diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/nodes.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/nodes.go
index b33cbf17f..c3bf239cc 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/nodes.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/nodes.go
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ func getPhyObjects(cmd *cobra.Command, cnrID cid.ID, objID oid.ID, cli *client.C
 	res, err := internalclient.HeadObject(cmd.Context(), prmHead)
 	if err == nil {
 		obj := phyObject{
-			containerID:               cnrID,
-			objectID:                  objID,
-			storedOnAllContainerNodes: res.Header().Type() == objectSDK.TypeLock || res.Header().Type() == objectSDK.TypeTombstone,
+			containerID: cnrID,
+			objectID:    objID,
+			storedOnAllContainerNodes: res.Header().Type() == objectSDK.TypeLock ||
+				res.Header().Type() == objectSDK.TypeTombstone ||
+				len(res.Header().Children()) > 0,
 		}
 		if res.Header().ECHeader() != nil {
 			obj.ecHeader = &ecHeader{
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func getComplexObjectParts(cmd *cobra.Command, cnrID cid.ID, objID oid.ID, cli *
 func getCompexObjectMembers(cmd *cobra.Command, cnrID cid.ID, objID oid.ID, cli *client.Client, prmHead internalclient.HeadObjectPrm, errSplitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfoError) []oid.ID {
 	splitInfo := errSplitInfo.SplitInfo()
 
-	if members, ok := tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd, splitInfo, prmHead, cnrID); ok {
+	if members, ok := tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd, splitInfo, prmHead, cnrID, false); ok {
 		return members
 	}
 
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ func isObjectStoredOnNode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, cnrID cid.ID,
 	if errors.As(err, &notFound) || errors.As(err, &removed) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
+	cmd.Printf("failed to get object %s from client\n", objID.EncodeToString())
 	return false, err
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/util.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/util.go
index 37e9f74e0..c8625eb94 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/util.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/object/util.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func collectObjectRelatives(cmd *cobra.Command, cli *client.Client, cnr cid.ID,
 
 	splitInfo := errSplit.SplitInfo()
 
-	if members, ok := tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd, splitInfo, prmHead, cnr); ok {
+	if members, ok := tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd, splitInfo, prmHead, cnr, true); ok {
 		return members
 	}
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func collectObjectRelatives(cmd *cobra.Command, cli *client.Client, cnr cid.ID,
 	return tryRestoreChainInReverse(cmd, splitInfo, prmHead, cli, cnr, obj)
 }
 
-func tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd *cobra.Command, splitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfo, prmHead internal.HeadObjectPrm, cnr cid.ID) ([]oid.ID, bool) {
+func tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd *cobra.Command, splitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfo, prmHead internal.HeadObjectPrm, cnr cid.ID, withLinking bool) ([]oid.ID, bool) {
 	// collect split chain by the descending ease of operations (ease is evaluated heuristically).
 	// If any approach fails, we don't try the next since we assume that it will fail too.
 
@@ -402,8 +402,10 @@ func tryGetSplitMembersByLinkingObject(cmd *cobra.Command, splitInfo *objectSDK.
 
 			common.PrintVerbose(cmd, "Received split members from the linking object: %v", children)
 
-			// include linking object
-			return append(children, idLinking), true
+			if withLinking {
+				return append(children, idLinking), true
+			}
+			return children, true
 		}
 
 		// linking object is not required for