diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/accounting.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/accounting.go
index ec737f8a0..1d065c227 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/accounting.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/accounting.go
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func initAccountingService(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
-	if c.cfgMorph.client == nil {
-		initMorphComponents(ctx, c)
-	}
+	c.initMorphComponents(ctx)
 
 	balanceMorphWrapper, err := balance.NewFromMorph(c.cfgMorph.client, c.cfgAccounting.scriptHash, 0)
 	fatalOnErr(err)
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
index 9d2b77210..cf7e0da7e 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ func (c *cfgGRPC) dropConnection(endpoint string) {
 }
 
 type cfgMorph struct {
+	initialized bool
+	guard       sync.Mutex
+
 	client *client.Client
 
 	notaryEnabled bool
@@ -1455,10 +1458,7 @@ func (c *cfg) createTombstoneSource() *tombstone.ExpirationChecker {
 
 func (c *cfg) createContainerInfoProvider(ctx context.Context) container.InfoProvider {
 	return container.NewInfoProvider(func() (container.Source, error) {
-		// threadsafe: called on init or on sighup when morph initialized
-		if c.cfgMorph.client == nil {
-			initMorphComponents(ctx, c)
-		}
+		c.initMorphComponents(ctx)
 		cc, err := containerClient.NewFromMorph(c.cfgMorph.client, c.cfgContainer.scriptHash, 0, containerClient.TryNotary())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/morph.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/morph.go
index 197e50371..e85209059 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/morph.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/morph.go
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ const (
 	notaryDepositRetriesAmount = 300
 )
 
-func initMorphComponents(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
+func (c *cfg) initMorphComponents(ctx context.Context) {
+	c.cfgMorph.guard.Lock()
+	defer c.cfgMorph.guard.Unlock()
+	if c.cfgMorph.initialized {
+		return
+	}
 	initMorphClient(ctx, c)
 
 	lookupScriptHashesInNNS(c) // smart contract auto negotiation
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ func initMorphComponents(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
 
 	c.netMapSource = netmapSource
 	c.cfgNetmap.wrapper = wrap
+	c.cfgMorph.initialized = true
 }
 
 func initMorphClient(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/netmap.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/netmap.go
index 5e4585f85..0e0571760 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/netmap.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/netmap.go
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ func initNetmapService(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
 	parseAttributes(c)
 	c.cfgNodeInfo.localInfo.SetStatus(netmapSDK.Offline)
 
-	if c.cfgMorph.client == nil {
-		initMorphComponents(ctx, c)
-	}
+	c.initMorphComponents(ctx)
 
 	initNetmapState(c)