diff --git a/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go b/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
index 24b523173..47ea3092e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs"
+	containerCore "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	containerMorph "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container/wrapper"
 	containerSvc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/container"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type morphExecutor struct {
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ func (s *morphExecutor) Put(ctx context.Context, body *container.PutRequestBody)
 	cnr := containerSDK.NewContainerFromV2(body.GetContainer())
 	sig := body.GetSignature()
 
+	if err := containerCore.CheckFormat(cnr); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "incorrect container format")
+	}
+
 	cid, err := s.wrapper.Put(cnr, sig.GetKey(), sig.GetSign())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err