diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
index 4184e1a8..e288361d 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/commonflags"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/config"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/innerring"
 	morphClient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client"
@@ -376,36 +377,18 @@ func (c *clientContext) awaitTx(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 func awaitTx(cmd *cobra.Command, c Client, txs []hashVUBPair) error {
 	cmd.Println("Waiting for transactions to persist...")
 
-	const pollInterval = time.Second
-
-	tick := time.NewTicker(pollInterval)
-	defer tick.Stop()
-
 	at := trigger.Application
 
 	var retErr error
 
-	currBlock, err := c.GetBlockCount()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can't fetch current block height: %w", err)
-	}
-
 loop:
 	for i := range txs {
-		res, err := c.GetApplicationLog(txs[i].hash, &at)
-		if err == nil {
-			if retErr == nil && len(res.Executions) > 0 && res.Executions[0].VMState != vmstate.Halt {
-				retErr = fmt.Errorf("tx %d persisted in %s state: %s",
-					i, res.Executions[0].VMState, res.Executions[0].FaultException)
-			}
-			continue loop
-		}
-		if txs[i].vub < currBlock {
-			return fmt.Errorf("tx was not persisted: vub=%d, height=%d", txs[i].vub, currBlock)
-		}
-		for range tick.C {
+		var it int
+		var pollInterval time.Duration
+		var pollIntervalChanged bool
+		for {
 			// We must fetch current height before application log, to avoid race condition.
-			currBlock, err = c.GetBlockCount()
+			currBlock, err := c.GetBlockCount()
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("can't fetch current block height: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -420,12 +403,43 @@ loop:
 			if txs[i].vub < currBlock {
 				return fmt.Errorf("tx was not persisted: vub=%d, height=%d", txs[i].vub, currBlock)
 			}
+
+			pollInterval, pollIntervalChanged = nextPollInterval(it, pollInterval)
+			if pollIntervalChanged && viper.GetBool(commonflags.Verbose) {
+				cmd.Printf("Pool interval to check transaction persistence changed: %s\n", pollInterval.String())
+			}
+
+			timer := time.NewTimer(pollInterval)
+			select {
+			case <-cmd.Context().Done():
+				return cmd.Context().Err()
+			case <-timer.C:
+			}
+
+			it++
 		}
 	}
 
 	return retErr
 }
 
+func nextPollInterval(it int, previous time.Duration) (time.Duration, bool) {
+	const minPollInterval = 1 * time.Second
+	const maxPollInterval = 16 * time.Second
+	const changeAfter = 5
+	if it == 0 {
+		return minPollInterval, true
+	}
+	if it%changeAfter != 0 {
+		return previous, false
+	}
+	nextInterval := previous * 2
+	if nextInterval > maxPollInterval {
+		return maxPollInterval, previous != maxPollInterval
+	}
+	return nextInterval, true
+}
+
 // sendCommitteeTx creates transaction from script, signs it by committee nodes and sends it to RPC.
 // If tryGroup is false, global scope is used for the signer (useful when
 // working with native contracts).
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_test.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_test.go
index 39da5666..613c6389 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_test.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_test.go
@@ -145,3 +145,38 @@ func setTestCredentials(v *viper.Viper, size int) {
 	}
 	v.Set("credentials.contract", testContractPassword)
 }
+
+func TestNextPollInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	var pollInterval time.Duration
+	var iteration int
+
+	pollInterval, hasChanged := nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.True(t, hasChanged)
+	require.Equal(t, time.Second, pollInterval)
+
+	iteration = 4
+	pollInterval, hasChanged = nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.False(t, hasChanged)
+	require.Equal(t, time.Second, pollInterval)
+
+	iteration = 5
+	pollInterval, hasChanged = nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.True(t, hasChanged)
+	require.Equal(t, 2*time.Second, pollInterval)
+
+	iteration = 10
+	pollInterval, hasChanged = nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.True(t, hasChanged)
+	require.Equal(t, 4*time.Second, pollInterval)
+
+	iteration = 20
+	pollInterval = 32 * time.Second
+	pollInterval, hasChanged = nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.True(t, hasChanged) // from 32s to 16s
+	require.Equal(t, 16*time.Second, pollInterval)
+
+	pollInterval = 16 * time.Second
+	pollInterval, hasChanged = nextPollInterval(iteration, pollInterval)
+	require.False(t, hasChanged)
+	require.Equal(t, 16*time.Second, pollInterval)
+}