diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
index 96253e4f..9879f937 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	containerSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/container"
+	v2container "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/container"
+	containerGRPC "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/container/grpc"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/invoke"
 	containerEvent "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event/container"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -14,10 +19,36 @@ func (cp *Processor) processContainerPut(put *containerEvent.Put) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	cnrData := put.Container()
+
+	// unmarshal container structure
+	// FIXME: temp solution, replace after neofs-api-go#168
+	cnrProto := new(containerGRPC.Container)
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(cnrData, cnrProto); err != nil {
+		cp.log.Info("could not unmarshal container structure",
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()),
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	cnr := containerSDK.NewContainerFromV2(
+		v2container.ContainerFromGRPCMessage(cnrProto),
+	)
+
+	// perform format check
+	if err := container.CheckFormat(cnr); err != nil {
+		cp.log.Info("container with incorrect format detected",
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()),
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
 	err := invoke.RegisterContainer(cp.morphClient, cp.containerContract,
 		&invoke.ContainerParams{
 			Key:       put.PublicKey(),
-			Container: put.Container(),
+			Container: cnrData,
 			Signature: put.Signature(),
 		})
 	if err != nil {