diff --git a/config/grub/config/grub.cfg b/config/grub/config/grub.cfg
index e10cebd7..9439778a 100644
--- a/config/grub/config/grub.cfg
+++ b/config/grub/config/grub.cfg
@@ -92,10 +92,28 @@ function search_isolinux {
 }
 menuentry 'Load Operating System (incl. fully encrypted disks)  [o]' --hotkey='o' {
 
+	if [ "${grub_scan_disk}" != "ata" ]; then
+		search_grub ahci
+	fi
+	if [ "${grub_scan_disk}" != "ahci" ]; then
+		search_grub ata
+	fi
+
+	# grub device enumeration is very slow, so checks are hardcoded
+
+	# TODO: add more strings, based on what distros set up when
+	# the user select auto-partitioning on those installers
 	lvmvol="lvm/grubcrypt-bootvol lvm/grubcrypt-rootvol"
 
 	raidvol="md/0 md/1 md/2 md/3 md/4 md/5 md/6 md/7 md/8 md/9"
 
+	# in practise, doing multiple redundant checks is perfectly fast and
+	# TODO: optimize grub itself, and use */? here for everything
+
+	for vol in ${lvmvol} ${raidvol} ; do
+		try_user_config "${vol}"
+	done
+
 	unset ahcidev
 	unset atadev
 	for i in 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0; do
@@ -117,20 +135,12 @@ menuentry 'Load Operating System (incl. fully encrypted disks)  [o]' --hotkey='o
 	set pager=1
 	echo
 
-	# prefer crypto first (lvm before raid, because lvm
-	# volumes might exist inside luks/luks2)
-	search_grub crypto
-	for vol in ${lvmvol} ${raidvol}; do
+	# after cryptomount, lvm volumes might be available
+	for vol in ${lvmvol}; do
 		try_user_config "${vol}"
 	done
 
-	# non-encrypted next, if crypto wasn't available
-	if [ "${grub_scan_disk}" != "ata" ]; then
-		search_grub ahci
-	fi
-	if [ "${grub_scan_disk}" != "ahci" ]; then
-		search_grub ata
-	fi
+	search_grub crypto
 
 	if [ "${grub_scan_disk}" != "ata" ]; then
 		# Last resort, if all else fails