diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovniczatree/exists_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovniczatree/exists_test.go
index ff927ccbb..8d9fe526e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovniczatree/exists_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovniczatree/exists_test.go
@@ -50,16 +50,15 @@ func TestExistsInvalidStorageID(t *testing.T) {
 		require.False(t, res.Exists)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("invalid storage id", func(t *testing.T) {
-		storageID := slice.Copy(putRes.StorageID)
-		storageID[0] = '9'
+	t.Run("valid id but corrupted file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		relBadFileDir := filepath.Join("9", "0")
+		badFileName := "0"
 
 		// An invalid boltdb file is created so that it returns an error when opened
-		badFileDir := filepath.Join(dir, "9", "0")
-		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(badFileDir, os.ModePerm))
-		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(badFileDir, "0"), []byte("not a boltdb file content"), 0777))
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dir, relBadFileDir), os.ModePerm))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, relBadFileDir, badFileName), []byte("not a boltdb file content"), 0777))
 
-		res, err := b.Exists(context.Background(), common.ExistsPrm{Address: addr, StorageID: storageID})
+		res, err := b.Exists(context.Background(), common.ExistsPrm{Address: addr, StorageID: []byte(filepath.Join(relBadFileDir, badFileName))})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.False(t, res.Exists)
 	})