diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/option.go b/pkg/services/policer/option.go
index e182c6be7..4194353ca 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/option.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/option.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type cfg struct {
 
 	batchSize, cacheSize uint32
 
-	rebalanceFreq, evictDuration time.Duration
+	rebalanceFreq, evictDuration, sleepDuration time.Duration
 }
 
 func defaultCfg() *cfg {
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func defaultCfg() *cfg {
 		batchSize:     10,
 		cacheSize:     1024, // 1024 * address size = 1024 * 64 = 64 MiB
 		rebalanceFreq: 1 * time.Second,
+		sleepDuration: 1 * time.Second,
 		evictDuration: 30 * time.Second,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go b/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
index ad82d2477..664e7d105 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/policer_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	objectcore "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/object"
@@ -279,6 +280,9 @@ func TestIteratorContract(t *testing.T) {
 		WithBuryFunc(buryFn),
 		WithPool(pool),
 		WithNodeLoader(constNodeLoader(0)),
+		func(c *cfg) {
+			c.sleepDuration = time.Millisecond
+		},
 	)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
diff --git a/pkg/services/policer/process.go b/pkg/services/policer/process.go
index cdc92ed12..3b54bf929 100644
--- a/pkg/services/policer/process.go
+++ b/pkg/services/policer/process.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (p *Policer) shardPolicyWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, engine.ErrEndOfListing) {
 				p.keySpaceIterator.Rewind()
-				time.Sleep(time.Second) // finished whole cycle, sleep a bit
+				time.Sleep(p.sleepDuration) // finished whole cycle, sleep a bit
 				continue
 			}
 			p.log.Warn(logs.PolicerFailureAtObjectSelectForReplication, zap.Error(err))