diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
index b79001d95..576b570bf 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client/sdk.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/network"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func GetSDKClient(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, addr network.Address) (*client.Client,
 }
 
 // GetCurrentEpoch returns current epoch.
-func GetCurrentEpoch(endpoint string) (uint64, error) {
+func GetCurrentEpoch(ctx context.Context, endpoint string) (uint64, error) {
 	var addr network.Address
 
 	if err := addr.FromString(endpoint); err != nil {
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ func GetCurrentEpoch(endpoint string) (uint64, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*30)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	ni, err := c.NetworkInfo(ctx, client.PrmNetworkInfo{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/bearer/create.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/bearer/create.go
index 4b3c5ff90..e41539d94 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/bearer/create.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/bearer/create.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package bearer
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
 
 	internalclient "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common"
@@ -69,8 +71,11 @@ func createToken(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if iatRelative || expRelative || nvbRelative {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*30)
+		defer cancel()
+
 		endpoint, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(commonflags.RPC)
-		currEpoch, err := internalclient.GetCurrentEpoch(endpoint)
+		currEpoch, err := internalclient.GetCurrentEpoch(ctx, endpoint)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/object/lock.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/object/lock.go
index 4974a3f72..564375ae6 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/object/lock.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/object/lock.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package object
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	objectV2 "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object"
 	internalclient "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/client"
@@ -52,9 +54,12 @@ var objectLockCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "Parsing expiration epoch: %w", err)
 
 		if relative {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*30)
+			defer cancel()
+
 			endpoint, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(commonflags.RPC)
 
-			currEpoch, err := internalclient.GetCurrentEpoch(endpoint)
+			currEpoch, err := internalclient.GetCurrentEpoch(ctx, endpoint)
 			common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "Request current epoch: %w", err)
 
 			exp += currEpoch