diff --git a/pool/pool.go b/pool/pool.go
index a428e219..b1bf97f1 100644
--- a/pool/pool.go
+++ b/pool/pool.go
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ func newPool(ctx context.Context, options *BuilderOptions) (Pool, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't create cache: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if options.SessionExpirationDuration == 0 {
+		options.SessionExpirationDuration = DefaultSessionTokenExpirationDuration
+	}
+
 	ownerID := owner.NewIDFromPublicKey(&options.Key.PublicKey)
 
 	inner := make([]*innerPool, len(options.nodesParams))
@@ -303,10 +307,6 @@ func newPool(ctx context.Context, options *BuilderOptions) (Pool, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one node must be healthy")
 	}
 
-	if options.SessionExpirationDuration == 0 {
-		options.SessionExpirationDuration = DefaultSessionTokenExpirationDuration
-	}
-
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	pool := &pool{
 		innerPools:     inner,