diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
index 23d1a6c..35072f2 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
@@ -94,18 +94,19 @@ class ClusterStateController:
 
     @run_optionally(optionals.OPTIONAL_FAILOVER_ENABLED)
     @reporter.step_deco("Hard reboot host {node} via magic SysRq option")
-    def panic_reboot_host(self, node: ClusterNode):
+    def panic_reboot_host(self, node: ClusterNode, wait_for_return: bool = True):
         shell = node.host.get_shell()
         shell.exec('sudo sh -c "echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq"')
 
         options = CommandOptions(close_stdin=True, timeout=1, check=False)
         shell.exec('sudo sh -c "echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger"', options)
 
-        # Let the things to be settled
-        # A little wait here to prevent ssh stuck during panic
-        time.sleep(10)
-        wait_for_host_online(self.shell, node.storage_node)
-        wait_for_node_online(node.storage_node)
+        if wait_for_return:
+            # Let the things to be settled
+            # A little wait here to prevent ssh stuck during panic
+            time.sleep(10)
+            wait_for_host_online(self.shell, node.storage_node)
+            wait_for_node_online(node.storage_node)
 
     @reporter.step_deco("Wait up to {timeout} seconds for nodes on cluster to align epochs")
     def wait_for_epochs_align(self, timeout=60):