diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
index 42f60d2c4..e689824fd 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
@@ -114,5 +114,9 @@ func (db *DB) init(reset bool) error {
 
 // Close closes boltDB instance.
 func (db *DB) Close() error {
-	return db.boltDB.Close()
+	if db.boltDB != nil {
+		return db.boltDB.Close()
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index 930e5e8e2..f1b44c7e3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -204,11 +204,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Close() error {
 		components = append(components, s.writeCache)
 	}
 
-	components = append(components, s.pilorama, s.blobStor)
-
-	if s.GetMode() != ModeDegraded {
-		components = append(components, s.metaBase)
-	}
+	components = append(components, s.pilorama, s.blobStor, s.metaBase)
 
 	for _, component := range components {
 		if err := component.Close(); err != nil {