diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 0f25f04f4b..9691752582 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -1807,7 +1807,17 @@ To start the scylla server proper, simply invoke as: scylla server (or just scyl
 
             checkpoint(stop_signal, "starting repair service");
             auto max_memory_repair = memory::stats().total_memory() * 0.1;
-            repair.start(std::ref(tsm), std::ref(gossiper), std::ref(messaging), std::ref(db), std::ref(proxy), std::ref(bm), std::ref(sys_ks), std::ref(view_builder), std::ref(view_building_worker), std::ref(task_manager), std::ref(mm), max_memory_repair).get();
+            auto repair_config = sharded_parameter([&] {
+                return repair_service::config{
+                    .enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno = cfg->enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno,
+                    .repair_hints_batchlog_flush_cache_time_in_ms = cfg->repair_hints_batchlog_flush_cache_time_in_ms,
+                    .repair_partition_count_estimation_ratio = cfg->repair_partition_count_estimation_ratio,
+                    .critical_disk_utilization_level = cfg->critical_disk_utilization_level,
+                    .repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size = cfg->repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size,
+                    .repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead = cfg->repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead,
+                };
+            });
+            repair.start(std::ref(tsm), std::ref(gossiper), std::ref(messaging), std::ref(db), std::ref(proxy), std::ref(bm), std::ref(sys_ks), std::ref(view_builder), std::ref(view_building_worker), std::ref(task_manager), std::ref(mm), max_memory_repair, std::move(repair_config)).get();
             auto stop_repair_service = defer_verbose_shutdown("repair service", [&repair] {
                 repair.stop().get();
             });
diff --git a/repair/reader.hh b/repair/reader.hh
index 49ac0295a7..8a7dcd0b81 100644
--- a/repair/reader.hh
+++ b/repair/reader.hh
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ private:
         const dht::sharder& remote_sharder,
         unsigned remote_shard,
         gc_clock::time_point compaction_time,
-        incremental_repair_meta inc);
+        incremental_repair_meta inc,
+        uint64_t multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size,
+        bool multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead);
 
 public:
     repair_reader(
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ public:
         uint64_t seed,
         read_strategy strategy,
         gc_clock::time_point compaction_time,
-        incremental_repair_meta inc);
+        incremental_repair_meta inc,
+        uint64_t multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size,
+        bool multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead);
 
     future<mutation_fragment_opt>
     read_mutation_fragment();
diff --git a/repair/repair.cc b/repair/repair.cc
index 91b397a2d2..465dfb699d 100644
--- a/repair/repair.cc
+++ b/repair/repair.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ScyllaDB-Source-Available-1.0
  */
 
-#include "db/config.hh"
 #include "repair.hh"
 #include "gms/gossip_address_map.hh"
 #include "locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh"
@@ -137,9 +136,8 @@ std::string_view format_as(row_level_diff_detect_algorithm algo) {
     return "unknown";
 }
 
-bool should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(const replica::database& db, sstring keyspace, streaming::stream_reason reason) {
+bool should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(bool enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno, sstring keyspace, streaming::stream_reason reason) {
     bool small_table_optimization = false;
-    auto enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno = db.get_config().enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno();
     if (enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno) {
         static const std::unordered_set<sstring> small_table_optimization_enabled_ks = {
             "system_distributed",
@@ -1507,7 +1505,7 @@ future<> repair::data_sync_repair_task_impl::run() {
     auto id = get_repair_uniq_id();
 
