diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/n3client.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/n3client.go
index 3f3a66cb6..d6ca012ce 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/n3client.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/helper/n3client.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ type ClientContext struct {
 	CommitteeAct    *actor.Actor     // committee actor with the Global witness scope
 	ReadOnlyInvoker *invoker.Invoker // R/O contract invoker, does not contain any signer
 	SentTxs         []HashVUBPair
+
+	AwaitDisabled bool
 }
 
 func NewRemoteClient(v *viper.Viper) (Client, error) {
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ func (c *ClientContext) SendTx(tx *transaction.Transaction, cmd *cobra.Command,
 }
 
 func (c *ClientContext) AwaitTx(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	if len(c.SentTxs) == 0 {
+	if len(c.SentTxs) == 0 || c.AwaitDisabled {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize.go
index cdaf7d3bc..4d39dc662 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize/initialize.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func initializeSideChainCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	initCtx.AwaitDisabled = true
 	cmd.Println("Stage 4.1: Transfer GAS to proxy contract.")
 	if err := transferGASToProxy(initCtx); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -55,5 +56,10 @@ func initializeSideChainCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	}
 
 	cmd.Println("Stage 7: set addresses in NNS.")
-	return setNNS(initCtx)
+	if err := setNNS(initCtx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	initCtx.AwaitDisabled = false
+	return initCtx.AwaitTx()
 }