diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index d8c14fde6..d43e02256 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func initShardOptions(c *cfg) {
 			shard.WithRefillMetabase(sc.RefillMetabase()),
 			shard.WithBlobStorOptions(
 				blobstor.WithRootPath(blobStorCfg.Path()),
-				blobstor.WithCompressObjects(blobStorCfg.Compress(), c.log),
+				blobstor.WithCompressObjects(blobStorCfg.Compress()),
 				blobstor.WithRootPerm(blobStorCfg.Perm()),
 				blobstor.WithShallowDepth(blobStorCfg.ShallowDepth()),
 				blobstor.WithSmallSizeLimit(blobStorCfg.SmallSizeLimit()),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovnicza.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovnicza.go
index 04524d305..355445ba3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovnicza.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobovnicza.go
@@ -781,6 +781,22 @@ func (b *blobovniczas) updateAndGet(p string, old *uint64) (blobovniczaWithIndex
 func (b *blobovniczas) init() error {
 	b.log.Debug("initializing Blobovnicza's")
 
+	if b.compressionEnabled {
+		zstdC, err := zstdCompressor()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not create zstd compressor: %v", err)
+		}
+		zstdD, err := zstdDecompressor()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not create zstd decompressor: %v", err)
+		}
+		b.compressor = zstdC
+		b.decompressor = zstdD
+	} else {
+		b.compressor = noOpCompressor
+		b.decompressor = noOpDecompressor
+	}
+
 	return b.iterateBlobovniczas(func(p string, blz *blobovnicza.Blobovnicza) error {
 		if err := blz.Init(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not initialize blobovnicza structure %s: %w", p, err)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobstor.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobstor.go
index 30ee25d65..395c85a82 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobstor.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/blobstor.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type Option func(*cfg)
 type cfg struct {
 	fsTree fstree.FSTree
 
+	compressionEnabled bool
+
 	compressor func([]byte) []byte
 
 	decompressor func([]byte) ([]byte, error)
@@ -65,8 +67,6 @@ func defaultCfg() *cfg {
 				RootPath:    "./",
 			},
 		},
-		compressor:      noOpCompressor,
-		decompressor:    noOpDecompressor,
 		smallSizeLimit:  defaultSmallSizeLimit,
 		log:             zap.L(),
 		openedCacheSize: defaultOpenedCacheSize,
@@ -111,26 +111,9 @@ func WithShallowDepth(depth int) Option {
 // If compressor (decompressor) creation failed,
 // the uncompressed option will be used, and the error
 // is recorded in the provided log.
-func WithCompressObjects(comp bool, log *logger.Logger) Option {
+func WithCompressObjects(comp bool) Option {
 	return func(c *cfg) {
-		if comp {
-			var err error
-
-			if c.compressor, err = zstdCompressor(); err != nil {
-				log.Error("could not create zstd compressor",
-					zap.String("error", err.Error()),
-				)
-			} else if c.decompressor, err = zstdDecompressor(); err != nil {
-				log.Error("could not create zstd decompressor",
-					zap.String("error", err.Error()),
-				)
-			} else {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		c.compressor = noOpCompressor
-		c.decompressor = noOpDecompressor
+		c.compressionEnabled = comp
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/iterate_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/iterate_test.go
index 4f2551826..2da38aa2a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/iterate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor/iterate_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
 	objecttest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object/test"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/logger/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func TestIterateObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// create BlobStor instance
 	blobStor := New(
-		WithCompressObjects(true, test.NewLogger(false)),
+		WithCompressObjects(true),
 		WithRootPath(p),
 		WithSmallSizeLimit(smalSz),
 		WithBlobovniczaShallowWidth(1),