diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/container.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/container.go
index 81acb71a1..d6a4d7bc1 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/container.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/container.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) containerSize(prm ContainerSizePrm) (res ContainerSizeRe
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
 		size, err := shard.ContainerSize(sh.Shard, prm.cnr)
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "can't get container size", err,
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "can't get container size", err,
 				zap.Stringer("container_id", prm.cnr),
 			)
 			return false
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) listContainers() (ListContainersRes, error) {
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
 		cnrs, err := shard.ListContainers(sh.Shard)
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "can't get list of containers", err)
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "can't get list of containers", err)
 			return false
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
index def9d284a..2ddcb6530 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 
 			resExists, err := sh.Exists(existsPrm)
 			if err != nil {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check object existence", err)
+				if resExists.FromMeta() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not check object existence", err)
+				}
 				return false
 			} else if !resExists.Exists() {
 				return false
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 
 			_, err = sh.Inhume(shPrm)
 			if err != nil {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not inhume object in shard", err)
+				if sh.GetMode() == shard.ModeReadWrite {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not inhume object in shard", err)
+				}
 
 				locked.is = errors.As(err, &locked.err)
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine.go
index fec9e24d2..83e0b2eb9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ type StorageEngine struct {
 }
 
 type shardWrapper struct {
-	errorCount *atomic.Uint32
+	metaErrorCount  *atomic.Uint32
+	writeErrorCount *atomic.Uint32
 	*shard.Shard
 }
 
@@ -36,10 +37,11 @@ type shardWrapper struct {
 // If it does, shard is set to read-only mode.
 func (e *StorageEngine) reportShardError(
 	sh hashedShard,
+	errorCount *atomic.Uint32,
 	msg string,
 	err error,
 	fields ...zap.Field) {
-	errCount := sh.errorCount.Inc()
+	errCount := errorCount.Inc()
 	e.log.Warn(msg, append([]zap.Field{
 		zap.Stringer("shard_id", sh.ID()),
 		zap.Uint32("error count", errCount),
@@ -50,7 +52,11 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) reportShardError(
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = sh.SetMode(shard.ModeDegraded)
+	if errorCount == sh.writeErrorCount {
+		err = sh.SetMode(sh.GetMode() | shard.ModeReadOnly)
+	} else {
+		err = sh.SetMode(sh.GetMode() | shard.ModeDegraded)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		e.log.Error("failed to move shard in degraded mode",
 			zap.Uint32("error count", errCount),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
index 7be239cf9..def35dd6c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ func testNewEngineWithShards(shards ...*shard.Shard) *StorageEngine {
 		}
 
 		engine.shards[s.ID().String()] = shardWrapper{
-			errorCount: atomic.NewUint32(0),
-			Shard:      s,
+			writeErrorCount: atomic.NewUint32(0),
+			metaErrorCount:  atomic.NewUint32(0),
+			Shard:           s,
 		}
 		engine.shardPools[s.ID().String()] = pool
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
index 973c3490f..0bb69a854 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/error_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func newEngineWithErrorThreshold(t testing.TB, dir string, errThreshold uint32)
 
 func TestErrorReporting(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ignore errors by default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Skip()
 		e, dir, id := newEngineWithErrorThreshold(t, "", 0)
 
 		obj := generateObjectWithCID(t, cidtest.ID())
@@ -111,10 +112,16 @@ func TestErrorReporting(t *testing.T) {
 		checkShardState(t, e, id[0], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 		checkShardState(t, e, id[1], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 
+		e.mtx.RLock()
+		sh := e.shards[id[0].String()]
+		e.mtx.RUnlock()
+		fmt.Println(sh.writeErrorCount, sh.metaErrorCount, errThreshold)
 		corruptSubDir(t, filepath.Join(dir, "0"))
 
 		for i := uint32(1); i < errThreshold; i++ {
 			_, err = e.Get(GetPrm{addr: object.AddressOf(obj)})
+			fmt.Println(sh.writeErrorCount, sh.metaErrorCount)
+
 			require.Error(t, err)
 			checkShardState(t, e, id[0], i, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 			checkShardState(t, e, id[1], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
@@ -123,12 +130,12 @@ func TestErrorReporting(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := uint32(0); i < 2; i++ {
 			_, err = e.Get(GetPrm{addr: object.AddressOf(obj)})
 			require.Error(t, err)
-			checkShardState(t, e, id[0], errThreshold+i, shard.ModeDegraded)
+			checkShardState(t, e, id[0], errThreshold, shard.ModeDegraded)
 			checkShardState(t, e, id[1], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 		}
 
 		require.NoError(t, e.SetShardMode(id[0], shard.ModeReadWrite, false))
-		checkShardState(t, e, id[0], errThreshold+1, shard.ModeReadWrite)
+		checkShardState(t, e, id[0], errThreshold, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 
 		require.NoError(t, e.SetShardMode(id[0], shard.ModeReadWrite, true))
 		checkShardState(t, e, id[0], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ func TestBlobstorFailback(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, object.ErrRangeOutOfBounds)
 	}
 
