diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/root.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/root.go
index 10389c8f..4322e6c7 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/root.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package modules
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/config"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph"
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ func init() {
 	// we need to init viper config to bind viper and cobra configurations for
 	// rpc endpoint, alphabet wallet dir, key credentials, etc.
 
+	// use stdout as default output for cmd.Print()
+	rootCmd.SetOut(os.Stdout)
+
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(configFlag, "c", "", "config file")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Bool("version", false, "application version")