diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
index 4647ed59..6cc5ebad 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func initApp(c *cfg) {
 }
 
 func bootUp(c *cfg) {
+	connectNats(c)
 	serveGRPC(c)
 	makeAndWaitNotaryDeposit(c)
 	bootstrapNode(c)
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/notificator.go b/cmd/neofs-node/notificator.go
index 7c02e8b9..9944fc05 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/notificator.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/notificator.go
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ func initNotifications(c *cfg) {
 			topic = pubKey
 		}
 
-		natsSvc, err := nats.New(
-			c.ctx,
-			nodeconfig.Notification(c.appCfg).Endpoint(),
+		natsSvc := nats.New(
 			nats.WithConnectionName("NeoFS Storage Node: "+pubKey), // connection name is used in the server side logs
 			nats.WithTimeout(nodeconfig.Notification(c.appCfg).Timeout()),
 			nats.WithClientCert(
@@ -127,9 +125,6 @@ func initNotifications(c *cfg) {
 			nats.WithRootCA(nodeconfig.Notification(c.appCfg).CAPath()),
 			nats.WithLogger(c.log),
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic("could not created object notificator: " + err.Error())
-		}
 
 		c.cfgNotifications = cfgNotifications{
 			enabled: true,
@@ -158,3 +153,15 @@ func initNotifications(c *cfg) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func connectNats(c *cfg) {
+	if !c.cfgNotifications.enabled {
+		return
+	}
+
+	endpoint := nodeconfig.Notification(c.appCfg).Endpoint()
+	err := c.cfgNotifications.nw.w.Connect(c.ctx, endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not connect to a nats endpoint %s: %v", endpoint, err))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/notificator/nats/options.go b/pkg/services/notificator/nats/options.go
index 8f87b6bd..278705ac 100644
--- a/pkg/services/notificator/nats/options.go
+++ b/pkg/services/notificator/nats/options.go
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ func WithConnectionName(name string) Option {
 
 func WithLogger(logger *zap.Logger) Option {
 	return func(o *opts) {
-		o.logger = logger
+		o.log = logger
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/notificator/nats/service.go b/pkg/services/notificator/nats/service.go
index 1bb5cc7a..5b436387 100644
--- a/pkg/services/notificator/nats/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/notificator/nats/service.go
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ import (
 // new(Writer) or Writer{} construction leads to undefined
 // behaviour and is not safe.
 type Writer struct {
-	log *zap.Logger
-	js  nats.JetStreamContext
-	nc  *nats.Conn
+	js nats.JetStreamContext
+	nc *nats.Conn
 
 	m              *sync.RWMutex
 	createdStreams map[string]struct{}
+	opts
 }
 
 type opts struct {
-	logger *zap.Logger
-	nOpts  []nats.Option
+	log   *zap.Logger
+	nOpts []nats.Option
 }
 
 type Option func(*opts)
@@ -79,51 +79,54 @@ func (n *Writer) Notify(topic string, address *addressSDK.Address) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// New creates and inits new Writer.
-// Connection is closed when passed context is done.
-//
-// Returns error only if fails to open connection to a NATS server
-// with provided configuration.
-func New(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, oo ...Option) (*Writer, error) {
-	opts := &opts{
-		logger: zap.L(),
-		nOpts:  make([]nats.Option, 0, len(oo)+3),
+// New creates new Writer.
+func New(oo ...Option) *Writer {
+	w := &Writer{
+		m:              &sync.RWMutex{},
+		createdStreams: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		opts: opts{
+			log:   zap.L(),
+			nOpts: make([]nats.Option, 0, len(oo)+3),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, o := range oo {
-		o(opts)
+		o(&w.opts)
 	}
 
-	opts.nOpts = append(opts.nOpts,
+	w.opts.nOpts = append(w.opts.nOpts,
 		nats.NoCallbacksAfterClientClose(), // do not call callbacks when it was planned writer stop
 		nats.DisconnectErrHandler(func(conn *nats.Conn, err error) {
-			opts.logger.Error("nats: connection was lost", zap.Error(err))
+			w.log.Error("nats: connection was lost", zap.Error(err))
 		}),
 		nats.ReconnectHandler(func(conn *nats.Conn) {
-			opts.logger.Warn("nats: reconnected to the server")
+			w.log.Warn("nats: reconnected to the server")
 		}),
 	)
 
-	nc, err := nats.Connect(endpoint, opts.nOpts...)
+	return w
+}
+
+// Connect tries to connect to a specified NATS endpoint.
+//
+// Connection is closed when passed context is done.
+func (n *Writer) Connect(ctx context.Context, endpoint string) error {
+	nc, err := nats.Connect(endpoint, n.opts.nOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not connect to server: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not connect to server: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	n.nc = nc
+
 	// usage w/o options is error-free
-	js, _ := nc.JetStream()
+	n.js, _ = nc.JetStream()
 
 	go func() {
 		<-ctx.Done()
-		opts.logger.Info("nats: closing connection as the context is done")
+		n.opts.log.Info("nats: closing connection as the context is done")
 
 		nc.Close()
 	}()
 
-	return &Writer{
-		js:             js,
-		nc:             nc,
-		log:            opts.logger,
-		m:              &sync.RWMutex{},
-		createdStreams: make(map[string]struct{}),
-	}, nil
+	return nil
 }