diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
index 2cf0e82529..f39ac404f5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm) (bool,
 
 		res, err := sh.Exists(existPrm)
 		if err != nil {
+			if shard.IsErrNotFound(err) {
+				return false
+			}
+
 			if shard.IsErrRemoved(err) || shard.IsErrObjectExpired(err) {
 				// inhumed once - no need to be inhumed again
 				ok = true
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm) (bool,
 
 			var siErr *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
 			if !errors.As(err, &siErr) {
-				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check for presents in shard", err)
+				e.reportShardError(sh, "could not check for presence in shard", err, zap.Stringer("addr", addr))
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
index 651a4a0a32..2028368e75 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	cidtest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id/test"
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
+	oidtest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -153,4 +154,21 @@ func TestStorageEngine_Inhume(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = wrongShard.Get(getPrm)
 		require.ErrorAs(t, err, new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("inhuming object twice", func(t *testing.T) {
+		addr := oidtest.Address()
+
+		e := testNewEngineWithShardNum(t, 3)
+		defer e.Close()
+
+		var inhumePrm InhumePrm
+		inhumePrm.MarkAsGarbage(addr)
+
+		_, err := e.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// object is marked as garbage but marking it again should not be a problem
+		_, err = e.Inhume(inhumePrm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
index 31cd5836a8..c0851afd96 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/errors.go
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ import (
 // IsErrNotFound checks if error returned by Shard Get/Head/GetRange method
 // corresponds to missing object.
 func IsErrNotFound(err error) bool {
-	return errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
+	return errors.Is(err, apistatus.ErrObjectNotFound)
 }
 
 // IsErrRemoved checks if error returned by Shard Exists/Get/Head/GetRange method
 // corresponds to removed object.
 func IsErrRemoved(err error) bool {
-	return errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectAlreadyRemoved))
+	return errors.Is(err, apistatus.ErrObjectAlreadyRemoved)
 }
 
 // IsErrOutOfRange checks if an error returned by Shard GetRange method
 // corresponds to exceeding the object bounds.
 func IsErrOutOfRange(err error) bool {
-	return errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectOutOfRange))
+	return errors.Is(err, apistatus.ErrObjectOutOfRange)
 }
 
 // IsErrObjectExpired checks if an error returned by Shard corresponds to