diff --git a/pkg/components/master.go b/pkg/components/master.go
index ee587d763..0fc639422 100644
--- a/pkg/components/master.go
+++ b/pkg/components/master.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (m *Master) createInitScript() (string, error) {
 		"/usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool_tree --attributes '{name=default; config={nodes_filter=\"\"}}' --ignore-existing",
 		SetWithIgnoreExisting("//sys/pool_trees/@default_tree", "default"),
 		RunIfNonexistent("//sys/pools", "/usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools"),
-		"/usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing",
+		RunIfNonexistent("//sys/pool_trees/default/research", "/usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'"),
 		"/usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing",
 		RunIfExists("//sys/@provision_lock", fmt.Sprintf("/usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '%s'", string(clusterConnection))),
 		m.initAdminUser(),
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler Minimal Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler Minimal Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index 5ae60f6fc..891c97a2c 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler Minimal Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler Minimal Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index 5ae60f6fc..891c97a2c 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index 5ae60f6fc..891c97a2c 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI and NVIDIA container runtime Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index 5ae60f6fc..891c97a2c 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment - CRI-O Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index 5ae60f6fc..891c97a2c 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With CRI job environment Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{
diff --git a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With all components Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With all components Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml
index b747e5902..59f18356d 100644
--- a/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With all components Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
+++ b/test/r8r/canondata/Components reconciler With all components Test/ConfigMap default-yt-master-init-job-config.yaml	
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ data:
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pools) = 'false' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt link //sys/pool_trees/default //sys/pools
     fi
-    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}' --ignore-existing
+    if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/pool_trees/default/research) = 'false' ]; then
+    /usr/bin/yt create scheduler_pool --attributes '{name=research; pool_tree=default}'
+    fi
     /usr/bin/yt create map_node //home --ignore-existing
     if [ $(/usr/bin/yt exists //sys/@provision_lock) = 'true' ]; then
     /usr/bin/yt set //sys/@cluster_connection '{