diff --git a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
index 4ea94b12..50f98aa2 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (a *App) initLayer(ctx context.Context) {
 	a.initResolver()
 
 	treeServiceEndpoint := a.cfg.GetString(cfgTreeServiceEndpoint)
-	treeService, err := neofs.NewTreeClient(treeServiceEndpoint, a.key)
+	treeService, err := neofs.NewTreeClient(ctx, treeServiceEndpoint, a.key)
 	if err != nil {
 		a.log.Fatal("failed to create tree service", zap.Error(err))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/neofs/tree.go b/internal/neofs/tree.go
index baba76e4..d99e55b7 100644
--- a/internal/neofs/tree.go
+++ b/internal/neofs/tree.go
@@ -91,13 +91,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 // NewTreeClient creates instance of TreeClient using provided address and create grpc connection.
-func NewTreeClient(addr string, key *keys.PrivateKey) (*TreeClient, error) {
+func NewTreeClient(ctx context.Context, addr string, key *keys.PrivateKey) (*TreeClient, error) {
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("did not connect: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	c := tree.NewTreeServiceClient(conn)
+	if _, err = c.Healthcheck(ctx, &tree.HealthcheckRequest{}); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("healthcheck: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return &TreeClient{
 		key:     key,