diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_pgstat.py b/test_runner/regress/test_pgstat.py
index f17bf7a423..4f89a9961f 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_pgstat.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_pgstat.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ def test_pgstat(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
     if env.pg_version == PgVersion.V14:
         pytest.skip("PG14 doesn't support pgstat statistic persistence")
 
+    env.pageserver.allowed_errors.append(".*this timeline is using deprecated aux file policy V1.*")
+
     n = 10000
     endpoint = env.endpoints.create_start("main")
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def test_pgstat(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
         "select seq_scan,seq_tup_read,n_tup_ins,n_tup_upd,n_live_tup,n_dead_tup, vacuum_count,analyze_count from pg_stat_user_tables"
     )
     rec = cur.fetchall()[0]
-    assert (rec == (2, n * 2, n, n, n * 2, n, 1, 1))
+    assert rec == (2, n * 2, n, n, n * 2, n, 1, 1)
 
     endpoint.stop()
     endpoint.start()
@@ -44,13 +46,20 @@ def test_pgstat(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
         "select seq_scan,seq_tup_read,n_tup_ins,n_tup_upd,n_live_tup,n_dead_tup, vacuum_count,analyze_count from pg_stat_user_tables"
     )
     rec = cur.fetchall()[0]
-    assert (
-        rec[0] == 2
-        and rec[1] == n * 2
-        and rec[2] == n
-        and rec[3] == n
-        and rec[4] == n * 2
-        and rec[5] == n
-        and rec[6] == 1
-        and rec[7] == 1
+    assert rec == (2, n * 2, n, n, n * 2, n, 1, 1)
+
+    cur.execute("update t set x=x+1")
+
+    # stop without checkpoint
+    endpoint.stop(mode="immediate")
+    endpoint.start()
+
+    con = endpoint.connect()
+    cur = con.cursor()
+
+    cur.execute(
+        "select seq_scan,seq_tup_read,n_tup_ins,n_tup_upd,n_live_tup,n_dead_tup, vacuum_count,analyze_count from pg_stat_user_tables"
     )
+    rec = cur.fetchall()[0]
+    # pgstat information should be discarded in case of abnormal termination
+    assert rec == (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)