diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 8eeac964a..9f44a3c3f 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type (
 		audit     util.Uint160 // in morph
 		gas       util.Uint160 // native contract in both chains
 
-		alphabet [alphabetContractsN]util.Uint160 // in morph
+		alphabet alphabetContracts // in morph
 	}
 
 	chainParams struct {
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ type (
 const (
 	morphPrefix   = "morph"
 	mainnetPrefix = "mainnet"
-
-	alphabetContractsN = 7 // az, buky, vedi, glagoli, dobro, jest, zhivete
 )
 
 // Start runs all event providers.
@@ -629,20 +627,26 @@ func ParsePublicKeysFromStrings(pubKeys []string) ([]keys.PublicKey, error) {
 	return publicKeys, nil
 }
 
-func parseAlphabetContracts(cfg *viper.Viper) (res [7]util.Uint160, err error) {
-	// list of glagolic script letters that represent alphabet contracts
-	glagolic := []string{"az", "buky", "vedi", "glagoli", "dobro", "jest", "zhivete"}
+func parseAlphabetContracts(cfg *viper.Viper) (alphabetContracts, error) {
+	num := glagoliticLetter(cfg.GetUint("contracts.alphabet.amount"))
+	alpha := newAlphabetContracts()
 
-	for i, letter := range glagolic {
-		contractStr := cfg.GetString("contracts.alphabet." + letter)
-
-		res[i], err = util.Uint160DecodeStringLE(contractStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return res, errors.Wrapf(err, "ir: can't read alphabet %s contract", letter)
-		}
+	if num > lastLetterNum {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("amount of alphabet contracts overflows glagolitsa %d > %d", num, lastLetterNum)
 	}
 
-	return res, nil
+	for letter := az; letter < num; letter++ {
+		contractStr := cfg.GetString("contracts.alphabet." + letter.configString())
+
+		contractHash, err := util.Uint160DecodeStringLE(contractStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid alphabet %s contract: %s", letter.configString(), contractStr)
+		}
+
+		alpha.set(letter, contractHash)
+	}
+
+	return alpha, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Server) initConfigFromBlockchain() error {
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/process_emit.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/process_emit.go
index 319769e13..aa792965a 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/process_emit.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/process_emit.go
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ func (np *Processor) processEmit() {
 		np.log.Info("passive mode, ignore gas emission event")
 
 		return
-	} else if index >= len(np.alphabetContracts) {
+	}
+
+	contract, ok := np.alphabetContracts.GetByIndex(index)
+	if !ok {
 		np.log.Debug("node is out of alphabet range, ignore gas emission event",
 			zap.Int("index", index))
 
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := invoke.AlphabetEmit(np.morphClient, np.alphabetContracts[index])
+	err := invoke.AlphabetEmit(np.morphClient, contract)
 	if err != nil {
 		np.log.Warn("can't invoke alphabet emit method")
 
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/processor.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/processor.go
index 978d2c460..d667027f2 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/alphabet/processor.go
@@ -15,11 +15,23 @@ type (
 		Index() int
 	}
 
+	// Contracts is an interface of the storage
+	// of the alphabet contract addresses.
+	Contracts interface {
+		// Get by index must return address of the
+		// alphabet contract by index of the glagolitic
+		// letter (e.g 0 for Az, 40 for Izhitsa).
+		//
+		// Must return false if index does not
+		// match to any alphabet contract.
+		GetByIndex(int) (util.Uint160, bool)
+	}
+
 	// Processor of events produced for alphabet contracts in sidechain.
 	Processor struct {
 		log               *zap.Logger
 		pool              *ants.Pool
-		alphabetContracts [7]util.Uint160
+		alphabetContracts Contracts
 		netmapContract    util.Uint160
 		morphClient       *client.Client
 		irList            Indexer
@@ -30,7 +42,7 @@ type (
 	Params struct {
 		Log               *zap.Logger
 		PoolSize          int
-		AlphabetContracts [7]util.Uint160
+		AlphabetContracts Contracts
 		NetmapContract    util.Uint160
 		MorphClient       *client.Client
 		IRList            Indexer
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/state.go b/pkg/innerring/state.go
index b3715905a..89cdccbd2 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/state.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/state.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package innerring
 
 import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/invoke"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/audit"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *Server) InnerRingSize() int {
 
 func (s *Server) voteForSidechainValidator(validators []keys.PublicKey) error {
 	index := s.Index()
-	if index < 0 || index >= alphabetContractsN {
+	if s.contracts.alphabet.indexOutOfRange(index) {
 		s.log.Info("ignore validator vote: node not in alphabet range")
 
 		return nil
@@ -51,14 +52,14 @@ func (s *Server) voteForSidechainValidator(validators []keys.PublicKey) error {
 
 	epoch := s.EpochCounter()
 
-	for i := range s.contracts.alphabet {
-		err := invoke.AlphabetVote(s.morphClient, s.contracts.alphabet[i], epoch, validators)
+	s.contracts.alphabet.iterate(func(letter glagoliticLetter, contract util.Uint160) {
+		err := invoke.AlphabetVote(s.morphClient, contract, epoch, validators)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.log.Warn("can't invoke vote method in alphabet contract",
-				zap.Int("alphabet_index", i),
+				zap.Int8("alphabet_index", int8(letter)),
 				zap.Uint64("epoch", epoch))
 		}
-	}
+	})
 
 	return nil
 }