diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
index dc85b469..4d860261 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
@@ -232,14 +232,19 @@ func (db *DB) ContainerCount(ctx context.Context, id cid.ID) (ObjectCounters, er
 }
 
 func (db *DB) incCounters(tx *bbolt.Tx, cnrID cid.ID, isUserObject bool) error {
-	if err := db.updateShardObjectCounter(tx, phy, 1, true); err != nil {
+	b := tx.Bucket(shardInfoBucket)
+	if b == nil {
+		return db.incContainerObjectCounter(tx, cnrID, isUserObject)
+	}
+
+	if err := db.updateShardObjectCounterBucket(b, phy, 1, true); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not increase phy object counter: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := db.updateShardObjectCounter(tx, logical, 1, true); err != nil {
+	if err := db.updateShardObjectCounterBucket(b, logical, 1, true); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not increase logical object counter: %w", err)
 	}
 	if isUserObject {
-		if err := db.updateShardObjectCounter(tx, user, 1, true); err != nil {
+		if err := db.updateShardObjectCounterBucket(b, user, 1, true); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not increase user object counter: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -252,6 +257,10 @@ func (db *DB) updateShardObjectCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx, typ objectType, delta uint6
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	return db.updateShardObjectCounterBucket(b, typ, delta, inc)
+}
+
+func (*DB) updateShardObjectCounterBucket(b *bbolt.Bucket, typ objectType, delta uint64, inc bool) error {
 	var counter uint64
 	var counterKey []byte