diff --git a/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp b/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
index b32733b..90cf852 100644
--- a/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
@@ -196,18 +196,19 @@ void LvmDevice::scanSystemLVM(QList<Device*>& devices)
         lvmList.append(new LvmDevice(vgName));
     }
 
-    // Some LVM operations require additional information about LVM physical volumes which we store in LVM::pvList
-    LVM::pvList = FS::lvm2_pv::getPVs(devices);
+    // Some LVM operations require additional information about LVM physical volumes which we store in LVM::pvList::list()
+    LVM::pvList::list().clear();
+    LVM::pvList::list().append(FS::lvm2_pv::getPVs(devices));
 
     // Look for LVM physical volumes in LVM VGs
     for (const auto &d : lvmList) {
         devices.append(d);
-        LVM::pvList.append(FS::lvm2_pv::getPVinNode(d->partitionTable()));
+        LVM::pvList::list().append(FS::lvm2_pv::getPVinNode(d->partitionTable()));
     }
 
     // Inform LvmDevice about which physical volumes form that particular LvmDevice
     for (const auto &d : lvmList)
-        for (const auto &p : qAsConst(LVM::pvList))
+        for (const auto &p : qAsConst(LVM::pvList::list()))
             if (p.vgName() == d->name())
                 d->physicalVolumes().append(p.partition());
 
diff --git a/src/fs/luks.cpp b/src/fs/luks.cpp
index ebd37e6..a79b0f9 100644
--- a/src/fs/luks.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/luks.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ bool luks::cryptOpen(QWidget* parent, const QString& deviceNode)
     if (!m_isCryptOpen)
         return false;
 
-    for (auto &p : LVM::pvList)
+    for (auto &p : LVM::pvList::list())
         if (p.isLuks() && p.partition()->deviceNode() == deviceNode && p.partition()->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV)
             p.setLuks(false);
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ bool luks::cryptClose(const QString& deviceNode)
 
     m_isCryptOpen = (m_innerFs != nullptr);
 
-    for (auto &p : LVM::pvList)
+    for (auto &p : LVM::pvList::list())
         if (!p.isLuks() && p.partition()->deviceNode() == deviceNode)
             p.setLuks(true);
 
diff --git a/src/fs/lvm2_pv.cpp b/src/fs/lvm2_pv.cpp
index 92778e6..6a3a4c7 100644
--- a/src/fs/lvm2_pv.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/lvm2_pv.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,11 @@ QList<LvmPV> lvm2_pv::getPVs(const QList<Device*>& devices)
 
 }
 
-QList<LvmPV> LVM::pvList;
+namespace LVM {
+
+QList<LvmPV> pvList::m_list;
+
+}
 
 LvmPV::LvmPV(const QString vgName, const Partition* p, bool isLuks)
     : m_vgName(vgName)
diff --git a/src/fs/lvm2_pv.h b/src/fs/lvm2_pv.h
index 895d26e..15bbd92 100644
--- a/src/fs/lvm2_pv.h
+++ b/src/fs/lvm2_pv.h
@@ -62,7 +62,22 @@ private:
 };
 
 namespace LVM {
-    extern LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT QList<LvmPV> pvList;
+/** Class to access a global LVM PV list.
+    @author Caio Carvalho <caiojcarvalho@gmail.com>
+*/
+class LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT pvList
+{
+public:
+    static QList<LvmPV> &list() {
+        return m_list;
+    }
+
+private:
+    pvList() { }
+
+private:
+    static QList<LvmPV> m_list;
+};
 }
 
 namespace FS
diff --git a/src/ops/deleteoperation.cpp b/src/ops/deleteoperation.cpp
index f0168e4..3f2c52f 100644
--- a/src/ops/deleteoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/ops/deleteoperation.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bool DeleteOperation::canDelete(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pen
     }
     else if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks || p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks2) {
         // See if innerFS is LVM
-        FileSystem *fs = dynamic_cast<const FS::luks *>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS();
+        FileSystem *fs = static_cast<const FS::luks *>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS();
 
         if (fs) {
             if (fs->type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
diff --git a/src/ops/resizeoperation.cpp b/src/ops/resizeoperation.cpp
index 8c44f7b..d73df26 100644
--- a/src/ops/resizeoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/ops/resizeoperation.cpp
@@ -329,11 +329,14 @@ bool ResizeOperation::grow(Report& report)
     @param p the Partition in question, may be nullptr.
     @return true if @p p can be grown.
  */
-bool ResizeOperation::canGrow(const Partition* p)
+bool ResizeOperation::canGrow(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps)
 {
     if (p == nullptr)
         return false;
 
+    if (isLVMPVinNewlyVG(p, pendingOps))
+        return false;
+
     // we can always grow, shrink or move a partition not yet written to disk
     if (p->state() == Partition::State::New && !p->roles().has(PartitionRole::Luks))
         return true;
@@ -353,27 +356,8 @@ bool ResizeOperation::canShrink(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pen
     if (p == nullptr)
         return false;
 
-    if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
-        // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
-        for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
-            if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
-                return false;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks || p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks2) {
-        // See if innerFS is LVM
-        FileSystem *fs = dynamic_cast<const FS::luks *>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS();
-
-        if (fs) {
-            if (fs->type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
-                // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
-                for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
-                    if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
-                        return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    if (isLVMPVinNewlyVG(p, pendingOps))
+        return false;
 
     // we can always grow, shrink or move a partition not yet written to disk
     if (p->state() == Partition::State::New && !p->roles().has(PartitionRole::Luks))
@@ -397,27 +381,8 @@ bool ResizeOperation::canMove(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendi
     if (p == nullptr)
         return false;
 
-    if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
-        // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
-        for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
-            if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
-                return false;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks || p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks2) {
-        // See if innerFS is LVM
-        FileSystem *fs = dynamic_cast<const FS::luks *>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS();
-
-        if (fs) {
-            if (fs->type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
-                // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
-                for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
-                    if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
-                        return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    if (isLVMPVinNewlyVG(p, pendingOps))
+        return false;
 
     // we can always grow, shrink or move a partition not yet written to disk
     if (p->state() == Partition::State::New)
@@ -433,3 +398,30 @@ bool ResizeOperation::canMove(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendi
 
     return p->fileSystem().supportMove() != FileSystem::cmdSupportNone;
 }
+
+bool ResizeOperation::isLVMPVinNewlyVG(const Partition *p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps)
+{
+    if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
+        // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
+        for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
+            if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks || p->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Luks2) {
+        // See if innerFS is LVM
+        FileSystem *fs = static_cast<const FS::luks *>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS();
+
+        if (fs) {
+            if (fs->type() == FileSystem::Type::Lvm2_PV) {
+                // See if there is a newly created VG targeting this partition
+                for (Operation *op : qAsConst(pendingOps)) {
+                    if (dynamic_cast<CreateVolumeGroupOperation *>(op) && op->targets(*p))
+                        return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/ops/resizeoperation.h b/src/ops/resizeoperation.h
index 820edc7..975d08f 100644
--- a/src/ops/resizeoperation.h
+++ b/src/ops/resizeoperation.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
     bool targets(const Device& d) const override;
     bool targets(const Partition& p) const override;
 
-    static bool canGrow(const Partition* p);
+    static bool canGrow(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps = QList<Operation *>());
     static bool canShrink(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps = QList<Operation *>());
     static bool canMove(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps = QList<Operation *>());
 
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ protected:
         return m_CheckResizedJob;
     }
 
+private:
+    static bool isLVMPVinNewlyVG(const Partition* p, const QList<Operation *> pendingOps);
+
 private:
     Device& m_TargetDevice;
     Partition& m_Partition;