diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
index 633d4b261..569e4a7ca 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/container.go
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ func configureEACLAndContainerSources(c *cfg, client *cntClient.Client, cnrSrc c
 			// TODO: use owner directly from the event after neofs-contract#256 will become resolved
 			//  but don't forget about the profit of reading the new container and caching it:
 			//  creation success are most commonly tracked by polling GET op.
-			cnr, err := cachedContainerStorage.Get(ev.ID)
+			cnr, err := cnrSrc.Get(ev.ID)
 			if err == nil {
 				cachedContainerLister.update(cnr.Value.Owner(), ev.ID, true)
+				cachedContainerStorage.set(ev.ID, cnr, nil)
 			} else {
 				// unlike removal, we expect successful receive of the container
 				// after successful creation, so logging can be useful