diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c27196377..5aeacea458 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 ### Added
 
 ### Fixed
+- Incomplete metabase migration to version 3 leading to node start failure (#3048)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
index 881ad37a3f..2f93800650 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/version.go
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ func migrateFrom2Version(db *DB, tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 	c := bkt.Cursor()
 
 	for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-		if l := len(v); l != addressKeySize {
+		l := len(v)
+		if l == addressKeySize+8 { // Because of a 0.44.0 bug we can have a migrated DB with version 2.
+			continue
+		}
+		if l != addressKeySize {
 			return fmt.Errorf("graveyard value with unexpected %d length", l)
 		}