diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index 408354b5..774fe804 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ func (s *Shard) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	s.gc.init(ctx)
 
 	s.rb = newRebuilder(s.rebuildLimiter)
-	s.rb.Start(ctx, s.blobStor, s.metaBase, s.log)
-
+	if !m.NoMetabase() {
+		s.rb.Start(ctx, s.blobStor, s.metaBase, s.log)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -327,9 +328,11 @@ func (s *Shard) Reload(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) error {
 	defer unlock()
 
 	s.rb.Stop(s.log)
-	defer func() {
-		s.rb.Start(ctx, s.blobStor, s.metaBase, s.log)
-	}()
+	if !s.info.Mode.NoMetabase() {
+		defer func() {
+			s.rb.Start(ctx, s.blobStor, s.metaBase, s.log)
+		}()
+	}
 
 	ok, err := s.metaBase.Reload(c.metaOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
index d2496e44..5194446e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/writecache/get.go
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ func (c *cache) Head(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address) (*objectSDK.Object,
 //
 // Returns an error of type apistatus.ObjectNotFound if the requested object is missing in db.
 func Get(db *bbolt.DB, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if db == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotInitialized
+	}
 	var value []byte
 	err := db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		b := tx.Bucket(defaultBucket)