diff --git a/partman/service/partman.lua b/partman/service/partman.lua
index caab4fc..39cd72e 100644
--- a/partman/service/partman.lua
+++ b/partman/service/partman.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 local diskpart = require "diskpart"
 local vcomponent = require "vcomponent"
-local partman = {}
+local partman = {
+ dtypes={
+  drive=true,
+  ["tape_drive"]=true
+ }
+}
 
 local hooks = {}
 
 function hooks.component_added(_,a,t)
- if t ~= "drive" then return end
+ if not partman.dtypes[t] then return end
  for k,v in ipairs(diskpart.getPartitions(a)) do
   if v[4] > 0 then
    syslog(string.format("Registering vcomponent for partition %s/%i",a,k))
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ function hooks.component_added(_,a,t)
 end
 
 function hooks.component_removed(_,a,t)
- if t ~= "drive" then return end
+ if not partman.dtypes[t] then return end
  for ca,t in component.list() do
   if (t == "partition" or t == "filesystem") and ca:sub(1,a:len()) == a then
    vcomponent.unregister(ca)