diff --git a/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py b/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py
index 6b43da64..f1a1d09c 100644
--- a/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py
+++ b/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import logging
 
+import allure
 import pytest
 import yaml
 from cli_utils import NeofsCli
-from common import ASSETS_DIR, NEOFS_ENDPOINT, WALLET_CONFIG
+from common import ASSETS_DIR, FREE_STORAGE, NEOFS_ENDPOINT, WALLET_CONFIG
 from python_keywords.payment_neogo import _address_from_wallet
 from wallet import init_wallet
 
-import allure
-
 logger = logging.getLogger("NeoLogger")
 DEPOSIT_AMOUNT = 30
 
 
 @pytest.mark.payments
+@pytest.mark.skipif(FREE_STORAGE, reason="Test only works on public network with paid storage")
 class TestBalanceAccounting:
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def prepare_two_wallets(self, prepare_wallet_and_deposit):
@@ -25,26 +25,23 @@ class TestBalanceAccounting:
     def test_balance_wallet_address(self):
         cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
         output = cli.accounting.balance(
-            wallet=self.user_wallet, rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT, address=self.address
+            wallet=self.user_wallet,
+            rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT,
+            address=self.address,
         )
-        logger.info(f"Out wallet+addres: {output}")
+        logger.info(f"Out wallet+address: {output}")
         assert int(output.rstrip()) == DEPOSIT_AMOUNT
 
     @allure.title("Test balance request with wallet only")
     def test_balance_wallet(self):
         cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
-        output = cli.accounting.balance(
-            wallet=self.user_wallet,
-            rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT,
-        )
+        output = cli.accounting.balance(wallet=self.user_wallet, rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT)
         logger.info(f"Out wallet: {output}")
         assert int(output.rstrip()) == DEPOSIT_AMOUNT
 
     @allure.title("Test balance request with wallet and wrong address")
     def test_balance_wrong_address(self):
-        with pytest.raises(
-            Exception, match="address option must be specified and valid"
-        ):
+        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="address option must be specified and valid"):
             cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
             cli.accounting.balance(
                 wallet=self.user_wallet,
@@ -54,9 +51,7 @@ class TestBalanceAccounting:
 
     @allure.title("Test balance request with config file")
     def test_balance_api(self):
-        config_file = self.write_api_config(
-            endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT, wallet=self.user_wallet
-        )
+        config_file = self.write_api_config(endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT, wallet=self.user_wallet)
         logger.info(f"YAML: {config_file}")
         cli = NeofsCli(config=config_file)
         output = cli.accounting.balance()