     size_t ranges_reduced_factor = 1;
-    bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(db, keyspace, _reason);
+    bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(rs.get_config().enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(), keyspace, _reason);
     if (small_table_optimization) {
         auto range = dht::token_range(dht::token_range::bound(dht::minimum_token(), false), dht::token_range::bound(dht::maximum_token(), false));
         ranges_reduced_factor = _ranges.size();
@@ -1601,7 +1599,7 @@ future<> repair_service::bootstrap_with_repair(locator::token_metadata_ptr tmptr
                 continue;
             }
             auto nr_tables = get_nr_tables(db, keyspace_name);
-            bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(db, keyspace_name, reason);
+            bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(_config.enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(), keyspace_name, reason);
             if (small_table_optimization) {
                 nr_ranges_total += 1 * nr_tables;
                 continue;
@@ -1621,7 +1619,7 @@ future<> repair_service::bootstrap_with_repair(locator::token_metadata_ptr tmptr
                 rlogger.info("bootstrap_with_repair: keyspace={} does not exist any more, ignoring it", keyspace_name);
                 continue;
             }
-            bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(db, keyspace_name, reason);
+            bool small_table_optimization = should_enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(_config.enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno(), keyspace_name, reason);
             dht::token_range_vector desired_ranges;
             //Collects the source that will have its range moved to the new node
             std::unordered_map<dht::token_range, repair_neighbors> range_sources;
diff --git a/repair/row_level.cc b/repair/row_level.cc
index b9b0cdbb09..5b5bc2be3b 100644
--- a/repair/row_level.cc
+++ b/repair/row_level.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <seastar/core/coroutine.hh>
 #include <seastar/coroutine/all.hh>
 #include <seastar/coroutine/as_future.hh>
-#include "db/config.hh"
 #include "db/system_keyspace.hh"
 #include "service/storage_proxy.hh"
 #include "db/batchlog_manager.hh"
@@ -287,7 +286,9 @@ mutation_reader repair_reader::make_reader(
     const dht::sharder& remote_sharder,
     unsigned remote_shard,
     gc_clock::time_point compaction_time,
-    incremental_repair_meta inc) {
+    incremental_repair_meta inc,
+    uint64_t multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size,
+    bool multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead) {
     switch (strategy) {
         case read_strategy::local: {
             auto ms = mutation_source([&cf, compaction_time] (
@@ -313,12 +314,11 @@ mutation_reader repair_reader::make_reader(
         }
         case read_strategy::multishard_split: {
             std::optional<size_t> multishard_reader_buffer_size;
-            const auto& dbconfig = db.local().get_config();
-            if (dbconfig.repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size()) {
+            if (multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size) {
                 // Setting the repair buffer size as the multishard reader's buffer
                 // size helps avoid extra cross-shard round-trips and possible
                 // evict-recreate cycles.
-                multishard_reader_buffer_size = dbconfig.repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size();
+                multishard_reader_buffer_size = multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size;
             }
             return make_multishard_streaming_reader(db, _schema, _permit, [this] {
                 auto shard_range = _sharder.next();
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ mutation_reader repair_reader::make_reader(
                     return std::optional<dht::partition_range>(dht::to_partition_range(*shard_range));
                 }
                 return std::optional<dht::partition_range>();
-            }, compaction_time, multishard_reader_buffer_size, read_ahead(dbconfig.repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead()));
+            }, compaction_time, multishard_reader_buffer_size, read_ahead(multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead));
         }
         case read_strategy::multishard_filter: {
             return make_filtering_reader(make_multishard_streaming_reader(db, _schema, _permit, _range, compaction_time, {}, read_ahead::yes),
@@ -354,14 +354,17 @@ repair_reader::repair_reader(
     uint64_t seed,
     read_strategy strategy,
     gc_clock::time_point compaction_time,
-    incremental_repair_meta inc)
+    incremental_repair_meta inc,
+    uint64_t multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size,
+    bool multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead)
     : _schema(s)
     , _permit(std::move(permit))
     , _range(dht::to_partition_range(range))
     , _sharder(remote_sharder, range, remote_shard)
     , _seed(seed)
     , _local_read_op(strategy == read_strategy::local ? std::optional(cf.read_in_progress()) : std::nullopt)
-    , _reader(make_reader(db, cf, strategy, remote_sharder, remote_shard, compaction_time, inc))
+    , _reader(make_reader(db, cf, strategy, remote_sharder, remote_shard, compaction_time, inc,
+                          multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size, multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead))
 { }
 
 future<mutation_fragment_opt>
@@ -1321,7 +1324,9 @@ private:
                     return read_strategy;
                 }),
                 _compaction_time,
-                _incremental_repair_meta);
+                _incremental_repair_meta,
+                _rs.get_config().repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size(),
+                bool(_rs.get_config().repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead()));
         }
         try {
             while (cur_size < _max_row_buf_size) {
@@ -2630,7 +2635,7 @@ future<repair_flush_hints_batchlog_response> repair_service::repair_flush_hints_
     auto permit = co_await seastar::get_units(_flush_hints_batchlog_sem, 1);
     bool updated = false;
     auto now = gc_clock::now();
-    auto cache_time = std::chrono::milliseconds(get_db().local().get_config().repair_hints_batchlog_flush_cache_time_in_ms());
+    auto cache_time = std::chrono::milliseconds(_config.repair_hints_batchlog_flush_cache_time_in_ms());
     auto cache_disabled = cache_time == std::chrono::milliseconds(0);
     auto flush_time = now;
     db::all_batches_replayed all_replayed = db::all_batches_replayed::yes;
@@ -3500,7 +3505,7 @@ public:
                     // To save memory and have less different conditions, we
                     // use the estimation for RBNO repair as well.
 
