diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_list.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_list.go
index f6719d022..4d4eef63a 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_list.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_list.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func shardModeToString(m control.ShardMode) string {
 	case control.ShardMode_READ_ONLY:
 		return "read-only"
 	case control.ShardMode_DEGRADED:
-		return "degraded"
+		return "degraded-read-write"
 	case control.ShardMode_DEGRADED_READ_ONLY:
 		return "degraded-read-only"
 	default:
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
index 625ec0434..46c13bf85 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 
 	shardModeReadOnly         = "read-only"
 	shardModeReadWrite        = "read-write"
-	shardModeDegraded         = "degraded"
+	shardModeDegraded         = "degraded-read-write"
 	shardModeDegradedReadOnly = "degraded-read-only"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode/mode.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode/mode.go
index a22963612..b06920d2e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode/mode.go
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ const (
 
 	// DegradedReadOnly is a Mode value for shard that is set automatically
 	// after a certain number of errors is encountered. It is the same as
-	// `mode.ReadOnly` but also enables fallback algorithms for getting object
-	// in case metabase is corrupted.
+	// `mode.Degraded` but also is read-only.
 	DegradedReadOnly = Degraded | ReadOnly
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ func (m Mode) String() string {
 	case ReadOnly:
 		return "READ_ONLY"
 	case Degraded:
-		return "DEGRADED"
+		return "DEGRADED_READ_WRITE"
 	case DegradedReadOnly:
 		return "DEGRADED_READ_ONLY"
 	}