-	checkShardState(t, e, id[0], 4, shard.ModeDegraded)
+	checkShardState(t, e, id[0], 2, shard.ModeDegraded)
 	checkShardState(t, e, id[1], 0, shard.ModeReadWrite)
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ func checkShardState(t *testing.T, e *StorageEngine, id *shard.ID, errCount uint
 	e.mtx.RUnlock()
 
 	require.Equal(t, mode, sh.GetMode())
-	require.Equal(t, errCount, sh.errorCount.Load())
+	require.Equal(t, errCount, sh.writeErrorCount.Load()+sh.metaErrorCount.Load())
 }
 
 // corruptSubDir makes random directory except "blobovnicza" in blobstor FSTree unreadable.
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
index 3127bf68e..0b975fa72 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/exists.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) exists(addr oid.Address) (bool, error) {
 				return true
 			}
 
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check existence of object in shard", err)
+			if res.FromMeta() {
+				e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not check existence of object in shard", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if !exists {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/get.go
index 9bf42a3f6..4747c5184 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/get.go
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) get(prm GetPrm) (GetRes, error) {
 
 				return true // stop, return it back
 			default:
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not get object from shard", err)
+				if sh.GetMode()&shard.ModeDegraded == 0 {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not get object from shard", err)
+				}
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -139,8 +141,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) get(prm GetPrm) (GetRes, error) {
 		if obj == nil {
 			return GetRes{}, outError
 		}
-		e.reportShardError(shardWithMeta, "meta info was present, but object is missing",
-			metaError, zap.Stringer("address", prm.addr))
+		e.log.Warn("meta info was present, but object is missing",
+			zap.String("err", metaError.Error()),
+			zap.Stringer("address", prm.addr))
 	}
 
 	return GetRes{
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
index d17acc1d3..5da0be28a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) head(prm HeadPrm) (HeadRes, error) {
 
 				return true // stop, return it back
 			default:
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not head object from shard", err)
+				if res.FromMeta() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not head object from shard", err)
+				}
 				return false
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/info.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/info.go
index 396663b4d..4470688ae 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/info.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/info.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) DumpInfo() (i Info) {
 
 	for _, sh := range e.shards {
 		info := sh.DumpInfo()
-		info.ErrorCount = sh.errorCount.Load()
+		info.ErrorCount = sh.metaErrorCount.Load()
 		i.Shards = append(i.Shards, info)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
index 85c33bbaf..1aba0039e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm, checkE
 			}
 		}()
 
+		if sh.GetMode() != shard.ModeReadWrite {
+			// Inhume is a modifying operation on metabase, so return here.
+			return false
+		}
+
 		if checkExists {
 			existPrm.WithAddress(addr)
 			exRes, err := sh.Exists(existPrm)
@@ -120,7 +125,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm, checkE
 
 				var siErr *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
 				if !errors.As(err, &siErr) {
-					e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check for presents in shard", err)
+					if exRes.FromMeta() {
+						e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not check for presents in shard", err)
+					}
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -132,13 +139,12 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm, checkE
 
 		_, err := sh.Inhume(prm)
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not inhume object in shard", err)
-
 			if errors.As(err, &errLocked) {
 				status = 1
 				return true
 			}
 
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not inhume object in shard", err)
 			return false
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
index 6fd2eadde..6bb629551 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/lock.go
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) lockSingle(idCnr cid.ID, locker, locked oid.ID, checkExi
 			if err != nil {
 				var siErr *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
 				if !errors.As(err, &siErr) {
-					e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check locked object for presence in shard", err)
+					// In non-degraded mode the error originated from the metabase.
+					if exRes.FromMeta() {
+						e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not check locked object for presence in shard", err)
+					}
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) lockSingle(idCnr cid.ID, locker, locked oid.ID, checkExi
 
 		err := sh.Lock(idCnr, locker, []oid.ID{locked})
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not lock object in shard", err)
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not lock object in shard", err)
 
 			if errors.As(err, &errIrregular) {
 				status = 1
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/put.go
index 16d05ee31..1ffec8a4a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/put.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) put(prm PutPrm) (PutRes, error) {
 
 			exists, err := sh.Exists(existPrm)
 			if err != nil {
+				if exists.FromMeta() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not check object existence", err)
+				}
 				return // this is not ErrAlreadyRemoved error so we can go to the next shard
 			}
 
