diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/util.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/util.go
index ba557a033..ea8266b38 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/util.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/util.go
@@ -40,45 +40,48 @@ func openAlphabetWallets(v *viper.Viper, walletDir string) ([]*wallet.Wallet, er
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read alphabet wallets dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var size int
-loop:
-	for i := 0; i < len(walletFiles); i++ {
-		name := innerring.GlagoliticLetter(i).String() + ".json"
-		for j := range walletFiles {
-			if walletFiles[j].Name() == name {
-				size++
-				continue loop
-			}
-		}
-		break
-	}
-	if size == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("alphabet wallets dir is empty (run `generate-alphabet` command first)")
-	}
-
-	wallets := make([]*wallet.Wallet, size)
-	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-		letter := innerring.GlagoliticLetter(i).String()
+	var wallets []*wallet.Wallet
+	var letter string
+	for i := 0; i < constants.MaxAlphabetNodes; i++ {
+		letter = innerring.GlagoliticLetter(i).String()
 		p := filepath.Join(walletDir, letter+".json")
-		w, err := wallet.NewWalletFromFile(p)
+		var w *wallet.Wallet
+		w, err = wallet.NewWalletFromFile(p)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't open wallet: %w", err)
+			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				err = nil
+			} else {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("can't open wallet: %w", err)
+			}
+			break
 		}
 
-		password, err := config.GetPassword(v, letter)
+		var password string
+		password, err = config.GetPassword(v, letter)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't fetch password: %w", err)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("can't fetch password: %w", err)
+			break
 		}
 
 		for i := range w.Accounts {
-			if err := w.Accounts[i].Decrypt(password, keys.NEP2ScryptParams()); err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't unlock wallet: %w", err)
+			if err = w.Accounts[i].Decrypt(password, keys.NEP2ScryptParams()); err != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("can't unlock wallet: %w", err)
+				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		wallets[i] = w
+		wallets = append(wallets, w)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read wallet for letter '%s': %w", letter, err)
+	}
+	if len(wallets) == 0 {
+		err = errors.New("there are no alphabet wallets in dir (run `generate-alphabet` command first)")
+		if len(walletFiles) > 0 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("use glagolitic names for wallets(run `print-alphabet`): %w", err)
+		}
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return wallets, nil
 }