diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
index 61536b4d5..6cf75c5f9 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ func (c *initializeContext) deployOrUpdateContracts(w *io2.BufBinWriter, nnsHash
 			invokeHash = ctrHash
 		}
 
-		params := getContractDeployParameters(cs, c.getContractDeployData(ctrName, keysParam, updateMethodName))
+		args, err := c.getContractDeployData(ctrName, keysParam, updateMethodName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: getting update params: %v", ctrName, err)
+		}
+		params := getContractDeployParameters(cs, args)
 		res, err := c.CommitteeAct.MakeCall(invokeHash, method, params...)
 		if err != nil {
 			if method != updateMethodName || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), common.ErrAlreadyUpdated) {
@@ -345,7 +349,11 @@ func (c *initializeContext) deployContracts() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("can't sign manifest group: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		params := getContractDeployParameters(cs, c.getContractDeployData(ctrName, keysParam, deployMethodName))
+		args, err := c.getContractDeployData(ctrName, keysParam, deployMethodName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: getting deploy params: %v", ctrName, err)
+		}
+		params := getContractDeployParameters(cs, args)
 		res, err := c.CommitteeAct.MakeCall(management.Hash, deployMethodName, params...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("can't deploy %s contract: %w", ctrName, err)
@@ -511,7 +519,7 @@ func getContractDeployParameters(cs *contractState, deployData []any) []any {
 	return []any{cs.RawNEF, cs.RawManifest, deployData}
 }
 
-func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []any, method string) []any {
+func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []any, method string) ([]any, error) {
 	items := make([]any, 0, 6)
 
 	switch ctrName {
@@ -522,7 +530,7 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []an
 			smartcontract.Parameter{})
 	case processingContract:
 		items = append(items, c.Contracts[frostfsContract].Hash)
-		return items[1:] // no notary info
+		return items[1:], nil // no notary info
 	case balanceContract:
 		items = append(items,
 			c.Contracts[netmapContract].Hash,
@@ -533,7 +541,7 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []an
 		r := management.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker)
 		nnsCs, err := r.GetContractByID(1)
 		if err != nil {
-			panic("NNS is not yet deployed")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("get nns contract: %w", err)
 		}
 		items = append(items,
 			c.Contracts[netmapContract].Hash,
@@ -542,9 +550,19 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []an
 			nnsCs.Hash,
 			"container")
 	case frostfsIDContract:
-		h, found, err := getFrostfsIDAdmin(viper.GetViper())
+		var (
+			h     util.Uint160
+			found bool
+			err   error
+		)
+		if method == updateMethodName {
+			h, found, err = c.getFrostfsIDAdminFromContract()
+		}
+		if method != updateMethodName || err == nil && !found {
+			h, found, err = getFrostfsIDAdmin(viper.GetViper())
+		}
 		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if found {
@@ -555,21 +573,8 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []an
 	case netmapContract:
 		md := getDefaultNetmapContractConfigMap()
 		if method == updateMethodName {
-			arr, err := c.getNetConfigFromNetmapContract()
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			m, err := parseConfigFromNetmapContract(arr)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			for k, v := range m {
-				for _, key := range netmapConfigKeys {
-					if k == key {
-						md[k] = v
-						break
-					}
-				}
+			if err := c.mergeNetmapConfig(md); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -590,14 +595,43 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getContractDeployData(ctrName string, keysParam []an
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid contract name: %s", ctrName))
 	}
-	return items
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+func (c *initializeContext) getFrostfsIDAdminFromContract() (util.Uint160, bool, error) {
+	r := management.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker)
+	cs, err := r.GetContractByID(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Uint160{}, false, fmt.Errorf("get nns contract: %w", err)
+	}
+	fidHash, err := nnsResolveHash(c.ReadOnlyInvoker, cs.Hash, domainOf(frostfsIDContract))
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Uint160{}, false, fmt.Errorf("resolve frostfsid contract hash: %w", err)
+	}
+	item, err := unwrap.Item(c.ReadOnlyInvoker.Call(fidHash, "getAdmin"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Uint160{}, false, fmt.Errorf("getAdmin: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := item.(stackitem.Null); ok {
+		return util.Uint160{}, false, nil
+	}
+
+	bs, err := item.TryBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Uint160{}, true, fmt.Errorf("getAdmin: decode result: %w", err)
+	}
+	h, err := util.Uint160DecodeBytesBE(bs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Uint160{}, true, fmt.Errorf("getAdmin: decode result: %w", err)
+	}
+	return h, true, nil
 }
 
 func (c *initializeContext) getNetConfigFromNetmapContract() ([]stackitem.Item, error) {
 	r := management.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker)
 	cs, err := r.GetContractByID(1)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NNS is not yet deployed: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get nns contract: %w", err)
 	}
 	nmHash, err := nnsResolveHash(c.ReadOnlyInvoker, cs.Hash, domainOf(netmapContract))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -610,6 +644,26 @@ func (c *initializeContext) getNetConfigFromNetmapContract() ([]stackitem.Item,
 	return arr, err
 }
 
+func (c *initializeContext) mergeNetmapConfig(md map[string]any) error {
+	arr, err := c.getNetConfigFromNetmapContract()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	m, err := parseConfigFromNetmapContract(arr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for k, v := range m {
+		for _, key := range netmapConfigKeys {
+			if k == key {
+				md[k] = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *initializeContext) getAlphabetDeployItems(i, n int) []any {
 	items := make([]any, 5)
 	items[0] = c.Contracts[netmapContract].Hash