diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
index bbc60d04..d34c8727 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ func (c *initializeContext) deployContracts() error {
 
 	var keysParam []interface{}
 
+	baseGroups := alphaCs.Manifest.Groups
+
 	// alphabet contracts should be deployed by individual nodes to get different hashes.
 	for i, acc := range c.Accounts {
 		ctrHash := state.CreateContractHash(acc.Contract.ScriptHash(), alphaCs.NEF.Checksum, alphaCs.Manifest.Name)
@@ -292,6 +294,12 @@ func (c *initializeContext) deployContracts() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		alphaCs.Manifest.Groups = baseGroups
+		err := c.addManifestGroup(ctrHash, alphaCs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't sign manifest group: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		keysParam = append(keysParam, acc.PrivateKey().PublicKey().Bytes())
 		params := getContractDeployParameters(alphaCs, c.getAlphabetDeployItems(i, len(c.Wallets)))