diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index cc03f0706e9..d124310e1ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ xact_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 	uint8		info = XLogRecGetInfo(r) & XLOG_XACT_OPMASK;
 
 	/*
-	 * If the snapshot isn't yet fully built, we cannot decode anything, so
-	 * bail out.
+	 * If the snapshot hasn't started building yet, the transaction won't be
+	 * decoded or tracked by the snapshot, so bail out.
 	 */
-	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT)
+	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_BUILDING_SNAPSHOT)
 		return;
 
 	switch (info)
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ heap2_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 	 * determining the candidate catalog_xmin for the replication slot. See
 	 * SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts().
 	 */
-	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT)
+	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_BUILDING_SNAPSHOT)
 		return;
 
 	switch (info)