diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
index 9b24e98d7..88446494e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
 	metamode "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ func (db *DB) GetShardID(mode metamode.Mode) ([]byte, error) {
 	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
 	db.mode = mode
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(db.info.Path); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	if err := db.openDB(mode); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open metabase: %w", err)
 	}