diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index 238f2f8b2..8c10ecc41 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const (
 	cfgNodeKey             = "node.key"
 	cfgBootstrapAddress    = "node.address"
 	cfgNodeAttributePrefix = "node.attribute"
+	cfgNodeRelay           = "node.relay"
 
 	// config keys for cfgGRPC
 	cfgListenAddress = "grpc.endpoint"
@@ -96,8 +97,6 @@ const (
 
 	cfgReplicatorPutTimeout = "replicator.put_timeout"
 
-	cfgReBootstrapRelay = "bootstrap.relay_only"
-
 	cfgObjectPutPoolSize       = "pool.object.put.size"
 	cfgObjectGetPoolSize       = "pool.object.get.size"
 	cfgObjectHeadPoolSize      = "pool.object.head.size"
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ func initCfg(path string) *cfg {
 	reputationWorkerPool, err := ants.NewPool(notificationHandlerPoolSize)
 	fatalOnErr(err)
 
-	relayOnly := viperCfg.GetBool(cfgReBootstrapRelay)
+	relayOnly := viperCfg.GetBool(cfgNodeRelay)
 
 	c := &cfg{
 		ctx:         context.Background(),
@@ -431,6 +430,7 @@ func initViper(path string) *viper.Viper {
 func defaultConfiguration(v *viper.Viper) {
 	v.SetDefault(cfgNodeKey, "")          // node key
 	v.SetDefault(cfgBootstrapAddress, "") // announced address of the node
+	v.SetDefault(cfgNodeRelay, false)
 
 	v.SetDefault(cfgMorphRPCAddress, []string{})
 	v.SetDefault(cfgMorphNotifyRPCAddress, []string{})