Index: src/btree.c
==================================================================
--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -2384,11 +2384,11 @@
       freeTempSpace(pBt);
       rc = sqlite3PagerSetPagesize(pBt->pPager, &pBt->pageSize,
                                    pageSize-usableSize);
       return rc;
     }
-    if( nPageHeader>nPageFile ){
+    if( (pBt->db->flags & SQLITE_RecoveryMode)==0 && nPageHeader>nPageFile ){
       rc = SQLITE_CORRUPT_BKPT;
       goto page1_init_failed;
     }
     if( usableSize<480 ){
       goto page1_init_failed;