diff --git a/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/conftest.py b/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9898f505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+from frostfs_testlib.storage.dataclasses.policy import PlacementPolicy
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def expected_object_copies(placement_policy: PlacementPolicy) -> int:
+    if placement_policy.name == "rep":
+        return 2
+    return 4
diff --git a/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/test_object_api.py b/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/test_object_api.py
index eb36df1e..d3f7baa7 100755
--- a/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/test_object_api.py
+++ b/pytest_tests/testsuites/object/test_object_api.py
@@ -94,11 +94,17 @@ def generate_ranges(
     scope="module"
 )
 def storage_objects(
-    default_wallet: WalletInfo, client_shell: Shell, cluster: Cluster, object_size: ObjectSize, placement_policy: PlacementPolicy
+    default_wallet: WalletInfo,
+    client_shell: Shell,
+    cluster: Cluster,
+    object_size: ObjectSize,
+    placement_policy: PlacementPolicy,
 ) -> list[StorageObjectInfo]:
     wallet = default_wallet
     # Separate containers for complex/simple objects to avoid side-effects
-    cid = create_container(wallet, shell=client_shell, rule=placement_policy.value, endpoint=cluster.default_rpc_endpoint)
+    cid = create_container(
+        wallet, shell=client_shell, rule=placement_policy.value, endpoint=cluster.default_rpc_endpoint
+    )
 
     file_path = generate_file(object_size.value)
     file_hash = get_file_hash(file_path)
@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ class TestObjectApi(ClusterTestBase):
         self,
         storage_objects: list[StorageObjectInfo],
         simple_object_size: ObjectSize,
+        expected_object_copies: int,
     ):
         """
         Validate object storage policy
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ class TestObjectApi(ClusterTestBase):
                         shell=self.shell,
                         nodes=self.cluster.storage_nodes,
                     )
-                assert copies == 2, "Expected 2 copies"
+                assert copies == expected_object_copies, f"Expected {expected_object_copies} copies"
 
     @allure.title("Get object by native API (obj_size={object_size}, policy={placement_policy})")
     def test_get_object_api(self, storage_objects: list[StorageObjectInfo]):