diff --git a/lib/util-disk.sh b/lib/util-disk.sh
index 04a8f32..8e92ff0 100644
--- a/lib/util-disk.sh
+++ b/lib/util-disk.sh
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ zfs_new_ds() {
 
                 # validation
                 [[ $(findmnt -n ${MOUNTPOINT}/${zmount}) ]] && zfsmenubody=$_zfsMountMenuInUse
-                [[ ! $zmount =~ ^/ ]] && zfsmenubody=$_zfsMountMenuNotValid
+                [[ ! ($zmount =~ ^/ || $zmount == none) ]] && zfsmenubody=$_zfsMountMenuNotValid
 
                 [[ $zfsmenubody == $_zfsMountMenuBody ]] && loopmenu=0
             done