diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
index 2b6e9e377..25cd5ae63 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (db *DB) init(reset bool) error {
 		}
 
 		if !reset {
-			err = syncCounter(tx)
+			err = syncCounter(tx, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not sync object counter: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ func (db *DB) init(reset bool) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// SyncCounters forces to synchronize the object counters.
+func (db *DB) SyncCounters() error {
+	return db.boltDB.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		return syncCounter(tx, true)
+	})
+}
+
 // Close closes boltDB instance.
 func (db *DB) Close() error {
 	if db.boltDB != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
index 762b3f6b4..dcf13f49d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (db *DB) updateCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx, delta uint64, inc bool) error {
 // Tx MUST be writable.
 //
 // Does nothing if counter not empty.
-func syncCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+func syncCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx, force bool) error {
 	var counter uint64
 
 	b, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(shardInfoBucket)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func syncCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 	}
 
 	data := b.Get(objectCounterKey)
-	if len(data) == 8 {
+	if len(data) == 8 && !force {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index e1dfd779d..37ca3de51 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *Shard) refillMetabase() error {
 
 	obj := objectSDK.New()
 
-	return blobstor.IterateBinaryObjects(s.blobStor, func(addr oid.Address, data []byte, descriptor []byte) error {
+	err = blobstor.IterateBinaryObjects(s.blobStor, func(addr oid.Address, data []byte, descriptor []byte) error {
 		if err := obj.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
 			s.log.Warn("could not unmarshal object",
 				zap.Stringer("address", addr),
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ func (s *Shard) refillMetabase() error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not put objects to the meta: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = s.metaBase.SyncCounters()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not sync object counters: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Close releases all Shard's components.