diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab4e47017..debfd7c3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 - Notary requests on shutdown (#2075)
 - `neofs-cli container create ` check the sufficiency of the number of nodes in the selector for replicas (#2038)
 - Data duplication during request forwarding (#2047)
+- Tree service panic on `TreeMove` operation (#2140)
 
 ### Removed
 - `-g` option from `neofs-cli control ...` and `neofs-cli container create` commands (#2089)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
index dc275b47f..8ac0afe83 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var _ pilorama.Forest = (*StorageEngine)(nil)
 // TreeMove implements the pilorama.Forest interface.
 func (e *StorageEngine) TreeMove(d pilorama.CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *pilorama.Move) (*pilorama.LogMove, error) {
 	index, lst, err := e.getTreeShard(d.CID, treeID)
-	if err != nil || !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, pilorama.ErrTreeNotFound) {
 		return nil, err
 	}