diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
index 4bbf7eff..ccf2e9da 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) AddShard(ctx context.Context, opts ...shard.Option) (*sh
 	return sh.ID(), nil
 }
 
-func (e *StorageEngine) createShard(ctx context.Context, opts []shard.Option) (*shard.Shard, error) {
+func (e *StorageEngine) createShard(_ context.Context, opts []shard.Option) (*shard.Shard, error) {
 	id, err := generateShardID()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate shard ID: %w", err)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) createShard(ctx context.Context, opts []shard.Option) (*
 		shard.WithZeroCountCallback(e.processZeroCountContainers),
 	)...)
 
-	if err := sh.UpdateID(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := sh.UpdateID(); err != nil {
 		e.log.Warn(logs.FailedToUpdateShardID, zap.Stringer("shard_id", sh.ID()), zap.String("metabase_path", sh.DumpInfo().MetaBaseInfo.Path), zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
index f6eb35ee..cd53f0cd 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
@@ -202,11 +202,12 @@ func (db *DB) SyncCounters() error {
 	}))
 }
 
-// Close closes boltDB instance.
+// Close closes boltDB instance
+// and reports metabase metric.
 func (db *DB) Close() error {
 	var err error
 	if db.boltDB != nil {
-		err = metaerr.Wrap(db.boltDB.Close())
+		err = db.close()
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		db.metrics.Close()
@@ -214,6 +215,10 @@ func (db *DB) Close() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (db *DB) close() error {
+	return metaerr.Wrap(db.boltDB.Close())
+}
+
 // Reload reloads part of the configuration.
 // It returns true iff database was reopened.
 // If a config option is invalid, it logs an error and returns nil.
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
index c1ec8c67..7ae336a6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/shard_id.go
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package meta
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/internal/metaerr"
+	metamode "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
@@ -12,16 +15,32 @@ var (
 	shardIDKey      = []byte("id")
 )
 
-// ReadShardID reads shard id from db.
+// GetShardID sets metabase operation mode
+// and reads shard id from db.
 // If id is missing, returns nil, nil.
-func (db *DB) ReadShardID() ([]byte, error) {
-	db.modeMtx.RLock()
-	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+//
+// GetShardID does not report any metrics.
+func (db *DB) GetShardID(mode metamode.Mode) ([]byte, error) {
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
+	db.mode = mode
 
-	if db.mode.NoMetabase() {
-		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	if err := db.openDB(mode); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open metabase: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	id, err := db.readShardID()
+
+	if cErr := db.close(); cErr != nil {
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("failed to close metabase: %w", cErr))
+	}
+
+	return id, metaerr.Wrap(err)
+}
+
+// ReadShardID reads shard id from db.
+// If id is missing, returns nil, nil.
+func (db *DB) readShardID() ([]byte, error) {
 	var id []byte
 	err := db.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		b := tx.Bucket(shardInfoBucket)
@@ -33,17 +52,35 @@ func (db *DB) ReadShardID() ([]byte, error) {
 	return id, metaerr.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-// WriteShardID writes shard it to db.
-func (db *DB) WriteShardID(id []byte) error {
-	db.modeMtx.RLock()
-	defer db.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+// SetShardID sets metabase operation mode
+// and writes shard id to db.
+func (db *DB) SetShardID(id []byte, mode metamode.Mode) error {
+	db.modeMtx.Lock()
+	defer db.modeMtx.Unlock()
+	db.mode = mode
 
-	if db.mode.NoMetabase() {
-		return ErrDegradedMode
-	} else if db.mode.ReadOnly() {
+	if mode.ReadOnly() {
 		return ErrReadOnlyMode
 	}
 
+	if err := db.openDB(mode); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open metabase: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err := db.writeShardID(id)
+	if err == nil {
+		db.metrics.SetMode(mode)
+	}
+
+	if cErr := db.close(); cErr != nil {
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("failed to close metabase: %w", cErr))
+	}
+
+	return metaerr.Wrap(err)
+}
+
+// writeShardID writes shard id to db.
+func (db *DB) writeShardID(id []byte) error {
 	return metaerr.Wrap(db.boltDB.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		b, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(shardInfoBucket)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
index cea42da0..b2af428f 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version_test.go
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("old data", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := newDB(t)
-		require.NoError(t, db.Open(context.Background(), mode.ReadWrite))
-		require.NoError(t, db.WriteShardID([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}))
-		require.NoError(t, db.Close())
+		require.NoError(t, db.SetShardID([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, mode.ReadWrite))
 
 		require.NoError(t, db.Open(context.Background(), mode.ReadWrite))
 		require.NoError(t, db.Init())
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/id.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/id.go
index be474e0f..2fe68d27 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/id.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/id.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package shard
 
 import (
-	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger"
 	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -30,21 +31,11 @@ func (s *Shard) ID() *ID {
 }
 
 // UpdateID reads shard ID saved in the metabase and updates it if it is missing.
-func (s *Shard) UpdateID(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (s *Shard) UpdateID() (err error) {
 	var idFromMetabase []byte
-	metabaseOpened := !s.GetMode().NoMetabase()
-	if err = s.metaBase.Open(ctx, s.GetMode()); err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to open metabase: %w", err)
-		metabaseOpened = false
-	}
-	if metabaseOpened {
-		defer func() {
-			cErr := s.metaBase.Close()
-			if cErr != nil {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("failed to close metabase: %w", cErr)
-			}
-		}()
-		if idFromMetabase, err = s.metaBase.ReadShardID(); err != nil {
+	modeDegraded := s.GetMode().NoMetabase()
+	if !modeDegraded {
+		if idFromMetabase, err = s.metaBase.GetShardID(mode.ReadOnly); err != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to read shard id from metabase: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -73,9 +64,9 @@ func (s *Shard) UpdateID(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		s.pilorama.SetParentID(s.info.ID.String())
 	}
 
-	if len(idFromMetabase) == 0 && metabaseOpened {
-		if err = s.metaBase.WriteShardID(*s.info.ID); err != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write shard id to metabase: %w", err)
+	if len(idFromMetabase) == 0 && !modeDegraded {
+		if setErr := s.metaBase.SetShardID(*s.info.ID, s.GetMode()); setErr != nil {
+			err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("failed to write shard id to metabase: %w", setErr))
 		}
 	}
 	return