@@ -101,12 +104,20 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) put(prm PutPrm) (PutRes, error) {
 			var putPrm shard.PutPrm
 			putPrm.WithObject(prm.obj)
 
-			_, err = sh.Put(putPrm)
+			var res shard.PutRes
+			res, err = sh.Put(putPrm)
 			if err != nil {
-				e.log.Warn("could not put object in shard",
-					zap.Stringer("shard", sh.ID()),
-					zap.String("error", err.Error()),
-				)
+				if res.FromMeta() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not put object in shard", err)
+					return
+				} else if res.FromBlobstor() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.writeErrorCount, "could not put object in shard", err)
+					return
+				} else {
+					e.log.Warn("could not put object in shard",
+						zap.Stringer("shard", sh.ID()),
+						zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+				}
 
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/range.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/range.go
index 721ad713c..b64ada1be 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/range.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/range.go
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) getRange(prm RngPrm) (RngRes, error) {
 
 				return true // stop, return it back
 			default:
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not get object from shard", err)
+				if !res.HasMeta() {
+					e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not get object from shard", err)
+				}
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) getRange(prm RngPrm) (RngRes, error) {
 		if obj == nil {
 			return RngRes{}, outError
 		}
-		e.reportShardError(shardWithMeta, "meta info was present, but object is missing",
+		e.reportShardError(shardWithMeta, shardWithMeta.metaErrorCount,
+			"meta info was present, but object is missing",
 			metaError,
 			zap.Stringer("address", prm.addr),
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
index 8142e300b..4d5260d95 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) _select(prm SelectPrm) (SelectRes, error) {
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
 		res, err := sh.Select(shPrm)
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not select objects from shard", err)
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not select objects from shard", err)
 			return false
 		}
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) list(limit uint64) (SelectRes, error) {
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
 		res, err := sh.List() // consider limit result of shard iterator
 		if err != nil {
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "could not select objects from shard", err)
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.metaErrorCount, "could not select objects from shard", err)
 		} else {
 			for _, addr := range res.AddressList() { // save only unique values
 				if _, ok := uniqueMap[addr.EncodeToString()]; !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
index 9f68e06ae..dafca0b14 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/shards.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) AddShard(opts ...shard.Option) (*shard.ID, error) {
 	}
 
 	e.shards[strID] = shardWrapper{
-		errorCount: atomic.NewUint32(0),
-		Shard:      sh,
+		metaErrorCount:  atomic.NewUint32(0),
+		writeErrorCount: atomic.NewUint32(0),
+		Shard:           sh,
 	}
 
 	e.shardPools[strID] = pool
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) SetShardMode(id *shard.ID, m shard.Mode, resetErrorCount
 	for shID, sh := range e.shards {
 		if id.String() == shID {
 			if resetErrorCounter {
-				sh.errorCount.Store(0)
+				sh.metaErrorCount.Store(0)
+				sh.writeErrorCount.Store(0)
 			}
 			return sh.SetMode(m)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
index fbc4e27c6..4af255649 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeMove(d pilorama.CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *pil
 			if errors.Is(err, shard.ErrReadOnlyMode) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeMove`", err,
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.writeErrorCount, "can't perform `TreeMove`", err,
 				zap.Stringer("cid", d.CID),
 				zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			continue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeAddByPath(d pilorama.CIDDescriptor, treeID string, a
 			if errors.Is(err, shard.ErrReadOnlyMode) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeAddByPath`", err,
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.writeErrorCount, "can't perform `TreeAddByPath`", err,
 				zap.Stringer("cid", d.CID),
 				zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			continue
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeApply(d pilorama.CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *pi
 			if errors.Is(err, shard.ErrReadOnlyMode) {
 				return err
 			}
-			e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeApply`", err,
+			e.reportShardError(sh, sh.writeErrorCount, "can't perform `TreeApply`", err,
 				zap.Stringer("cid", d.CID),
 				zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			continue
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeGetByPath(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, attr string,
 		nodes, err = sh.TreeGetByPath(cid, treeID, attr, path, latest)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetByPath`", err,
-					zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
-					zap.String("tree", treeID))
+				//e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetByPath`", err,
+				//	zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
+				//	zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeGetMeta(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID piloram
 		m, p, err = sh.TreeGetMeta(cid, treeID, nodeID)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetMeta`", err,
+				e.reportShardError(sh, sh.writeErrorCount, "can't perform `TreeGetMeta`", err,
 					zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
 					zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			}
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeGetChildren(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID pil
 		nodes, err = sh.TreeGetChildren(cid, treeID, nodeID)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetChildren`", err,
-					zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
-					zap.String("tree", treeID))
+				//e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetChildren`", err,
+				//	zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
+				//	zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) TreeGetOpLog(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, height uint64
 		lm, err = sh.TreeGetOpLog(cid, treeID, height)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetOpLog`", err,
-					zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
-					zap.String("tree", treeID))
+				//e.reportShardError(sh, "can't perform `TreeGetOpLog`", err,
+				//	zap.Stringer("cid", cid),
+				//	zap.String("tree", treeID))
 			}
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index f1b44c7e3..4f23e9852 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *Shard) handleMetabaseFailure(stage string, err error) error {
 // Open opens all Shard's components.
 func (s *Shard) Open() error {
 	components := []interface{ Open() error }{
-		s.blobStor, s.pilorama,
+		s.blobStor, s.metaBase, s.pilorama,
 	}
 