-                    _estimated_partitions *= _shard_task.db.local().get_config().repair_partition_count_estimation_ratio();
+                    _estimated_partitions *= _shard_task.rs.get_config().repair_partition_count_estimation_ratio();
                 }
 
                 parallel_for_each(master.all_nodes(), coroutine::lambda([&] (repair_node_state& ns) -> future<> {
@@ -3636,7 +3641,8 @@ repair_service::repair_service(sharded<service::topology_state_machine>& tsm,
         sharded<db::view::view_building_worker>& vbw,
         tasks::task_manager& tm,
         service::migration_manager& mm,
-        size_t max_repair_memory)
+        size_t max_repair_memory,
+        config cfg)
     : _tsm(tsm)
     , _gossiper(gossiper)
     , _messaging(ms)
@@ -3651,6 +3657,7 @@ repair_service::repair_service(sharded<service::topology_state_machine>& tsm,
     , _node_ops_metrics(_repair_module)
     , _max_repair_memory(max_repair_memory)
     , _memory_sem(max_repair_memory)
+    , _config(std::move(cfg))
 {
     tm.register_module("repair", _repair_module);
     if (this_shard_id() == 0) {
@@ -3661,7 +3668,7 @@ repair_service::repair_service(sharded<service::topology_state_machine>& tsm,
 
 future<> repair_service::start(utils::disk_space_monitor* dsm) {
     if (dsm && (this_shard_id() == 0)) {
-        _out_of_space_subscription = dsm->subscribe(_db.local().get_config().critical_disk_utilization_level, [this] (auto threshold_reached) {
+        _out_of_space_subscription = dsm->subscribe(_config.critical_disk_utilization_level, [this] (auto threshold_reached) {
             if (threshold_reached) {
                 return container().invoke_on_all([] (repair_service& rs) { return rs.drain(); });
             }
diff --git a/repair/row_level.hh b/repair/row_level.hh
index 1f3c6e644d..f061a8b823 100644
--- a/repair/row_level.hh
+++ b/repair/row_level.hh
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ struct repair_task_progress {
 };
 
 class repair_service : public seastar::peering_sharded_service<repair_service> {
+public:
+    struct config {
+        utils::updateable_value<bool> enable_small_table_optimization_for_rbno = utils::updateable_value<bool>(true);
+        utils::updateable_value<uint32_t> repair_hints_batchlog_flush_cache_time_in_ms = utils::updateable_value<uint32_t>(60*1000);
+        utils::updateable_value<double> repair_partition_count_estimation_ratio = utils::updateable_value<double>(0.1);
+        utils::updateable_value<float> critical_disk_utilization_level = utils::updateable_value<float>(0.98);
+        utils::updateable_value<uint64_t> repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size = utils::updateable_value<uint64_t>(1024 * 1024);
+        utils::updateable_value<uint64_t> repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead = utils::updateable_value<uint64_t>(0);
+    };
+
+private:
     sharded<service::topology_state_machine>& _tsm;
     sharded<gms::gossiper>& _gossiper;
     netw::messaging_service& _messaging;
@@ -162,6 +173,9 @@ class repair_service : public seastar::peering_sharded_service<repair_service> {
             sstring keyspace, std::vector<sstring> cfs,
             std::unordered_set<locator::host_id> ignore_nodes);
 
+    config _config;
+    static config default_config() { return {}; }
+
 public:
     std::unordered_map<locator::global_tablet_id, std::vector<seastar::rwlock::holder>> _repair_compaction_locks;
 
@@ -177,12 +191,15 @@ public:
             sharded<db::view::view_building_worker>& vbw,
             tasks::task_manager& tm,
             service::migration_manager& mm,
-            size_t max_repair_memory
+            size_t max_repair_memory,
+            repair_service::config cfg = default_config()
             );
     ~repair_service();
     future<> start(utils::disk_space_monitor* dsm);
     future<> stop();
 
+    const config& get_config() const noexcept { return _config; }
+
     // shutdown() stops all ongoing repairs started on this node (and
     // prevents any further repairs from being started). It returns a future
     // saying when all repairs have stopped, and attempts to stop them as
diff --git a/test/boost/repair_test.cc b/test/boost/repair_test.cc
index a760d710c2..7de8088565 100644
--- a/test/boost/repair_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/repair_test.cc
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reader_with_different_strategies) {
             });
             auto read_all = [&](repair_reader::read_strategy strategy) -> future<std::vector<mutation_fragment>> {
                 auto reader = repair_reader(e.db(), cf, cf.schema(), make_reader_permit(e),
-                    random_range, remote_sharder, remote_shard, 0, strategy, gc_clock::now(), incremental_repair_meta());
+                    random_range, remote_sharder, remote_shard, 0, strategy, gc_clock::now(), incremental_repair_meta(),
+                    e.db_config().repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size(),
+                    e.db_config().repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead());
                 std::vector<mutation_fragment> result;
                 while (auto mf = co_await reader.read_mutation_fragment()) {
                     result.push_back(std::move(*mf));
@@ -284,7 +286,9 @@ static future<> run_repair_reader_corruption_test(random_mutation_generator::com
         auto test_range = dht::token_range::make_open_ended_both_sides();
         auto reader = repair_reader(e.db(), cf, cf.schema(), make_reader_permit(e),
             test_range, local_sharder, 0, 0, repair_reader::read_strategy::local,
-            gc_clock::now(), incremental_repair_meta());
+            gc_clock::now(), incremental_repair_meta(),
+            e.db_config().repair_multishard_reader_buffer_hint_size(),
+            e.db_config().repair_multishard_reader_enable_read_ahead());
 
         try {
             while (auto mf = co_await reader.read_mutation_fragment()) {