diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/deploy.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/deploy.go
index 8a3942276..f5fed24da 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/deploy.go
@@ -138,13 +138,17 @@ func deployContractCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			emit.AppCall(bw.BinWriter, nnsCs.Hash, "addRecord", callflag.All,
 				domain, int64(nns.TXT), cs.Hash.StringLE())
 		} else {
-			s, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsCs.Hash, cs.Hash, domain, false)
+			s, ok, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsCs.Hash, cs.Hash, domain, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if len(s) != 0 {
+			if !ok {
 				newRecord = true
-				bw.WriteBytes(s)
+				if len(s) != 0 {
+					bw.WriteBytes(s)
+				}
+				emit.AppCall(w.BinWriter, nnsCs.Hash, "addRecord", callflag.All,
+					domain, int64(nns.TXT), cs.Hash.StringLE())
 			}
 		}
 		if bw.Err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
index df88989d2..56787b3c2 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/emit"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/opcode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/vmstate"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-contract/nns"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring"
 	morphClient "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -263,13 +264,17 @@ func (c *initializeContext) updateContracts() error {
 		if method == deployMethodName {
 			// same actions are done in initializeContext.setNNS, can be unified
 			domain := ctrName + ".neofs"
-			script, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, cs.Hash, domain, true)
+			script, ok, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, cs.Hash, domain, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if script != nil {
-				totalGasCost += defaultRegisterSysfee + native.GASFactor
-				w.WriteBytes(script)
+			if !ok {
+				if script != nil {
+					totalGasCost += defaultRegisterSysfee + native.GASFactor
+					w.WriteBytes(script)
+				}
+				emit.AppCall(w.BinWriter, nnsHash, "addRecord", callflag.All,
+					domain, int64(nns.TXT), cs.Hash.StringLE())
 			}
 			c.Command.Printf("NNS: Set %s -> %s\n", domain, cs.Hash.StringLE())
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
index 8b588ec40..cddd15ed3 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
@@ -126,24 +126,24 @@ func getAlphabetNNSDomain(i int) string {
 	return alphabetContract + strconv.FormatUint(uint64(i), 10) + ".neofs"
 }
 
-func (c *initializeContext) nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, expectedHash util.Uint160, domain string, setPrice bool) ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *initializeContext) nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, expectedHash util.Uint160, domain string, setPrice bool) ([]byte, bool, error) {
 	ok, err := nnsIsAvailable(c.Client, nnsHash, domain)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	bw := io.NewBufBinWriter()
 	if ok {
+		bw := io.NewBufBinWriter()
 		var price *big.Int
 		if setPrice {
 			res, err := invokeFunction(c.Client, nnsHash, "getPrice", nil, nil)
 			if err != nil || res.State != vmstate.Halt.String() || len(res.Stack) == 0 {
-				return nil, errors.New("could not get NNS's price")
+				return nil, false, errors.New("could not get NNS's price")
 			}
 
 			price, err = res.Stack[0].TryInteger()
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected `GetPrice` stack returned: %w", err)
+				return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected `GetPrice` stack returned: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			// set minimal registration price
@@ -160,32 +160,32 @@ func (c *initializeContext) nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, expectedHash util.U
 			// set registration price back
 			emit.AppCall(bw.BinWriter, nnsHash, "setPrice", callflag.All, price)
 		}
-	} else {
-		s, err := nnsResolveHash(c.Client, nnsHash, domain)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if s == expectedHash {
-			return nil, nil
+
+		if bw.Err != nil {
+			panic(bw.Err)
 		}
+		return bw.Bytes(), false, nil
 	}
 
-	emit.AppCall(bw.BinWriter, nnsHash, "addRecord", callflag.All,
-		domain, int64(nns.TXT), expectedHash.StringLE())
-
-	if bw.Err != nil {
-		panic(bw.Err)
+	s, err := nnsResolveHash(c.Client, nnsHash, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
-	return bw.Bytes(), nil
+	return nil, s == expectedHash, nil
 }
 
 func (c *initializeContext) nnsRegisterDomain(nnsHash, expectedHash util.Uint160, domain string) error {
-	script, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, expectedHash, domain, true)
-	if script == nil {
+	script, ok, err := c.nnsRegisterDomainScript(nnsHash, expectedHash, domain, true)
+	if ok || err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	w.WriteBytes(script)
+	emit.AppCall(w.BinWriter, nnsHash, "addRecord", callflag.All,
+		domain, int64(nns.TXT), expectedHash.StringLE())
 	sysFee := int64(defaultRegisterSysfee + native.GASFactor)
-	return c.sendCommitteeTx(script, sysFee, true)
+	return c.sendCommitteeTx(w.Bytes(), sysFee, true)
 }
 
 func (c *initializeContext) nnsRootRegistered(nnsHash util.Uint160, zone string) (bool, error) {