diff --git a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/test_udevadm.py b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/test_udevadm.py
index a8d232a040..06eb397610 100644
--- a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/test_udevadm.py
+++ b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/test_udevadm.py
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ def test_openfirmware_network(self):
         devices = parser.run()
         self.assertEqual(devices[0].category, "NETWORK")
 
+    def test_KIOXIA_TransMemory(self):
+        # this is a non-regression test to check that the KIOXIA TransMemory
+        # USB stick is detected as a usb stick and not a mediacard
+        devices = self.parse(
+            "KIOXIA_TransMemory", with_lsblk=True, with_partitions=True
+        )
+        busses = [d.bus for d in devices]
+        self.assertEqual(["usb", "usb"], busses)
+        self.assertEqual(self.count(devices, "PARTITION"), 1)
+
     def test_DELL_INSPIRON3521_TOUCHSCREEN(self):
         """
         Check devices category having the ID_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN property
diff --git a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.lsblk b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.lsblk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d25c62db7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.lsblk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+KNAME="loop0" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/core22/1985"
+KNAME="loop1" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/pi/133"
+KNAME="loop2" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/pi-kernel/976"
+KNAME="loop3" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/bluez/396"
+KNAME="loop4" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/checkbox/13902"
+KNAME="loop5" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/checkbox22/1629"
+KNAME="loop6" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/core18/2858"
+KNAME="loop7" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/core22/1124"
+KNAME="loop8" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/core22/1910"
+KNAME="loop9" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/docker/3066"
+KNAME="loop10" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/pi-bluetooth/18"
+KNAME="loop11" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/pi-kernel/767"
+KNAME="loop12" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/snapd/20675"
+KNAME="loop13" TYPE="loop" MOUNTPOINT="/snap/snapd/24507"
+KNAME="sda" TYPE="disk" MOUNTPOINT=""
+KNAME="sda1" TYPE="part" MOUNTPOINT=""
+KNAME="mmcblk0" TYPE="disk" MOUNTPOINT=""
+KNAME="mmcblk0p1" TYPE="part" MOUNTPOINT="/var/lib/snapd/seed"
+KNAME="mmcblk0p2" TYPE="part" MOUNTPOINT="/run/mnt/ubuntu-boot"
+KNAME="mmcblk0p3" TYPE="part" MOUNTPOINT="/var/lib/snapd/save"
+KNAME="mmcblk0p4" TYPE="part" MOUNTPOINT="/writable"
diff --git a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.txt b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52f1e93953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/tests/udevadm_data/KIOXIA_TransMemory.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+P: /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2
+N: bus/usb/001/006
+L: 0
+E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2
+E: SUBSYSTEM=usb
+E: DEVNAME=/dev/bus/usb/001/006
+E: DEVTYPE=usb_device
+E: DRIVER=usb
+E: PRODUCT=30de/6544/1
+E: TYPE=0/0/0
+E: BUSNUM=001
+E: DEVNUM=006
+E: MAJOR=189
+E: MINOR=5
+E: USEC_INITIALIZED=38846816
+E: ID_VENDOR=KIOXIA
+E: ID_VENDOR_ENC=KIOXIA
+E: ID_VENDOR_ID=30de
+E: ID_MODEL=TransMemory
+E: ID_MODEL_ENC=TransMemory
+E: ID_MODEL_ID=6544
+E: ID_REVISION=0001
+E: ID_SERIAL=KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA
+E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA
+E: ID_BUS=usb
+E: ID_USB_INTERFACES=:080650:
+E: ID_PATH=platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2
+E: ID_PATH_TAG=platform-3f980000_usb-usb-0_1_1_2
+E: ID_FOR_SEAT=usb-platform-3f980000_usb-usb-0_1_1_2
+E: TAGS=:seat:
+E: CURRENT_TAGS=:seat:
+
+P: /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2/1-1.1.2:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda
+N: sda
+L: 0
+S: disk/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0
+S: disk/by-id/usb-KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0
+E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2/1-1.1.2:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda
+E: SUBSYSTEM=block
+E: DEVNAME=/dev/sda
+E: DEVTYPE=disk
+E: DISKSEQ=10
+E: MAJOR=8
+E: MINOR=0
+E: USEC_INITIALIZED=39060437
+E: ID_VENDOR=KIOXIA
+E: ID_VENDOR_ENC=KIOXIA\x20\x20
+E: ID_VENDOR_ID=30de
+E: ID_MODEL=TransMemory
+E: ID_MODEL_ENC=TransMemory\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20
+E: ID_MODEL_ID=6544
+E: ID_REVISION=0001
+E: ID_SERIAL=KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0
+E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA
+E: ID_TYPE=disk
+E: ID_INSTANCE=0:0
+E: ID_BUS=usb
