diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate.go
index e5736ec4a7..da0942b6a0 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package validate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/cmd/internal/configvalidator"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -10,7 +12,22 @@ import (
 // ValidateStruct validates the viper config structure.
 func ValidateStruct(v *viper.Viper) error {
 	var cfg valideConfig
-	if err := v.Unmarshal(&cfg); err != nil {
+	opt := viper.DecoderConfigOption(func(dc *mapstructure.DecoderConfig) {
+		dc.DecodeHook = mapstructure.ComposeDecodeHookFunc(
+			mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
+			mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
+			func(from reflect.Type, to reflect.Type, data any) (any, error) {
+				if from.Kind() == reflect.Map && to.Kind() == reflect.String {
+					_, ok := data.(map[string]any)
+					if !ok {
+						return data, nil
+					}
+					return "", nil
+				}
+				return data, nil
+			})
+	})
+	if err := v.Unmarshal(&cfg, opt); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode config: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate_test.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate_test.go
index 272dedf015..dfe2bd547d 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/internal/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,26 @@ grpc:
       enabled: false
   - endpoint: s03.neofs.devenv:8080
   - unknown: field
+`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown field node.subnet",
+			config: `
+node:
+  attribute_0: "Price:11"
+  subnet:
+    exit_zero: False
+`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown field node.attribute_1",
+			config: `
+node:
+  attribute_0: "Price:11"
+  attribute_1:
+    aaa: "Price:11"
 `,
 			wantErr: true,
 		},