diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 90dda67ae..394654e68 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -3073,7 +3073,8 @@ static bool _spdk_bs_load_cur_md_page_valid(struct spdk_bs_load_ctx *ctx)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (_spdk_bs_page_to_blobid(ctx->cur_page) != ctx->page->id) {
+	if (ctx->page->sequence_num == 0 &&
+	    _spdk_bs_page_to_blobid(ctx->cur_page) != ctx->page->id) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	return true;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 4df6b4aa3..1516174ab 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -3664,6 +3664,19 @@ blob_dirty_shutdown(void)
 	rc = spdk_blob_set_xattr(blob, "length", &length, sizeof(length));
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 
+	/* Put xattr that fits exactly single page.
+	 * This results in adding additional pages to MD.
+	 * First is flags and smaller xattr, second the large xattr,
+	 * third are just the extents.
+	 */
+	size_t xattr_length = 4072 - sizeof(struct spdk_blob_md_descriptor_xattr) -
+			      strlen("large_xattr");
+	char *xattr = calloc(xattr_length, sizeof(char));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(xattr != NULL);
+	rc = spdk_blob_set_xattr(blob, "large_xattr", xattr, xattr_length);
+	free(xattr);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == 0);
+
 	/* Resize the blob */
 	spdk_blob_resize(blob, 10, blob_op_complete, NULL);
 	poll_threads();