diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/s3/s3_helper.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/s3/s3_helper.py
index 4b900eb..d746337 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/s3/s3_helper.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/s3/s3_helper.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ def init_s3_credentials(
     cluster: Cluster,
     policy: Optional[dict] = None,
     s3gates: Optional[list[S3Gate]] = None,
+    container_placement_policy: Optional[str] = None,
 ):
     gate_public_keys = []
     bucket = str(uuid.uuid4())
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ def init_s3_credentials(
         wallet_password=wallet.password,
         container_policy=policy,
         container_friendly_name=bucket,
+        container_placement_policy=container_placement_policy,
     ).stdout
     aws_access_key_id = str(
         re.search(r"access_key_id.*:\s.(?P<aws_access_key_id>\w*)", issue_secret_output).group(