diff --git a/basic/sbin/extend-disk b/basic/sbin/extend-disk
index 174d230..71ca824 100755
--- a/basic/sbin/extend-disk
+++ b/basic/sbin/extend-disk
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ EOF
 if [ ! -e /dev/vg0/swap ]; then
     /sbin/lvcreate -L 4G vg0 -n swap
     /sbin/mkswap /dev/vg0/swap
+    /sbin/swapon /dev/vg0/swap
 fi
 
 # Extend LV and underlying filesystem