diff --git a/pkg/innerring/blocktimer.go b/pkg/innerring/blocktimer.go
index 015084189..3592d74a9 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/blocktimer.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/blocktimer.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	epochState interface {
 		EpochCounter() uint64
+		EpochDuration() uint64
 	}
 
 	subEpochEventHandler struct {
@@ -32,11 +33,10 @@ type (
 		newEpochHandlers []newEpochHandler
 
 		cnrWrapper *container.Wrapper // to invoke stop container estimation
-		epoch      epochState         // to specify which epoch to stop
+		epoch      epochState         // to specify which epoch to stop, and epoch duration
 
-		epochDuration      timer.BlockMeter // in blocks
-		stopEstimationDMul uint32           // X: X/Y of epoch in blocks
-		stopEstimationDDiv uint32           // Y: X/Y of epoch in blocks
+		stopEstimationDMul uint32 // X: X/Y of epoch in blocks
+		stopEstimationDDiv uint32 // Y: X/Y of epoch in blocks
 
 		collectBasicIncome    subEpochEventHandler
 		distributeBasicIncome subEpochEventHandler
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ func (s *Server) tickTimers() {
 
 func newEpochTimer(args *epochTimerArgs) *timer.BlockTimer {
 	epochTimer := timer.NewBlockTimer(
-		args.epochDuration,
+		func() (uint32, error) {
+			return uint32(args.epoch.EpochDuration()), nil
+		},
 		func() {
 			for _, handler := range args.newEpochHandlers {
 				handler()
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/config/config.go b/pkg/innerring/config/config.go
index dcfbe65c6..4ece4fa95 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/config/config.go
@@ -52,22 +52,6 @@ func (c *GlobalConfig) AuditFee() (uint64, error) {
 	return c.nm.AuditFee()
 }
 
-func (c *GlobalConfig) EpochDuration() (uint32, error) {
-	if isDebug() {
-		value := c.cfg.GetUint32("timers.epoch")
-		if value != 0 {
-			return value, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	epochDuration, err := c.nm.EpochDuration()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	return uint32(epochDuration), nil
-}
-
 func isDebug() bool {
 	return misc.Debug == "true"
 }
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 443262aa8..394a51aec 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 		newEpochHandlers:   server.newEpochHandlers(log),
 		cnrWrapper:         cnrClient,
 		epoch:              server,
-		epochDuration:      globalConfig.EpochDuration,
 		stopEstimationDMul: cfg.GetUint32("timers.stop_estimation.mul"),
 		stopEstimationDDiv: cfg.GetUint32("timers.stop_estimation.div"),
 		collectBasicIncome: subEpochEventHandler{
@@ -956,16 +955,16 @@ func (s *Server) initConfigFromBlockchain() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't read balance contract precision: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.epochCounter.Store(epoch)
+	s.epochDuration.Store(epochDuration)
+	s.precision.SetBalancePrecision(balancePrecision)
+
 	// get next epoch delta tick
 	s.initialEpochTickDelta, err = s.nextEpochBlockDelta()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s.epochCounter.Store(epoch)
-	s.epochDuration.Store(epochDuration)
-	s.precision.SetBalancePrecision(balancePrecision)
-
 	s.log.Debug("read config from blockchain",
 		zap.Bool("active", s.IsActive()),
 		zap.Bool("alphabet", s.IsAlphabet()),
@@ -988,12 +987,7 @@ func (s *Server) nextEpochBlockDelta() (uint32, error) {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("can't get side chain height: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	epochDuration, err := s.netmapClient.EpochDuration()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("can't get epoch duration: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	delta := uint32(epochDuration) + epochBlock
+	delta := uint32(s.epochDuration.Load()) + epochBlock
 	if delta < blockHeight {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
index 9854936a1..9c7f1324c 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/process_epoch.go
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ import (
 // Process new epoch notification by setting global epoch value and resetting
 // local epoch timer.
 func (np *Processor) processNewEpoch(epoch uint64) {
-	np.epochState.SetEpochCounter(epoch)
-	if err := np.epochTimer.ResetEpochTimer(); err != nil {
-		np.log.Warn("can't reset epoch timer",
-			zap.String("error", err.Error()))
-	}
-
 	epochDuration, err := np.netmapClient.EpochDuration()
 	if err != nil {
 		np.log.Warn("can't get epoch duration",
@@ -24,6 +18,12 @@ func (np *Processor) processNewEpoch(epoch uint64) {
 		np.epochState.SetEpochDuration(epochDuration)
 	}
 
+	np.epochState.SetEpochCounter(epoch)
+	if err := np.epochTimer.ResetEpochTimer(); err != nil {
+		np.log.Warn("can't reset epoch timer",
+			zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+	}
+
 	// get new netmap snapshot
 	networkMap, err := np.netmapClient.Snapshot()
 	if err != nil {