+E: ID_USB_INTERFACES=:080650:
+E: ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM=00
+E: ID_USB_DRIVER=usb-storage
+E: ID_PATH=platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0
+E: ID_PATH_TAG=platform-3f980000_usb-usb-0_1_1_2_1_0-scsi-0_0_0_0
+E: ID_PART_TABLE_UUID=1fa94f30
+E: ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=dos
+E: DEVLINKS=/dev/disk/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0
+E: TAGS=:systemd:
+E: CURRENT_TAGS=:systemd:
+
+P: /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2/1-1.1.2:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/sda1
+N: sda1
+L: 0
+S: disk/by-partuuid/1fa94f30-01
+S: disk/by-id/usb-KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0-part1
+S: disk/by-uuid/46C8-7866
+S: disk/by-label/KIOXIA
+S: disk/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part1
+E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1.2/1-1.1.2:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/sda1
+E: SUBSYSTEM=block
+E: DEVNAME=/dev/sda1
+E: DEVTYPE=partition
+E: DISKSEQ=10
+E: PARTN=1
+E: MAJOR=8
+E: MINOR=1
+E: USEC_INITIALIZED=39224894
+E: ID_VENDOR=KIOXIA
+E: ID_VENDOR_ENC=KIOXIA\x20\x20
+E: ID_VENDOR_ID=30de
+E: ID_MODEL=TransMemory
+E: ID_MODEL_ENC=TransMemory\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20
+E: ID_MODEL_ID=6544
+E: ID_REVISION=0001
+E: ID_SERIAL=KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0
+E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA
+E: ID_TYPE=disk
+E: ID_INSTANCE=0:0
+E: ID_BUS=usb
+E: ID_USB_INTERFACES=:080650:
+E: ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM=00
+E: ID_USB_DRIVER=usb-storage
+E: ID_PATH=platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0
+E: ID_PATH_TAG=platform-3f980000_usb-usb-0_1_1_2_1_0-scsi-0_0_0_0
+E: ID_PART_TABLE_UUID=1fa94f30
+E: ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=dos
+E: ID_FS_LABEL=KIOXIA
+E: ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=KIOXIA
+E: ID_FS_UUID=46C8-7866
+E: ID_FS_UUID_ENC=46C8-7866
+E: ID_FS_VERSION=FAT32
+E: ID_FS_TYPE=vfat
+E: ID_FS_USAGE=filesystem
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_SCHEME=dos
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_UUID=1fa94f30-01
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_TYPE=0xb
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_FLAGS=0x80
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_NUMBER=1
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_OFFSET=63
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_SIZE=60548481
+E: ID_PART_ENTRY_DISK=8:0
+E: SYSTEMD_WANTS=snapd.autoimport-device@sda1.service
+E: DEVLINKS=/dev/disk/by-partuuid/1fa94f30-01 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-KIOXIA_TransMemory_0022CFF6BD70C670E32160AA-0:0-part1 /dev/disk/by-uuid/46C8-7866 /dev/disk/by-label/KIOXIA /dev/disk/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part1
+E: TAGS=:systemd:
+E: CURRENT_TAGS=:systemd:
diff --git a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/udevadm.py b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/udevadm.py
index 55b2b4cee2..ab852b2eb8 100644
--- a/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/udevadm.py
+++ b/checkbox-support/checkbox_support/parsers/udevadm.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 OPENFIRMWARE_RE = re.compile(
     r"^of:" r"N(?P<name>.*?)" r"T(?P<type>.*?)" r"C(?P<compatible>.*?)"
 )
-CARD_READER_RE = re.compile(r"SD|MMC|CF|MS(?!ata)|SM|xD|Card", re.I)
+CARD_READER_RE = re.compile(r"SD|MMC|CF|MS(?!ata)|xD|Card", re.I)
 GENERIC_RE = re.compile(r"Generic", re.I)
 FLASH_RE = re.compile(r"Flash", re.I)
 FLASH_DISK_RE = re.compile(r"Mass|Storage|Disk", re.I)
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ def category(self):
             # As it's not possible to distinguish them from simple MMC
             # removable storage, only those with a partition mounted as /
             # will be considered.
+
             if self.driver.startswith("mmc"):
                 if self._mmc_type == "MMC" and find_pkname_is_root_mountpoint(
                     self.name, self._lsblk
diff --git a/providers/base/units/usb/usb.pxu b/providers/base/units/usb/usb.pxu
index 82c0d56084..cf09b2723c 100644
--- a/providers/base/units/usb/usb.pxu
+++ b/providers/base/units/usb/usb.pxu
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ requires:
  manifest.has_usb_storage == 'True'
 estimated_duration: 45.0
 command: removable_storage_test.py -l usb && timeout 300 removable_storage_test.py -s 268400000 -m 500000000 usb --driver xhci_hcd
-_summary: 
+_summary:
  Test USB 3.0 or 3.1 ports
 _purpose:
  Tests USB 3.0 ports on a system by doing write/read/compare tests on
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ category_id: com.canonical.plainbox::usb
 plugin: shell
 _summary: Detect storage partitions on a device on the USB bus
 command:
+  echo "Searching udev for a partitioned device connected via USB..."
   udev_resource.py -f PARTITION | grep "bus: usb"
 estimated_duration: 1.0
 flags: also-after-suspend