diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 69294a1c1f1ef6ef0f38ac5f7fc7e3d803347b64..b309fce1b54852509f2ccf63ef3e0b0f7a7a7a5d 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -294,10 +294,10 @@ static int tdbBtreeOpenImpl(SBTree *pBt) {
   }
 
   // Try to create a new database
-  ret = tdbPagerNewPage(pBt->pPager, &pgno, &pPage);
-  if (ret < 0) {
-    return -1;
-  }
+  // ret = tdbPagerNewPage(pBt->pPager, &pgno, &pPage);
+  // if (ret < 0) {
+  //   return -1;
+  // }
 
   ASSERT(pgno != 0);
   pBt->root = pgno;
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
index 0a5a8abe82a4c2166e97031aae9a112d00468a0e..5046ba26024e0e199853abcda421126b87e9c4be 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbPager.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int tdbPagerReadPage(SPager *pPager, SPage *pPage) {
 
 int tdbPagerGetPageSize(SPager *pPager) { return pPager->pageSize; }
 
-int tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage) {
+int tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage, int (*initPage)(SPage *, void *), void *arg) {
   SPage *pPage;
   SPgid  pgid;
   int    ret;
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ int tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage) {
         return -1;
       }
 
-      // ret = (*initPage)(pPage);
-      // if (ret < 0) {
-      //   return -1;
-      // }
+      ret = (*initPage)(pPage, arg);
+      if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
+      }
 
       pPage->pPager = pPager;
     }
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int tdbPagerNewPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage) {
+int tdbPagerNewPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage, int (*initPage)(SPage *, void *), void *arg) {
   int    ret;
   SPage *pPage;
   SPgid  pgid;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int tdbPagerNewPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage) {
   // tdbWLockPage(pPage);
 
   // TODO: zero init the new page
-  // (*initNewPage)(pPage, arg);
+  (*initPage)(pPage, arg);
 
   pPage->pPager = NULL;
 
diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPager.h b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPager.h
index a32439f30f21ec977ad1d44ca8e481688b90e81e..1122ed8e4e02830826bc045c0ee30e2d662fa816 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPager.h
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/inc/tdbPager.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ int    tdbPagerWrite(SPager *pPager, SPage *pPage);
 int    tdbPagerBegin(SPager *pPager);
 int    tdbPagerCommit(SPager *pPager);
 int    tdbPagerGetPageSize(SPager *pPager);
-int    tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage);
-int    tdbPagerNewPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage);
+int    tdbPagerFetchPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno pgno, SPage **ppPage, int (*initPage)(SPage *, void *), void *arg);
+int    tdbPagerNewPage(SPager *pPager, SPgno *ppgno, SPage **ppPage, int (*initPage)(SPage *, void *), void *arg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }