diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/handlers_test.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/handlers_test.go
index 1aac31ae..dc1e919b 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/handlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/handlers_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package container
 import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -238,5 +237,5 @@ func (c *testMorphClient) NotarySignAndInvokeTX(mainTx *transaction.Transaction)
 type testFrostFSIDClient struct{}
 
 func (c *testFrostFSIDClient) GetSubject(addr util.Uint160) (*frostfsidclient.Subject, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("subject not found")
+	return &frostfsidclient.Subject{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
index a950997f..d89b63e8 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/container/process_container.go
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ func (cp *Processor) checkNNS(ctx *putContainerContext, cnr containerSDK.Contain
 		}
 	}
 
-	namespace, hasNamespace := strings.CutSuffix(ctx.d.Zone(), ".ns")
-	if !hasNamespace {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	addr, err := util.Uint160DecodeBytesBE(cnr.Owner().WalletBytes()[1 : 1+util.Uint160Size])
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get container owner address: %w", err)
@@ -195,6 +190,11 @@ func (cp *Processor) checkNNS(ctx *putContainerContext, cnr containerSDK.Contain
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get subject from FrostfsID contract: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	namespace, hasNamespace := strings.CutSuffix(ctx.d.Zone(), ".ns")
+	if !hasNamespace {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if subject.Namespace != namespace {
 		return errContainerAndOwnerNamespaceDontMatch
 	}