diff --git a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
index 9fe085c558..3bf0bedf99 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
@@ -803,7 +803,13 @@ neon_create(SMgrRelation reln, ForkNumber forkNum, bool isRedo)
 
 		case RELPERSISTENCE_TEMP:
 		case RELPERSISTENCE_UNLOGGED:
+#ifdef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
+			mdcreate(reln, forkNum, forkNum == INIT_FORKNUM || isRedo);
+			if (forkNum == MAIN_FORKNUM)
+				mdcreate(reln, INIT_FORKNUM, true);
+#else
 			mdcreate(reln, forkNum, isRedo);
+#endif
 			return;
 
 		default:
@@ -1973,6 +1979,10 @@ neon_start_unlogged_build(SMgrRelation reln)
 		case RELPERSISTENCE_UNLOGGED:
 			unlogged_build_rel = reln;
 			unlogged_build_phase = UNLOGGED_BUILD_NOT_PERMANENT;
+#ifdef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
+			if (!IsParallelWorker())
+				mdcreate(reln, INIT_FORKNUM, true);
+#endif
 			return;
 
 		default:
@@ -1995,12 +2005,14 @@ neon_start_unlogged_build(SMgrRelation reln)
 	 * FIXME: should we pass isRedo true to create the tablespace dir if it
 	 * doesn't exist? Is it needed?
 	 */
-#ifndef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
  	if (!IsParallelWorker())
+	{
+#ifndef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
 		mdcreate(reln, MAIN_FORKNUM, false);
 #else
-	mdcreate(reln, INIT_FORKNUM, false);
+		mdcreate(reln, INIT_FORKNUM, true);
 #endif
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2099,12 +2111,12 @@ neon_end_unlogged_build(SMgrRelation reln)
 #ifndef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
 			/* use isRedo == true, so that we drop it immediately */
 			mdunlink(rinfob, forknum, true);
-#else
-			mdunlink(rinfob, INIT_FORKNUM, true);
 #endif
 		}
+#ifdef DEBUG_COMPARE_LOCAL
+		mdunlink(rinfob, INIT_FORKNUM, true);
+#endif
 	}
-
 	unlogged_build_rel = NULL;
 	unlogged_build_phase = UNLOGGED_BUILD_NOT_IN_PROGRESS;
 }