diff --git a/cmd/http-gw/app.go b/cmd/http-gw/app.go
index 40db433..e8ac917 100644
--- a/cmd/http-gw/app.go
+++ b/cmd/http-gw/app.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type (
 		resolver  *resolver.ContainerResolver
 		metrics   *gateMetrics
 		services  []*metrics.Service
-		settings  *handler.Settings
+		settings  *appSettings
 		servers   []Server
 	}
 
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ type (
 		mu       sync.RWMutex
 		enabled  bool
 	}
+
+	// appSettings stores reloading parameters, so it has to provide getters and setters which use RWMutex.
+	appSettings struct {
+		mu               sync.RWMutex
+		defaultTimestamp bool
+		zipCompression   bool
+	}
 )
 
 // WithLogger returns Option to set a specific logger.
@@ -133,8 +140,32 @@ func newApp(ctx context.Context, opt ...Option) App {
 	return a
 }
 
+func (s *appSettings) DefaultTimestamp() bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.defaultTimestamp
+}
+
+func (s *appSettings) setDefaultTimestamp(val bool) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.defaultTimestamp = val
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (s *appSettings) ZipCompression() bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.zipCompression
+}
+
+func (s *appSettings) setZipCompression(val bool) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.zipCompression = val
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 func (a *app) initAppSettings() {
-	a.settings = &handler.Settings{}
+	a.settings = &appSettings{}
 
 	a.updateSettings()
 }
@@ -415,8 +446,8 @@ func (a *app) configReload(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (a *app) updateSettings() {
-	a.settings.SetDefaultTimestamp(a.cfg.GetBool(cfgUploaderHeaderEnableDefaultTimestamp))
-	a.settings.SetZipCompression(a.cfg.GetBool(cfgZipCompression))
+	a.settings.setDefaultTimestamp(a.cfg.GetBool(cfgUploaderHeaderEnableDefaultTimestamp))
+	a.settings.setZipCompression(a.cfg.GetBool(cfgZipCompression))
 }
 
 func (a *app) startServices() {
diff --git a/internal/handler/download.go b/internal/handler/download.go
index 8ee76bf..696c57e 100644
--- a/internal/handler/download.go
+++ b/internal/handler/download.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (h *Handler) getContainer(ctx context.Context, cnrID cid.ID) (container.Con
 
 func (h *Handler) addObjectToZip(zw *zip.Writer, obj *object.Object) (io.Writer, error) {
 	method := zip.Store
-	if h.settings.ZipCompression() {
+	if h.config.ZipCompression() {
 		method = zip.Deflate
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/handler/handler.go b/internal/handler/handler.go
index d462280..579a55f 100644
--- a/internal/handler/handler.go
+++ b/internal/handler/handler.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
-	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-http-gw/internal/logs"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-http-gw/resolver"
@@ -21,43 +20,26 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+type Config interface {
+	DefaultTimestamp() bool
+	ZipCompression() bool
+}
+
 type Handler struct {
 	log               *zap.Logger
 	pool              *pool.Pool
 	ownerID           *user.ID
-	settings          *Settings
+	config            Config
 	containerResolver *resolver.ContainerResolver
 	tree              *tree.Tree
 }
 
-// Settings stores reloading parameters, so it has to provide atomic getters and setters.
-type Settings struct {
-	defaultTimestamp atomic.Bool
-	zipCompression   atomic.Bool
-}
-
-func (s *Settings) DefaultTimestamp() bool {
-	return s.defaultTimestamp.Load()
-}
-
-func (s *Settings) SetDefaultTimestamp(val bool) {
-	s.defaultTimestamp.Store(val)
-}
-
-func (s *Settings) ZipCompression() bool {
-	return s.zipCompression.Load()
-}
-
-func (s *Settings) SetZipCompression(val bool) {
-	s.zipCompression.Store(val)
-}
-
-func New(params *utils.AppParams, settings *Settings, tree *tree.Tree) *Handler {
+func New(params *utils.AppParams, config Config, tree *tree.Tree) *Handler {
 	return &Handler{
 		log:               params.Logger,
 		pool:              params.Pool,
 		ownerID:           params.Owner,
-		settings:          settings,
+		config:            config,
 		containerResolver: params.Resolver,
 		tree:              tree,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/handler/upload.go b/internal/handler/upload.go
index 8d4e681..f5e0459 100644
--- a/internal/handler/upload.go
+++ b/internal/handler/upload.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Upload(req *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 		attributes = append(attributes, *filename)
 	}
 	// sets Timestamp attribute if it wasn't set from header and enabled by settings
-	if _, ok := filtered[object.AttributeTimestamp]; !ok && h.settings.DefaultTimestamp() {
+	if _, ok := filtered[object.AttributeTimestamp]; !ok && h.config.DefaultTimestamp() {
 		timestamp := object.NewAttribute()
 		timestamp.SetKey(object.AttributeTimestamp)
 		timestamp.SetValue(strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10))