diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5aea41527..7853c9e82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ $ make venv.pytest
 $ . venv.pytest/bin/activate
 ```
 
+If you want to exit from the current venv for any reason, use the `deactivate` command.
+
 3. Setup pre-commit hooks to run code formatters on staged files before you run a `git commit` command:
 
 ```shell
@@ -93,6 +95,19 @@ Make sure that the virtualenv is activated, then execute the following command t
 $ pytest --alluredir my-allure-123 -s -k test_get_object_api pytest_tests/tests/object/test_object_api.py
 ```
 
+If you are going to run tests several times in the same dev environment, 
+you can use the `--persist-env` key to initiate keeping the test environment. 
+As a result, you'll find something like `Persist env at: env_files/*` in the report. 
+For example:
+```shell
+[MainThread] 2024-04-27 18:31:55 [INFO] Persist env at: env_files/persisted_env_awxyrbxdwu
+```
+After that, you can run tests faster by adding the `--load-env` flag along with 
+the received value. This way you won't waste time redeploy the environment.
+For example:
+```shell
+pytest --alluredir my-allure-234 -s pytest_tests/tests/services/rest_gate/test_rest_bearer.py --load-env env_files/persisted_env_awxyrbxdwu 
+```
 If anything goes wrong, first advice is to check .github/workflows/run-tests.yml, to ensure you've done all required steps.
 
 3. Generate report
diff --git a/neofs-testlib/neofs_testlib/env/templates/rest.yaml b/neofs-testlib/neofs_testlib/env/templates/rest.yaml
index 791a8f63f..ba3d4f594 100644
--- a/neofs-testlib/neofs_testlib/env/templates/rest.yaml
+++ b/neofs-testlib/neofs_testlib/env/templates/rest.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,26 @@ pool:
   error-threshold: 100
 
 server:
-  # The listeners to enable, this can be repeated and defaults to the schemes in the swagger spec.
-  scheme: [ http ]
+  endpoints:
+    # The IP and port to listen on.
+    - address: {{ address }}
+      tls:
+        # Use TLS for a gRPC connection (min version is TLS 1.2).
+        enabled: false
+        # The certificate file to use for secure connections.
+        certificate: /path/to/tls/cert
+        # The private key file to use for secure connections (without passphrase).
+        key: /path/to/tls/key
+        # The certificate authority certificate file to be used with mutual tls auth.
+        ca-certificate: /path/to/tls/ca
+      # Sets the TCP keep-alive timeouts on accepted connections.
+      # It prunes dead TCP connections ( e.g. closing laptop mid-download).
+      keep-alive: 3m
+      # Maximum duration before timing out read of the request.
+      read-timeout: 30s
+      # Maximum duration before timing out write of the response.
+      write-timeout: 30s
+
   # Grace period for which to wait before killing idle connections
   cleanup-timeout: 10s
   # Grace period for which to wait before shutting down the server
@@ -33,15 +51,5 @@ server:
   # Controls the maximum number of bytes the server will read parsing the request header's keys and values,
   # including the request line. It does not limit the size of the request body.
   max-header-size: 1000000
-
-  # The IP and port to listen on.
-  listen-address: {{ address }}
   # Limit the number of outstanding requests.
   listen-limit: 0
-  # Sets the TCP keep-alive timeouts on accepted connections.
-  # It prunes dead TCP connections ( e.g. closing laptop mid-download).
-  keep-alive: 3m
-  # Maximum duration before timing out read of the request.
-  read-timeout: 30s
-  # Maximum duration before timing out write of the response.
-  write-timeout: 30s