diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index 3f36a058e5098265ab9467bc4d66d81ba05e2f3e..19580d486a7242166cf67024bf02f3e193eefb62 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -741,9 +741,13 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceNonRoot(SBTree *pBt, SPage *pParent, int idx, TXN *pTx
       tdbBtreeInitPage(pOldsCopy[i], &iarg, 0);
       tdbPageCopy(pOlds[i], pOldsCopy[i], 0);
     }
+
+    for (iNew = 0; iNew < nNews; ++iNew) {
+      tdbBtreeInitPage(pNews[iNew], &iarg, 0);
+    }
+
     iNew = 0;
     nNewCells = 0;
-    tdbBtreeInitPage(pNews[iNew], &iarg, 0);
 
     for (int iOld = 0; iOld < nOlds; iOld++) {
       SPage *pPage;