diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
index c73a8f4c..3a2b509c 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/storage/controllers/cluster_state_controller.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import copy
 import time
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
 import frostfs_testlib.resources.optionals as optionals
 from frostfs_testlib.reporter import get_reporter
 from frostfs_testlib.shell import CommandOptions, Shell
-from frostfs_testlib.steps import epoch
 from frostfs_testlib.storage.cluster import Cluster, ClusterNode, StorageNode
 from frostfs_testlib.storage.controllers.disk_controller import DiskController
-from frostfs_testlib.testing.test_control import run_optionally, wait_for_success
+from frostfs_testlib.testing import parallel
+from frostfs_testlib.testing.test_control import run_optionally
 from frostfs_testlib.utils.failover_utils import (
     wait_all_storage_nodes_returned,
     wait_for_host_offline,
@@ -139,15 +139,8 @@ class ClusterStateController:
         # In case if we stopped couple services, for example (s01-s04):
         # After starting only s01, it may require connections to s02-s04, which is still down, and fail to start.
         # Also, if something goes wrong here, we might skip s02-s04 start at all, and cluster will be left in a bad state.
-        # So in order to make sure that services are at least attempted to be started, using threads here.
-        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(self.stopped_storage_nodes)) as executor:
-            start_result = executor.map(self.start_storage_service, self.stopped_storage_nodes)
-
-        # Looks tricky, but if exception is raised in any thread, it will be "eaten" by ThreadPoolExecutor,
-        # But will be thrown here.
-        # Not ideal solution, but okay for now
-        for _ in start_result:
-            pass
+        # So in order to make sure that services are at least attempted to be started, using parallel runs here.
+        parallel(self.start_storage_service, copy.copy(self.stopped_storage_nodes))
 
         wait_all_storage_nodes_returned(self.shell, self.cluster)
         self.stopped_storage_nodes = []
@@ -170,14 +163,8 @@ class ClusterStateController:
         if not self.stopped_s3_gates:
             return
 
-        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(self.stopped_s3_gates)) as executor:
-            start_result = executor.map(self.start_s3_gate, self.stopped_s3_gates)
-
-        # Looks tricky, but if exception is raised in any thread, it will be "eaten" by ThreadPoolExecutor,
-        # But will be thrown here.
-        # Not ideal solution, but okay for now
-        for _ in start_result:
-            pass
+        parallel(self.start_s3_gate, copy.copy(self.stopped_s3_gates))
+        self.stopped_s3_gates = []
 
     @run_optionally(optionals.OPTIONAL_FAILOVER_ENABLED)
     @reporter.step_deco("Suspend {process_name} service in {node}")