diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/tree/get_by_path.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/tree/get_by_path.go
index 6f6fc7ff..69a3dc7e 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/tree/get_by_path.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/tree/get_by_path.go
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ func getByPath(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		Path:          strings.Split(path, "/"),
 		LatestOnly:    latestOnly,
 		AllAttributes: true,
-		BearerToken:   common.ReadBearerToken(cmd, bearerFlagKey).Marshal(),
+	}
+	if btok := common.ReadBearerToken(cmd, bearerFlagKey); btok != nil {
+		req.Body.BearerToken = btok.Marshal()
 	}
 
 	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "message signing: %w", tree.SignMessage(req, pk))