diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
index c48275e0..30b227b2 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/control.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Init() error {
 	s.updateObjectCounter()
 
 	s.gc = &gc{
-		gcCfg:       s.gcCfg,
+		gcCfg:       &s.gcCfg,
 		remover:     s.removeGarbage,
 		stopChannel: make(chan struct{}),
 		eventChan:   make(chan Event),
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index 04f72a97..75db47cf 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ type gcCfg struct {
 	workerPoolInit func(int) util.WorkerPool
 }
 
-func defaultGCCfg() *gcCfg {
-	return &gcCfg{
+func defaultGCCfg() gcCfg {
+	return gcCfg{
 		removerInterval: 10 * time.Second,
 		log:             &logger.Logger{Logger: zap.L()},
 		workerPoolInit: func(int) util.WorkerPool {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
index ad785237..d3641600 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/shard.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type cfg struct {
 
 	log *logger.Logger
 
-	gcCfg *gcCfg
+	gcCfg gcCfg
 
 	expiredTombstonesCallback ExpiredTombstonesCallback