diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
index be0acf738..98fea9f41 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func initContainerService(_ context.Context, c *cfg) {
 	fatalOnErr(err)
 
 	cacheSize := morphconfig.FrostfsIDCacheSize(c.appCfg)
-	if cacheSize > 0 {
+	if cacheSize > 0 && c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL > 0 {
 		frostfsIDSubjectProvider = newMorphFrostfsIDCache(frostfsIDSubjectProvider, int(cacheSize), c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL, metrics.NewCacheMetrics("frostfs_id"))
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/example/node.yaml b/config/example/node.yaml
index a179b4704..c5acf5386 100644
--- a/config/example/node.yaml
+++ b/config/example/node.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ contracts:  # side chain NEOFS contract script hashes; optional, override values
 
 morph:
   dial_timeout: 30s  # timeout for side chain NEO RPC client connection
-  cache_ttl: 15s  # Sidechain cache TTL value (min interval between similar calls). Negative value disables caching.
+  cache_ttl: 15s  # Sidechain cache TTL value (min interval between similar calls).
+                  # Negative value disables caching. A zero value sets the default value.
                   # Default value: block time. It is recommended to have this value less or equal to block time.
                   # Cached entities: containers, container lists, eACL tables.
   container_cache_size: 100 # container_cache_size is is the maximum number of containers in the cache.