diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
index 6b86529..05cd4b2 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
@@ -247,12 +247,11 @@ class DockerHost(Host):
                 logger.info(f"Got exception while dumping logs of '{container_name}': {exc}")
                 continue
 
+            if exclude_filter:
+                filtered_logs = filtered_logs.replace(exclude_filter, "")
             matches = re.findall(filter_regex, filtered_logs, re.IGNORECASE + re.MULTILINE)
             found = list(matches)
 
-            if exclude_filter:
-                found = [match for match in found if match != exclude_filter]
-
             if found:
                 filtered_logs += f"{container_name}:\n{os.linesep.join(found)}"