diff --git a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
index 52e697a78d9..16c3bfb7081 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     };
     const node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
+        .blocks_dir = gArgs.GetBlocksDirPath(),
     };
     ChainstateManager chainman{chainman_opts, blockman_opts};
 
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 948cf0414b8..fc9736db618 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -116,18 +116,19 @@ using kernel::DumpMempool;
 using kernel::ValidationCacheSizes;
 
 using node::ApplyArgsManOptions;
+using node::BlockManager;
 using node::CacheSizes;
 using node::CalculateCacheSizes;
 using node::DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL;
 using node::DEFAULT_PRINTPRIORITY;
 using node::DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT;
+using node::fReindex;
 using node::LoadChainstate;
 using node::MempoolPath;
-using node::ShouldPersistMempool;
 using node::NodeContext;
+using node::ShouldPersistMempool;
 using node::ThreadImport;
 using node::VerifyLoadedChainstate;
-using node::fReindex;
 
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE{true};
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE{false};
@@ -1037,8 +1038,9 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction(const ArgsManager& args, bool use_syscall_sandb
         if (const auto error{ApplyArgsManOptions(args, chainman_opts_dummy)}) {
             return InitError(*error);
         }
-        node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts_dummy{
+        BlockManager::Options blockman_opts_dummy{
             .chainparams = chainman_opts_dummy.chainparams,
+            .blocks_dir = args.GetBlocksDirPath(),
         };
         if (const auto error{ApplyArgsManOptions(args, blockman_opts_dummy)}) {
             return InitError(*error);
@@ -1446,8 +1448,9 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     };
     Assert(!ApplyArgsManOptions(args, chainman_opts)); // no error can happen, already checked in AppInitParameterInteraction
 
-    node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
+    BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
+        .blocks_dir = args.GetBlocksDirPath(),
     };
     Assert(!ApplyArgsManOptions(args, blockman_opts)); // no error can happen, already checked in AppInitParameterInteraction
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h b/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
index 6fa9ddd8c9f..608a852836b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
+++ b/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_KERNEL_BLOCKMANAGER_OPTS_H
 #define BITCOIN_KERNEL_BLOCKMANAGER_OPTS_H
 
+#include <util/fs.h>
+
 #include <cstdint>
 
 class CChainParams;
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ struct BlockManagerOpts {
     const CChainParams& chainparams;
     uint64_t prune_target{0};
     bool fast_prune{false};
+    const fs::path blocks_dir;
 };
 
 } // namespace kernel
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index a6758b8fc9c..06aa8d6a190 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -427,8 +427,7 @@ void BlockManager::CleanupBlockRevFiles() const
     // Remove the rev files immediately and insert the blk file paths into an
     // ordered map keyed by block file index.
     LogPrintf("Removing unusable blk?????.dat and rev?????.dat files for -reindex with -prune\n");
-    const fs::path& blocksdir = gArgs.GetBlocksDirPath();
-    for (fs::directory_iterator it(blocksdir); it != fs::directory_iterator(); it++) {
+    for (fs::directory_iterator it(m_opts.blocks_dir); it != fs::directory_iterator(); it++) {
         const std::string path = fs::PathToString(it->path().filename());
         if (fs::is_regular_file(*it) &&
             path.length() == 12 &&
@@ -581,12 +580,12 @@ void BlockManager::UnlinkPrunedFiles(const std::set<int>& setFilesToPrune) const
 
 FlatFileSeq BlockManager::BlockFileSeq() const
 {
-    return FlatFileSeq(gArgs.GetBlocksDirPath(), "blk", m_opts.fast_prune ? 0x4000 /* 16kb */ : BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE);
+    return FlatFileSeq(m_opts.blocks_dir, "blk", m_opts.fast_prune ? 0x4000 /* 16kb */ : BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE);
 }
 
 FlatFileSeq BlockManager::UndoFileSeq() const
 {
-    return FlatFileSeq(gArgs.GetBlocksDirPath(), "rev", UNDOFILE_CHUNK_SIZE);
+    return FlatFileSeq(m_opts.blocks_dir, "rev", UNDOFILE_CHUNK_SIZE);
 }
 
 FILE* BlockManager::OpenBlockFile(const FlatFilePos& pos, bool fReadOnly) const
diff --git a/src/test/blockmanager_tests.cpp b/src/test/blockmanager_tests.cpp
index aaad37824a3..f094766886c 100644
--- a/src/test/blockmanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/blockmanager_tests.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(blockmanager_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(blockmanager_find_block_pos)
 {
     const auto params {CreateChainParams(ArgsManager{}, ChainType::MAIN)};
-    node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
+    const BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = *params,
+        .blocks_dir = m_args.GetBlocksDirPath(),
     };
     BlockManager blockman{blockman_opts};
     CChain chain {};
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index 642350b0335..62d60d67746 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 using kernel::ValidationCacheSizes;
 using node::ApplyArgsManOptions;
 using node::BlockAssembler;
+using node::BlockManager;
 using node::CalculateCacheSizes;
 using node::LoadChainstate;
 using node::RegenerateCommitments;
@@ -186,8 +187,9 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, const std::vecto
         .adjusted_time_callback = GetAdjustedTime,
         .check_block_index = true,
     };
-    node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
+    const BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
+        .blocks_dir = m_args.GetBlocksDirPath(),
     };
     m_node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>(chainman_opts, blockman_opts);
     m_node.chainman->m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(DBParams{
diff --git a/src/test/validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp b/src/test/validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp
index 85fe065a38d..05e27870753 100644
--- a/src/test/validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
+using node::BlockManager;
 using node::SnapshotMetadata;
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(validation_chainstatemanager_tests, ChainTestingSetup)
@@ -381,8 +382,9 @@ struct SnapshotTestSetup : TestChain100Setup {
                 .datadir = m_args.GetDataDirNet(),
                 .adjusted_time_callback = GetAdjustedTime,
             };
-            node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
+            const BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
                 .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
+                .blocks_dir = m_args.GetBlocksDirPath(),
             };
             // For robustness, ensure the old manager is destroyed before creating a
             // new one.