diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_transfer.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_transfer.go
index 8bcd7eb58..b7102fa13 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_transfer.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize_transfer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const (
 	initialAlphabetGASAmount = 10_000 * native.GASFactor
 	// initialProxyGASAmount represents the amount of GAS given to a proxy contract.
 	initialProxyGASAmount = 50_000 * native.GASFactor
+	// alphabetGasRatio is a coefficient that defines the threshold below which
+	// the balance of the alphabet node is considered not replenished. The value
+	// of this coefficient is determined empirically.
+	alphabetGasRatio = 5
 )
 
 func transferFunds(c *helper.InitializeContext) error {
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ func transferFundsFinished(c *helper.InitializeContext) (bool, error) {
 
 	r := nep17.NewReader(c.ReadOnlyInvoker, gas.Hash)
 	res, err := r.BalanceOf(acc.Contract.ScriptHash())
-	return res.Cmp(big.NewInt(initialAlphabetGASAmount/2)) == 1, err
+	return res.Cmp(big.NewInt(alphabetGasRatio*native.GASFactor)) == 1, err
 }
 
 func transferGASToProxy(c *helper.InitializeContext) error {