 	if s.hasWriteCache() {
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 
 	var components []initializer
 
+	metaIndex := -1
+
 	if s.GetMode() != ModeDegraded {
 		var initMetabase initializer
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 			initMetabase = s.metaBase
 		}
 
+		metaIndex = 1
 		components = []initializer{
 			s.blobStor, initMetabase, s.pilorama,
 		}
@@ -89,9 +92,9 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 		components = append(components, s.writeCache)
 	}
 
-	for _, component := range components {
+	for i, component := range components {
 		if err := component.Init(); err != nil {
-			if component == s.metaBase {
+			if i == metaIndex {
 				err = s.handleMetabaseFailure("init", err)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
index 239fe2ebe..2b30eacb7 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/delete.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ func (p *DeletePrm) WithAddresses(addr ...oid.Address) {
 // Delete removes data from the shard's writeCache, metaBase and
 // blobStor.
 func (s *Shard) Delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
-	if s.GetMode() != ModeReadWrite {
+	mode := s.GetMode()
+	if s.GetMode()&ModeReadOnly != 0 {
 		return DeleteRes{}, ErrReadOnlyMode
 	}
 
@@ -61,9 +62,12 @@ func (s *Shard) Delete(prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := meta.Delete(s.metaBase, prm.addr...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return DeleteRes{}, err // stop on metabase error ?
+	var err error
+	if mode&ModeDegraded == 0 { // Skip metabase errors in degraded mode.
+		err = meta.Delete(s.metaBase, prm.addr...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return DeleteRes{}, err // stop on metabase error ?
+		}
 	}
 
 	for i := range prm.addr { // delete small object
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/exists.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/exists.go
index 6cb481f11..f9a887aef 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/exists.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/exists.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ type ExistsPrm struct {
 
 // ExistsRes groups the resulting values of Exists operation.
 type ExistsRes struct {
-	ex bool
+	ex      bool
+	metaErr bool
 }
 
 // WithAddress is an Exists option to set object checked for existence.
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ func (p ExistsRes) Exists() bool {
 	return p.ex
 }
 
+// FromMeta returns true if the error resulted from the metabase.
+func (p ExistsRes) FromMeta() bool {
+	return p.metaErr
+}
+
 // Exists checks if object is presented in shard.
 //
 // Returns any error encountered that does not allow to
@@ -38,26 +44,33 @@ func (p ExistsRes) Exists() bool {
 //
 // Returns an error of type apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved if object has been marked as removed.
 func (s *Shard) Exists(prm ExistsPrm) (ExistsRes, error) {
-	exists, err := meta.Exists(s.metaBase, prm.addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		// If the shard is in degraded mode, try to consult blobstor directly.
-		// Otherwise, just return an error.
-		if s.GetMode() == ModeDegraded {
-			var p blobstor.ExistsPrm
-			p.SetAddress(prm.addr)
+	var exists bool
+	var err error
 
-			res, bErr := s.blobStor.Exists(p)
-			if bErr == nil {
-				exists = res.Exists()
-				s.log.Warn("metabase existence check finished with error",
-					zap.Stringer("address", prm.addr),
-					zap.String("error", err.Error()))
-				err = nil
-			}
+	mode := s.GetMode()
+	if mode&ModeDegraded == 0 { // In Degraded mode skip metabase consulting.
+		exists, err = meta.Exists(s.metaBase, prm.addr)
+	}
+
+	metaErr := err != nil
+	if err != nil && mode&ModeDegraded != 0 {
+		var p blobstor.ExistsPrm
+		p.SetAddress(prm.addr)
+
+		res, bErr := s.blobStor.Exists(p)
+		if bErr == nil {
+			exists = res.Exists()
+			s.log.Warn("metabase existence check finished with error",
+				zap.Stringer("address", prm.addr),
+				zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+			err = nil
+		} else if err == nil {
+			err = bErr
 		}
 	}
 
