake_glob)
+
+	assert get_unique_path_for_device(sda) == wwn_link
+	assert get_unique_path_for_device(nvme0n1) == nvme_eui_link
+	assert get_unique_path_for_device(sdb) == usb_link
+	assert get_unique_path_for_device(dev_dir / 'sdc') is None