diff --git a/api/layer/container.go b/api/layer/container.go
index 6d49926da..8b816162f 100644
--- a/api/layer/container.go
+++ b/api/layer/container.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-const nnsNameAttr = "__NEOFS__NAME"
-
 func (n *layer) containerInfo(ctx context.Context, cid *cid.ID) (*data.BucketInfo, error) {
 	var (
 		err error
@@ -128,8 +126,8 @@ func (n *layer) createContainer(ctx context.Context, p *CreateBucketParams) (*ci
 		container.WithPolicy(p.Policy),
 		container.WithCustomBasicACL(p.ACL),
 		container.WithAttribute(container.AttributeName, p.Name),
-		container.WithAttribute(nnsNameAttr, p.Name),
 		container.WithAttribute(container.AttributeTimestamp, strconv.FormatInt(bktInfo.Created.Unix(), 10)))
+	container.SetNativeName(cnr, p.Name)
 
 	cnr.SetSessionToken(p.SessionToken)
 	cnr.SetOwnerID(bktInfo.Owner)
diff --git a/authmate/authmate.go b/authmate/authmate.go
index abd067061..d6ed17f74 100644
--- a/authmate/authmate.go
+++ b/authmate/authmate.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func (a *Agent) checkContainer(ctx context.Context, cid *cid.ID, friendlyName st
 		container.WithCustomBasicACL(defaultAuthContainerBasicACL),
 		container.WithAttribute(container.AttributeName, friendlyName),
 		container.WithAttribute(container.AttributeTimestamp, strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10)))
+	container.SetNativeName(cnr, friendlyName)
 
 	cid, err = a.pool.PutContainer(ctx, cnr)
 	if err != nil {