diff --git a/api/handler/delete.go b/api/handler/delete.go
index 281bbd115..493e4b5a0 100644
--- a/api/handler/delete.go
+++ b/api/handler/delete.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api/errors"
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ func (h *handler) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		err = deletedObject.Error
 	}
 	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "object is locked") {
+			h.logAndSendError(w, "object is locked", reqInfo, errors.GetAPIError(errors.ErrAccessDenied))
+			return
+		}
 		h.log.Error("could not delete object",
 			zap.String("request_id", reqInfo.RequestID),
 			zap.String("bucket_name", reqInfo.BucketName),
diff --git a/api/layer/layer.go b/api/layer/layer.go
index 44c0602a3..003476540 100644
--- a/api/layer/layer.go
+++ b/api/layer/layer.go
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ func (n *layer) handleLockTick(ctx context.Context, msg *nats.Msg) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid msg, address expected: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	n.log.Debug("handling lock tick", zap.String("address", string(msg.Data)))
+
 	// todo clear cache
 	// and make sure having right access
 	return n.objectDelete(ctx, addr.ContainerID(), addr.ObjectID())
@@ -646,15 +648,6 @@ func (n *layer) deleteObject(ctx context.Context, bkt *data.BucketInfo, obj *Ver
 		p.Header[VersionsDeleteMarkAttr] = DelMarkFullObject
 	}
 
-	objInfo, err := n.objectPut(ctx, bkt, p)
-	if err != nil {
-		obj.Error = err
-		return obj
-	}
-	if len(obj.VersionID) == 0 {
-		obj.DeleteMarkVersion = objInfo.Version()
-	}
-
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		if err = n.objectDelete(ctx, bkt.CID, id); err != nil {
 			obj.Error = err
@@ -667,6 +660,15 @@ func (n *layer) deleteObject(ctx context.Context, bkt *data.BucketInfo, obj *Ver
 	}
 	n.listsCache.CleanCacheEntriesContainingObject(obj.Name, bkt.CID)
 
+	objInfo, err := n.objectPut(ctx, bkt, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		obj.Error = err
+		return obj
+	}
+	if len(obj.VersionID) == 0 {
+		obj.DeleteMarkVersion = objInfo.Version()
+	}
+
 	return obj
 }