diff --git a/pool/tree/pool.go b/pool/tree/pool.go
index 28cc98b..2c55351 100644
--- a/pool/tree/pool.go
+++ b/pool/tree/pool.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func handleError(msg string, err error) error {
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrNodeNotFound, err.Error())
-	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is denied by") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "denied") {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrNodeAccessDenied, err.Error())
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", msg, err)
diff --git a/pool/tree/pool_test.go b/pool/tree/pool_test.go
index f85b656..c2e50eb 100644
--- a/pool/tree/pool_test.go
+++ b/pool/tree/pool_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
+	apistatus "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/pool"
 	grpcService "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/pool/tree/service"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ func TestHandleError(t *testing.T) {
 			err:           errors.New("something is denied by some acl rule"),
 			expectedError: ErrNodeAccessDenied,
 		},
+		{
+			err:           &apistatus.APEManagerAccessDenied{},
+			expectedError: ErrNodeAccessDenied,
+		},
 	} {
 		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
 			err := handleError("err message", tc.err)