diff --git a/filter/cache_storage.go b/filter/cache_storage.go
index 077c5839d..077a8c306 100644
--- a/filter/cache_storage.go
+++ b/filter/cache_storage.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package filter
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -11,7 +13,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/moira-alert/moira/metrics"
 )
 
-var defaultRetention = 60
+const defaultRetention = 60
+
+var (
+	invalidRetentionsFormatErr = errors.New("Invalid retentions format, it is correct to write in the format 'retentions = timePerPoint:timeToStore, timePerPoint:timeToStore, ...'")
+	invalidPatternFormatErr    = errors.New("Invalid pattern format, it is correct to write in the format 'pattern = regex'")
+)
 
 type retentionMatcher struct {
 	pattern   *regexp.Regexp
@@ -82,33 +89,43 @@ func (storage *Storage) buildRetentions(retentionScanner *bufio.Scanner) error {
 	storage.retentions = make([]retentionMatcher, 0, 100)
 
 	for retentionScanner.Scan() {
-		line1 := retentionScanner.Text()
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line1, "#") || strings.Count(line1, "=") != 1 {
+		patternLine := retentionScanner.Text()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(patternLine, "#") || strings.Count(patternLine, "=") < 1 {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		patternString := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(line1, "=")[1])
+		_, after, found := strings.Cut(patternLine, "=")
+		if !found {
+			storage.logger.Error().
+				Error(invalidPatternFormatErr).
+				String("pattern_line", patternLine).
+				Msg("Invalid pattern format")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		patternString := strings.TrimSpace(after)
 		pattern, err := regexp.Compile(patternString)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile regexp pattern '%s': %w", patternString, err)
 		}
 
 		retentionScanner.Scan()
-		line2 := retentionScanner.Text()
-		splitted := strings.Split(line2, "=")
+		retentionsLine := retentionScanner.Text()
+		splitted := strings.Split(retentionsLine, "=")
 
 		if len(splitted) < 2 { //nolint
 			storage.logger.Error().
-				String("pattern", patternString).
-				Msg("Invalid pattern found")
-
+				Error(invalidRetentionsFormatErr).
+				String("pattern_line", patternLine).
+				String("retentions_line", retentionsLine).
+				Msg("Invalid retentions format")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		retentions := strings.TrimSpace(splitted[1])
 		retention, err := rawRetentionToSeconds(retentions[0:strings.Index(retentions, ":")])
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert raw retentions '%s' to seconds: %w", retentions, err)
 		}
 
 		storage.retentions = append(storage.retentions, retentionMatcher{
diff --git a/filter/cache_storage_test.go b/filter/cache_storage_test.go
index c0c3271e5..d3b3904e8 100644
--- a/filter/cache_storage_test.go
+++ b/filter/cache_storage_test.go
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ var testRetentions = `
 	pattern = yearly$
 	retentions = 1y:100y
 
+	[tagged metrics]
+	pattern = ;tag1=val1(;.*)?$
+	retentions = 10s:2d,1m:30d,15m:1y
+
 	[default]
 	pattern = .*
 	retentions = 120:7d
 	`
 
-var expectedRetentionIntervals = []int{60, 1200, 3600, 86400, 604800, 31536000, 120}
+var expectedRetentionIntervals = []int{60, 1200, 3600, 86400, 604800, 31536000, 10, 120}
 
 var matchedMetrics = []moira.MatchedMetric{
 	{
@@ -229,4 +233,36 @@ func TestRetentions(t *testing.T) {
 		So(metr.Retention, ShouldEqual, 120)
 		So(metr.RetentionTimestamp, ShouldEqual, 120)
 	})
+
+	Convey("Tagged metrics", t, func() {
+		Convey("should be 10sec", func() {
+			matchedMetric := moira.MatchedMetric{
+				Metric:             "my_super_metric;tag1=val1;tag2=val2",
+				Value:              12,
+				Timestamp:          151,
+				RetentionTimestamp: 0,
+				Retention:          10,
+			}
+			buffer := make(map[string]*moira.MatchedMetric)
+			storage.EnrichMatchedMetric(buffer, &matchedMetric)
+			So(len(buffer), ShouldEqual, 1)
+			So(matchedMetric.Retention, ShouldEqual, 10)
+			So(matchedMetric.RetentionTimestamp, ShouldEqual, 150)
+		})
+
+		Convey("should be default 120sec", func() {
+			matchedMetric := moira.MatchedMetric{
+				Metric:             "my_super_metric;tag2=val2",
+				Value:              12,
+				Timestamp:          151,
+				RetentionTimestamp: 0,
+				Retention:          60,
+			}
+			buffer := make(map[string]*moira.MatchedMetric)
+			storage.EnrichMatchedMetric(buffer, &matchedMetric)
+			So(len(buffer), ShouldEqual, 1)
+			So(matchedMetric.Retention, ShouldEqual, 120)
+			So(matchedMetric.RetentionTimestamp, ShouldEqual, 120)
+		})
+	})
 }