diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
index e4c29cd7..df198160 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var versionKey = []byte("version")
 // ErrOutdatedVersion is returned on initializing
 // an existing metabase that is not compatible with
 // the current code version.
-var ErrOutdatedVersion = errors.New("invalid version")
+var ErrOutdatedVersion = errors.New("invalid version, resynchronization is required")
 
 func checkVersion(tx *bbolt.Tx, initialized bool) error {
 	var knownVersion bool
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index fd1f8811..1378d497 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 		if err := component.Init(); err != nil {
 			if component == s.metaBase {
 				if errors.Is(err, meta.ErrOutdatedVersion) {
-					return err
+					return fmt.Errorf("metabase initialization: %w", err)
 				}
 
 				err = s.handleMetabaseFailure("init", err)