diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
index 9c7121e59..af1faecde 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
@@ -30,10 +31,20 @@ func forceNewEpochCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't get netmap contract hash: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	res, err := wCtx.Client.InvokeFunction(nmHash, "epoch", []smartcontract.Parameter{}, []transaction.Signer{{
+	signer := transaction.Signer{
 		Account: wCtx.CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash(),
 		Scopes:  transaction.Global, // Scope is important, as we have nested call to container contract.
-	}})
+	}
+
+	groupKey, err := nnsResolveKey(wCtx.Client, cs.Hash, groupKeyDomain)
+	if err != nil {
+		cmd.Println("Can't resolve neofs contract group key, using Global scope")
+	} else {
+		signer.Scopes = transaction.CustomGroups
+		signer.AllowedGroups = keys.PublicKeys{groupKey}
+	}
+
+	res, err := wCtx.Client.InvokeFunction(nmHash, "epoch", []smartcontract.Parameter{}, nil)
 	if err != nil || res.State != vm.HaltState.String() || len(res.Stack) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("can't fetch current epoch from the netmap contract")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
index a845882ff..434b4d3ad 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_nns.go
@@ -93,20 +93,7 @@ func (c *initializeContext) emitUpdateNNSGroupScript(bw *io.BufBinWriter, nnsHas
 	}
 
 	if !isAvail {
-		item, err := nnsResolve(c.Client, nnsHash, "group.neofs")
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-		arr, ok := item.Value().([]stackitem.Item)
-		if !ok || len(arr) == 0 {
-			return 0, errors.New("NNS record is missing")
-		}
-		bs, err := arr[0].TryBytes()
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, errors.New("malformed response")
-		}
-
-		currentPub, err := keys.NewPublicKeyFromString(string(bs))
+		currentPub, err := nnsResolveKey(c.Client, nnsHash, groupKeyDomain)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
@@ -220,6 +207,23 @@ func nnsResolve(c *client.Client, nnsHash util.Uint160, domain string) (stackite
 	return result.Stack[len(result.Stack)-1], nil
 }
 
+func nnsResolveKey(c *client.Client, nnsHash util.Uint160, domain string) (*keys.PublicKey, error) {
+	item, err := nnsResolve(c, nnsHash, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	arr, ok := item.Value().([]stackitem.Item)
+	if !ok || len(arr) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("NNS record is missing")
+	}
+	bs, err := arr[0].TryBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("malformed response")
+	}
+
+	return keys.NewPublicKeyFromString(string(bs))
+}
+
 // parseNNSResolveResult parses the result of resolving NNS record.
 // It works with multiple formats (corresponding to multiple NNS versions).
 // If array of hashes is provided, it returns only the first one.