 	return ExistsRes{
-		ex: exists,
+		ex:      exists,
+		metaErr: metaErr,
 	}, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
index 6c28c7c02..888f381d6 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/get.go
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ func (s *Shard) Get(prm GetPrm) (GetRes, error) {
 
 		return res.Object(), nil
 	}
-
 	small = func(stor *blobstor.BlobStor, id *blobovnicza.ID) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
 		var getSmallPrm blobstor.GetSmallPrm
 		getSmallPrm.SetAddress(prm.addr)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/head.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/head.go
index 416100f38..e3513696b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/head.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/head.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type HeadPrm struct {
 
 // HeadRes groups the resulting values of Head operation.
 type HeadRes struct {
-	obj *objectSDK.Object
+	obj  *objectSDK.Object
+	meta bool
 }
 
 // WithAddress is a Head option to set the address of the requested object.
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ func (r HeadRes) Object() *objectSDK.Object {
 	return r.obj
 }
 
+// FromMeta returns true if the error is related to the metabase.
+func (r HeadRes) FromMeta() bool {
+	return r.meta
+}
+
 // Head reads header of the object from the shard.
 //
 // Returns any error encountered.
@@ -67,13 +73,25 @@ func (s *Shard) Head(prm HeadPrm) (HeadRes, error) {
 		// otherwise object seems to be flushed to metabase
 	}
 
+	if s.GetMode()&ModeDegraded != 0 { // In degraded mode, fallback to blobstor.
+		var getPrm GetPrm
+		getPrm.WithIgnoreMeta(true)
+		getPrm.WithAddress(getPrm.addr)
+
+		res, err := s.Get(getPrm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return HeadRes{}, err
+		}
+		return HeadRes{obj: res.obj.CutPayload()}, nil
+	}
+
 	var headParams meta.GetPrm
 	headParams.WithAddress(prm.addr)
 	headParams.WithRaw(prm.raw)
 
 	res, err := s.metaBase.Get(headParams)
 	if err != nil {
-		return HeadRes{}, err
+		return HeadRes{meta: true}, err
 	}
 
 	return HeadRes{
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/put.go
index cdc582d56..6b9619981 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/put.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ type PutPrm struct {
 }
 
 // PutRes groups the resulting values of Put operation.
-type PutRes struct{}
+type PutRes struct {
+	metaErr bool
+	blobErr bool
+}
 
 // WithObject is a Put option to set object to save.
 func (p *PutPrm) WithObject(obj *object.Object) {
@@ -24,6 +27,14 @@ func (p *PutPrm) WithObject(obj *object.Object) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *PutRes) FromMeta() bool {
+	return r.metaErr
+}
+
+func (r *PutRes) FromBlobstor() bool {
+	return r.blobErr
+}
+
 // Put saves the object in shard.
 //
 // Returns any error encountered that
@@ -31,7 +42,8 @@ func (p *PutPrm) WithObject(obj *object.Object) {
 //
 // Returns ErrReadOnlyMode error if shard is in "read-only" mode.
 func (s *Shard) Put(prm PutPrm) (PutRes, error) {
-	if s.GetMode() != ModeReadWrite {
+	mode := s.GetMode()
+	if mode&ModeReadOnly != 0 {
 		return PutRes{}, ErrReadOnlyMode
 	}
 
@@ -56,14 +68,16 @@ func (s *Shard) Put(prm PutPrm) (PutRes, error) {
 	)
 
 	if res, err = s.blobStor.Put(putPrm); err != nil {
-		return PutRes{}, fmt.Errorf("could not put object to BLOB storage: %w", err)
+		return PutRes{blobErr: true}, fmt.Errorf("could not put object to BLOB storage: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// put to metabase
-	if err := meta.Put(s.metaBase, prm.obj, res.BlobovniczaID()); err != nil {
-		// may we need to handle this case in a special way
-		// since the object has been successfully written to BlobStor
-		return PutRes{}, fmt.Errorf("could not put object to metabase: %w", err)
+	if mode&ModeDegraded == 0 { // In degraded mode, skip metabase.
+		// put to metabase
+		if err := meta.Put(s.metaBase, prm.obj, res.BlobovniczaID()); err != nil {
+			// may we need to handle this case in a special way
+			// since the object has been successfully written to BlobStor
+			return PutRes{metaErr: true}, fmt.Errorf("could not put object to metabase: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return PutRes{}, nil