diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/process.go b/pkg/services/policer/process.go
index a5ebb0010..2fa87c40f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/process.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/process.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
 	cid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ func (p *Policer) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (p *Policer) shardPolicyWorker(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer p.taskPool.Release()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			p.taskPool.Release()
 			return
 		default:
 		}
@@ -37,45 +39,48 @@ func (p *Policer) shardPolicyWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 
 		skipMap := newSkipMap()
-		for i := range addrs {
+		for _, addr := range addrs {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				p.taskPool.Release()
 				return
 			default:
-				addr := addrs[i]
-				if p.objsInWork.inWork(addr.Address) {
-					// do not process an object
-					// that is in work
-					continue
-				}
+			}
+			if p.objsInWork.inWork(addr.Address) {
+				// do not process an object that is in work
+				continue
+			}
 
-				err := p.taskPool.Submit(func() {
-					v, ok := p.cache.Get(addr.Address)
-					if ok && time.Since(v) < p.evictDuration {
-						return
-					}
-
-					if p.objsInWork.add(addr.Address) {
-						err := p.processObject(ctx, addr)
-						if err != nil && !skipMap.addSeenError(addr.Address.Container(), err) {
-							p.log.Error(logs.PolicerUnableToProcessObj,
-								zap.Stringer("object", addr.Address),
-								zap.String("error", err.Error()))
-						}
-						p.cache.Add(addr.Address, time.Now())
-						p.objsInWork.remove(addr.Address)
-						p.metrics.IncProcessedObjects()
-					}
-				})
-				if err != nil {
-					p.log.Warn(logs.PolicerPoolSubmission, zap.Error(err))
-				}
+			if err := p.submitPolicerTask(ctx, addr, skipMap); err != nil {
+				p.log.Warn(logs.PolicerPoolSubmission, zap.Error(err))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (p *Policer) submitPolicerTask(ctx context.Context, addr object.Info, skipMap *errMap) error {
+	return p.taskPool.Submit(func() {
+		v, ok := p.cache.Get(addr.Address)
+		if ok && time.Since(v) < p.evictDuration {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !p.objsInWork.add(addr.Address) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		err := p.processObject(ctx, addr)
+		if err != nil && !skipMap.addSeenError(addr.Address.Container(), err) {
+			p.log.Error(logs.PolicerUnableToProcessObj,
+				zap.Stringer("object", addr.Address),
+				zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+		}
+
+		p.cache.Add(addr.Address, time.Now())
+		p.objsInWork.remove(addr.Address)
+		p.metrics.IncProcessedObjects()
+	})
+}
+
 type errMap struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	skipMap map[cid.ID][]error