diff --git a/core/storage/btree.rs b/core/storage/btree.rs
index 0c5279608..063f41154 100644
--- a/core/storage/btree.rs
+++ b/core/storage/btree.rs
@@ -3482,7 +3482,7 @@ impl BTreeCursor {
                             if *new_id != page.get().id {
                                 page.get().id = *new_id;
                                 self.pager
-                                    .update_dirty_loaded_page_in_cache(*new_id, page.clone())?;
+                                    .upsert_page_in_cache(*new_id, page.clone(), true)?;
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/core/storage/pager.rs b/core/storage/pager.rs
index 88d125dfa..cbbcb9dcf 100644
--- a/core/storage/pager.rs
+++ b/core/storage/pager.rs
@@ -2521,16 +2521,19 @@ impl Pager {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn update_dirty_loaded_page_in_cache(
+    pub fn upsert_page_in_cache(
         &self,
         id: usize,
         page: PageRef,
+        dirty_page_must_exist: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), LimboError> {
         let mut cache = self.page_cache.write();
         let page_key = PageCacheKey::new(id);
 
         // FIXME: use specific page key for writer instead of max frame, this will make readers not conflict
-        assert!(page.is_dirty());
+        if dirty_page_must_exist {
+            assert!(page.is_dirty());
+        }
         cache.upsert_page(page_key, page.clone()).map_err(|e| {
             LimboError::InternalError(format!(
                 "Failed to insert loaded page {id} into cache: {e:?}"