diff --git a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
index 6b571a570..09091effa 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ func defaultConfiguration(cfg *viper.Viper) {
 	cfg.SetDefault("morph.endpoint.client", []string{})
 	cfg.SetDefault("morph.dial_timeout", 15*time.Second)
 	cfg.SetDefault("morph.validators", []string{})
+	cfg.SetDefault("morph.switch_interval", 2*time.Minute)
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.endpoint.client", []string{})
 	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.dial_timeout", 15*time.Second)
+	cfg.SetDefault("mainnet.switch_interval", 2*time.Minute)
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("wallet.path", "")     // inner ring node NEP-6 wallet
 	cfg.SetDefault("wallet.address", "")  // account address
diff --git a/config/example/ir.env b/config/example/ir.env
index 318dd1c3d..235956d86 100644
--- a/config/example/ir.env
+++ b/config/example/ir.env
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ NEOFS_IR_MORPH_DIAL_TIMEOUT=5s
 NEOFS_IR_MORPH_ENDPOINT_CLIENT_0_ADDRESS="wss://sidechain1.fs.neo.org:30333/ws"
 NEOFS_IR_MORPH_ENDPOINT_CLIENT_1_ADDRESS="wss://sidechain2.fs.neo.org:30333/ws"
 NEOFS_IR_MORPH_VALIDATORS="0283120f4c8c1fc1d792af5063d2def9da5fddc90bc1384de7fcfdda33c3860170"
+NEOFS_IR_MORPH_SWITCH_INTERVAL=2m
 
 NEOFS_IR_MAINNET_DIAL_TIMEOUT=5s
 NEOFS_IR_MAINNET_ENDPOINT_CLIENT_0_ADDRESS="wss://mainchain1.fs.neo.org:30333/ws"
 NEOFS_IR_MAINNET_ENDPOINT_CLIENT_1_ADDRESS="wss://mainchain2.fs.neo.org:30333/ws"
+NEOFS_IR_MAINNET_SWITCH_INTERVAL=2m
 
 NEOFS_IR_CONTROL_AUTHORIZED_KEYS="035839e45d472a3b7769a2a1bd7d54c4ccd4943c3b40f547870e83a8fcbfb3ce11 028f42cfcb74499d7b15b35d9bff260a1c8d27de4f446a627406a382d8961486d6"
 NEOFS_IR_CONTROL_GRPC_ENDPOINT=localhost:8090
diff --git a/config/example/ir.yaml b/config/example/ir.yaml
index eacd3ba03..afcd8d0bd 100644
--- a/config/example/ir.yaml
+++ b/config/example/ir.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ morph:
       - address: wss://sidechain2.fs.neo.org:30333/ws
   validators: # List of hex-encoded 33-byte public keys of sidechain validators to vote for at application startup
     - 0283120f4c8c1fc1d792af5063d2def9da5fddc90bc1384de7fcfdda33c3860170
+  switch_interval: 2m # interval b/w RPC switch attempts if the node is not connected to the highest priority node
 
 mainnet:
   dial_timeout: 5s # Timeout for RPC client connection to mainchain; ignore if mainchain is disabled
+  switch_interval: 2m # interval b/w RPC switch attempts if the node is not connected to the highest priority node
   endpoint:
     client: # List of websocket RPC endpoints in mainchain; ignore if mainchain is disabled
       - address: wss://mainchain1.fs.neo.org:30333/ws
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 371fad583..53d5f1956 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ func createClient(ctx context.Context, p *chainParams, errChan chan<- error) (*c
 		client.WithConnLostCallback(func() {
 			errChan <- fmt.Errorf("%s chain connection has been lost", p.name)
 		}),
+		client.WithSwitchInterval(p.cfg.GetDuration(p.name+".switch_interval")),
 	)
 }