diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
index 8879addf4..2fcb4323b 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/epoch.go
@@ -1,13 +1,75 @@
 package morph
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	nns "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft-nd-nns"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/emit"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 func forceNewEpochCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	cmd.Println("endpoint:", viper.GetString(endpointFlag))
-	cmd.Println("alphabet-wallets:", viper.GetString(alphabetWalletsFlag))
+	wCtx, err := newInitializeContext(cmd, viper.GetViper())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't to initialize context: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	return nil
+	cs, err := wCtx.Client.GetContractStateByID(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't get NNS contract info: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := wCtx.Client.InvokeFunction(cs.Hash, "resolve", []smartcontract.Parameter{
+		{Type: smartcontract.StringType, Value: netmapContract + ".neofs"},
+		{Type: smartcontract.IntegerType, Value: int64(nns.TXT)},
+	}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't get netmap contract hash: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(res.Stack) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("empty response from NNS")
+	}
+
+	var nmHash util.Uint160
+	bs, err := res.Stack[0].TryBytes()
+	if err == nil {
+		nmHash, err = util.Uint160DecodeStringLE(string(bs))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid response from NNS contract: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err = wCtx.Client.InvokeFunction(nmHash, "epoch", []smartcontract.Parameter{}, []transaction.Signer{{
+		Account: wCtx.CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash(),
+		Scopes:  transaction.Global, // Scope is important, as we have nested call to container contract.
+	}})
+	if err != nil || res.State != vm.HaltState.String() || len(res.Stack) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("can't fetch current epoch from the netmap contract")
+	}
+
+	bi, err := res.Stack[0].TryInteger()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't parse current epoch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	newEpoch := bi.Int64() + 1
+	cmd.Printf("Current epoch: %s, increase to %d.\n", bi, newEpoch)
+
+	// In NeoFS this is done via Notary contract. Here, however, we can form the
+	// transaction locally.
+	bw := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	emit.AppCall(bw.BinWriter, nmHash, "newEpoch", callflag.All, newEpoch)
+	if err := wCtx.sendCommitteeTx(bw.Bytes(), -1); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return wCtx.awaitTx()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
index 18cb88130..809937905 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
@@ -119,12 +119,14 @@ func newInitializeContext(cmd *cobra.Command, v *viper.Viper) (*initializeContex
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find consensus account: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if viper.GetInt64(epochDurationInitFlag) <= 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epoch duration must be positive")
-	}
+	if cmd.Name() == "init" {
+		if viper.GetInt64(epochDurationInitFlag) <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("epoch duration must be positive")
+		}
 
-	if viper.GetInt64(maxObjectSizeInitFlag) <= 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("max object size must be positive")
+		if viper.GetInt64(maxObjectSizeInitFlag) <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("max object size must be positive")
+		}
 	}
 
 	initCtx := &initializeContext{
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ func (c *initializeContext) sendCommitteeTx(script []byte, sysFee int64) error {
 	tx, err := c.Client.CreateTxFromScript(script, c.CommitteeAcc, sysFee, 0, []client.SignerAccount{{
 		Signer: transaction.Signer{
 			Account: c.CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash(),
-			Scopes:  transaction.CalledByEntry,
+			Scopes:  transaction.Global,
 		},
 		Account: c.CommitteeAcc,
 	}})