diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
index 9931d0dc8..3e9cd4e11 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config.go
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ func initAccessPolicyEngine(ctx context.Context, c *cfg) {
 		c.cfgObject.cfgAccessPolicyEngine.policyContractHash)
 
 	cacheSize := morphconfig.APEChainCacheSize(c.appCfg)
-	if cacheSize > 0 {
+	if cacheSize > 0 && c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL > 0 {
 		morphRuleStorage = newMorphCache(morphRuleStorage, int(cacheSize), c.cfgMorph.cacheTTL)
 	}