diff --git a/core/src/pg_ext.rs b/core/src/pg_ext.rs
index 5b3281ad..69277eff 100644
--- a/core/src/pg_ext.rs
+++ b/core/src/pg_ext.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,18 @@ impl PGMQueueExt {
             .map_err(PgmqError::from)
     }
 
-    /// Create a new partitioned queue.
     /// Errors when there is any database error and Ok(false) when the queue already exists.
     pub async fn create(&self, queue_name: &str) -> Result<bool, PgmqError> {
+        check_input(queue_name)?;
+        sqlx::query!("SELECT * from pgmq_create($1::text);", queue_name)
+            .execute(&self.connection)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new partitioned queue.
+    /// Errors when there is any database error and Ok(false) when the queue already exists.
+    pub async fn create_partitioned(&self, queue_name: &str) -> Result<bool, PgmqError> {
         check_input(queue_name)?;
         let queue_table = format!("public.{TABLE_PREFIX}_{queue_name}");
         // we need to check whether the queue exists first
@@ -58,9 +67,12 @@ impl PGMQueueExt {
         if exists {
             Ok(false)
         } else {
-            sqlx::query!("SELECT * from pgmq_create($1::text);", queue_name)
-                .execute(&self.connection)
-                .await?;
+            sqlx::query!(
+                "SELECT * from pgmq_create_partitioned($1::text);",
+                queue_name
+            )
+            .execute(&self.connection)
+            .await?;
             Ok(true)
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/tests/integration_test.rs b/core/tests/integration_test.rs
index cfbc4995..0afb4f47 100644
--- a/core/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/core/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -803,20 +803,20 @@ async fn test_pgmq_init() {
         .await
         .expect("failed to connect to postgres");
     let init = queue.init().await.expect("failed to create extension");
-    assert!(init);
+    assert!(init, "failed to create extension");
 
-    // error mode on queue create but already exists
+    // error mode on queue partitioned create but already exists
     let qname = format!("test_dup_{}", rand::thread_rng().gen_range(0..100));
     println!("db_url: {}, qname: {:?}", db_url, qname);
     let created = queue
-        .create(&qname)
+        .create_partitioned(&qname)
         .await
         .expect("failed attempting to create queue");
     assert!(created, "did not create queue");
     // create again
     let created = queue
-        .create(&qname)
+        .create_partitioned(&qname)
         .await
         .expect("failed attempting to create the duplicate queue");
-    assert!(!created)
+    assert!(!created, "failed to detect duplicate queue");
 }