diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/list.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/list.go
index 0b6cdf702..a1b3f4e2d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/list.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/list.go
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ func (db *DB) listWithCursor(tx *bbolt.Tx, result []objectcore.Info, count int,
 
 	var containerID cid.ID
 	var offset []byte
-	graveyardBkt := tx.Bucket(graveyardBucketName)
-	garbageBkt := tx.Bucket(garbageBucketName)
+	bc := newBucketCache()
 
 	rawAddr := make([]byte, cidSize, addressKeySize)
 
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ loop:
 		bkt := tx.Bucket(name)
 		if bkt != nil {
 			copy(rawAddr, cidRaw)
-			result, offset, cursor, err = selectNFromBucket(bkt, objType, graveyardBkt, garbageBkt, rawAddr, containerID,
+			result, offset, cursor, err = selectNFromBucket(bc, bkt, objType, rawAddr, containerID,
 				result, count, cursor, threshold, currEpoch)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
@@ -204,9 +203,10 @@ loop:
 
 // selectNFromBucket similar to selectAllFromBucket but uses cursor to find
 // object to start selecting from. Ignores inhumed objects.
-func selectNFromBucket(bkt *bbolt.Bucket, // main bucket
+func selectNFromBucket(
+	bc *bucketCache,
+	bkt *bbolt.Bucket, // main bucket
 	objType objectSDK.Type, // type of the objects stored in the main bucket
-	graveyardBkt, garbageBkt *bbolt.Bucket, // cached graveyard buckets
 	cidRaw []byte, // container ID prefix, optimization
 	cnt cid.ID, // container ID
 	to []objectcore.Info, // listing result
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ func selectNFromBucket(bkt *bbolt.Bucket, // main bucket
 		}
 
 		offset = k
+		graveyardBkt := getGraveyardBucket(bc, bkt.Tx())
+		garbageBkt := getGarbageBucket(bc, bkt.Tx())
 		if inGraveyardWithKey(append(cidRaw, k...), graveyardBkt, garbageBkt) > 0 {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ func selectNFromBucket(bkt *bbolt.Bucket, // main bucket
 		}
 
 		expEpoch, hasExpEpoch := hasExpirationEpoch(&o)
-		if hasExpEpoch && expEpoch < currEpoch && !objectLocked(bkt.Tx(), cnt, obj) {
+		if hasExpEpoch && expEpoch < currEpoch && !objectLockedWithCache(bc, bkt.Tx(), cnt, obj) {
 			continue
 		}