diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
index 1f622fa8..a96efa43 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package morph
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/unwrap"
@@ -38,7 +39,14 @@ func forceNewEpochCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return wCtx.awaitTx()
+	if err := wCtx.awaitTx(); err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid epoch") {
+			cmd.Println("Epoch has already ticked.")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func emitNewEpochCall(bw *io.BufBinWriter, wCtx *initializeContext, nmHash util.Uint160) error {