diff --git a/crates/service/src/worker.rs b/crates/service/src/worker.rs
index ec6180e1d..473b89a08 100644
--- a/crates/service/src/worker.rs
+++ b/crates/service/src/worker.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::instance::*;
-use crate::version::Version;
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use base::index::*;
 use base::search::*;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ impl Worker {
         });
         let protect = WorkerProtect { startup, indexes };
         sync_dir(&path);
-        Version::write(path.join("metadata"));
         Arc::new(Worker {
             path,
             protect: Mutex::new(protect),
diff --git a/src/index/am.rs b/src/index/am.rs
index d2bc2ef87..7e9316812 100644
--- a/src/index/am.rs
+++ b/src/index/am.rs
@@ -143,12 +143,42 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambuild(
         index_relation,
         Some((heap_relation, index_info, result.as_ptr())),
     );
+    make_well_formed(index_relation);
     result.into_pg()
 }
 
 #[pgrx::pg_guard]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambuildempty(index_relation: pgrx::pg_sys::Relation) {
-    am_build::build(index_relation, None);
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambuildempty(_index: pgrx::pg_sys::Relation) {}
+
+unsafe fn make_well_formed(index_relation: pgrx::pg_sys::Relation) {
+    unsafe {
+        let meta_buffer = pgrx::pg_sys::ReadBuffer(index_relation, 0xFFFFFFFF /* P_NEW */);
+        pgrx::pg_sys::LockBuffer(meta_buffer, pgrx::pg_sys::BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE as _);
+        assert!(pgrx::pg_sys::BufferGetBlockNumber(meta_buffer) == 0);
+        let state = pgrx::pg_sys::GenericXLogStart(index_relation);
+        let meta_page = pgrx::pg_sys::GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(
+            state,
+            meta_buffer,
+            pgrx::pg_sys::GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE as _,
+        );
+        meta_page.write_bytes(0, pgrx::pg_sys::BLCKSZ as usize);
+        pgrx::pg_sys::GenericXLogFinish(state);
+        pgrx::pg_sys::UnlockReleaseBuffer(meta_buffer);
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe fn check_well_formed(index_relation: pgrx::pg_sys::Relation) {
+    if !test_well_formed(index_relation) {
+        am_build::build(index_relation, None);
+        make_well_formed(index_relation);
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe fn test_well_formed(index_relation: pgrx::pg_sys::Relation) -> bool {
+    pgrx::pg_sys::RelationGetNumberOfBlocksInFork(
+        index_relation,
+        pgrx::pg_sys::ForkNumber_MAIN_FORKNUM,
+    ) == 1
 }
 
 #[pgrx::pg_guard]
@@ -162,6 +192,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn aminsert(
     _index_unchanged: bool,
     _index_info: *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexInfo,
 ) -> bool {
+    check_well_formed(index_relation);
     let oid = (*index_relation).rd_id;
     let id = get_handle(oid);
     let vector = from_datum(*values.add(0), *is_null.add(0));
@@ -177,6 +208,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambeginscan(
     n_keys: std::os::raw::c_int,
     n_orderbys: std::os::raw::c_int,
 ) -> pgrx::pg_sys::IndexScanDesc {
+    check_well_formed(index_relation);
     assert!(n_keys == 0);
     assert!(n_orderbys == 1);
     am_scan::make_scan(index_relation)
@@ -218,6 +250,9 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambulkdelete(
     callback: pgrx::pg_sys::IndexBulkDeleteCallback,
     callback_state: *mut std::os::raw::c_void,
 ) -> *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexBulkDeleteResult {
+    if !test_well_formed((*info).index) {
+        pgrx::warning!("The vector index is not initialized.");
+    }
     let oid = (*(*info).index).rd_id;
     let id = get_handle(oid);
     if let Some(callback) = callback {
@@ -234,9 +269,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ambulkdelete(
 
 #[pgrx::pg_guard]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn amvacuumcleanup(
-    _info: *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexVacuumInfo,
+    info: *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexVacuumInfo,
     _stats: *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexBulkDeleteResult,
 ) -> *mut pgrx::pg_sys::IndexBulkDeleteResult {
+    if !test_well_formed((*info).index) {
+        pgrx::warning!("The vector index is not initialized.");
+    }
     let result = pgrx::PgBox::<pgrx::pg_sys::IndexBulkDeleteResult>::alloc0();
     result.into_pg()
 }
diff --git a/src/index/hook_maintain.rs b/src/index/hook_maintain.rs
index e9b6d400c..cd28d5137 100644
--- a/src/index/hook_maintain.rs
+++ b/src/index/hook_maintain.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub unsafe fn maintain_index_in_object_access(
         pgrx::pg_sys::ObjectAccessType_OAT_DROP => {
             let search = pgrx::pg_catalog::PgClass::search_reloid(object_id).unwrap();
             if let Some(pg_class) = search.get() {
-                if let Some(()) = check(pg_class) {
+                if let Some(()) = check_vector_index(pg_class) {
                     let handle = get_handle(object_id);
                     let mut t = TRANSACTION.borrow_mut();
                     match t.index.get(&handle) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub unsafe fn maintain_index_in_object_access(
     }
 }
 
-fn check(pg_class: pgrx::pg_catalog::PgClass<'_>) -> Option<()> {
+fn check_vector_index(pg_class: pgrx::pg_catalog::PgClass<'_>) -> Option<()> {
     if pg_class.relkind() != pgrx::pg_catalog::PgClassRelkind::Index {
         return None;
     }
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ fn check(pg_class: pgrx::pg_catalog::PgClass<'_>) -> Option<()> {
         return None;
     }
     // probably a vector index, so enter a slow path to ensure it
-    slow_path(pg_am)
+    check_vector_index_slow_path(pg_am)
 }
 
-fn slow_path(pg_am: pgrx::pg_catalog::PgAm<'_>) -> Option<()> {
+fn check_vector_index_slow_path(pg_am: pgrx::pg_catalog::PgAm<'_>) -> Option<()> {
     let amhandler = pg_am.amhandler();
     let mut flinfo = unsafe {
         let mut flinfo = pgrx::pg_sys::FmgrInfo::default();
diff --git a/tests/unlogged/test.sh b/tests/unlogged/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..15ec9b4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unlogged/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+d=$(psql -U postgres -tAqX -c "SELECT CURRENT_SETTING('data_directory')")/pg_vectors/indexes
+
+a=$(sudo ls -1 $d | wc -l)
+
+printf "entries = $a\n" 
+
+psql -f $(dirname $0)/test.sql &
+sleep 10s
+
+sudo killall -9 postgres
+sleep 1s
+
+sudo systemctl restart postgresql
+
+b=$(sudo ls -1 $d | wc -l)
+
+printf "entries = $b\n" 
+
+if [ "$a" == "$b" ]; then
+    echo "Unlogged test [OK]"
+else
+    echo "Unlogged test [FAILED]"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tests/unlogged/test.sql b/tests/unlogged/test.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd59e49f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unlogged/test.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE tests_unlogged_t(val vector(3));
+
+INSERT INTO tests_unlogged_t (val) SELECT ARRAY[random(), random(), random()]::real[] FROM generate_series(1, 1000);
+
+CREATE INDEX ON tests_unlogged_t USING vectors (val vector_l2_ops);
+
+SELECT pg_sleep(60); -- 60 seconds