diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
index be0acf738..98fea9f41 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func initContainerService(_ context.Context, c *cfg) {
 	fatalOnErr(err)
 
 	cacheSize := morphconfig.FrostfsIDCacheSize(c.appCfg)
-	if cacheSize > 0 {
+	if cacheSize > 0 && c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL > 0 {
 		frostfsIDSubjectProvider = newMorphFrostfsIDCache(frostfsIDSubjectProvider, int(cacheSize), c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL, metrics.NewCacheMetrics("frostfs_id"))
 	}