diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/cli/container.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/cli/container.py
index fc643e20..fa739a86 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/cli/container.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/steps/cli/container.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class StorageContainer:
 DEFAULT_PLACEMENT_RULE = "REP 2 IN X CBF 1 SELECT 4 FROM * AS X"
 SINGLE_PLACEMENT_RULE = "REP 1 IN X CBF 1 SELECT 4 FROM * AS X"
 REP_2_FOR_3_NODES_PLACEMENT_RULE = "REP 2 IN X CBF 1 SELECT 3 FROM * AS X"
+DEFAULT_EC_PLACEMENT_RULE = "EC 3.1"
 
 
 @reporter.step("Create Container")