diff --git a/modules.d/90dm/dm-shutdown.sh b/modules.d/90dm/dm-shutdown.sh
index 4e2e2602..b23836f4 100755
--- a/modules.d/90dm/dm-shutdown.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90dm/dm-shutdown.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@ _remove_dm() {
         [ -e ${s} ] || continue
         _remove_dm ${s##*/}
     done
-    devname=$(cat /sys/block/${dev}/dm/name)
-    dmsetup -v --noudevsync remove "$devname" || return $?
+    # multipath devices might have MD devices on top,
+    # which are removed after this script. So do not
+    # remove those to avoid spurious errors
+    case $(cat /sys/block/${dev}/dm/uuid) in
+        mpath-*)
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            devname=$(cat /sys/block/${dev}/dm/name)
+            dmsetup -v --noudevsync remove "$devname" || return $?
+            ;;
+    esac
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/modules.d/90dm/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/90dm/module-setup.sh
index 2b8e39ff..02d97c24 100755
--- a/modules.d/90dm/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90dm/module-setup.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ install() {
     inst_rules "$moddir/59-persistent-storage-dm.rules"
     prepare_udev_rules 59-persistent-storage-dm.rules
 
-    inst_hook shutdown 30 "$moddir/dm-shutdown.sh"
+    inst_hook shutdown 25 "$moddir/dm-shutdown.sh"
 }