diff --git a/src/common/args.cpp b/src/common/args.cpp
index ca04175696a..cfaa4de72d3 100644
--- a/src/common/args.cpp
+++ b/src/common/args.cpp
@@ -720,6 +720,13 @@ fs::path ArgsManager::GetConfigFilePath() const
     return *Assert(m_config_path);
 }
 
+void ArgsManager::SetConfigFilePath(fs::path path)
+{
+    LOCK(cs_args);
+    assert(!m_config_path);
+    m_config_path = path;
+}
+
 ChainType ArgsManager::GetChainType() const
 {
     std::variant<ChainType, std::string> arg = GetChainArg();
diff --git a/src/common/args.h b/src/common/args.h
index ae3ed02bc7d..1c5db718f4d 100644
--- a/src/common/args.h
+++ b/src/common/args.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ protected:
      * Return config file path (read-only)
      */
     fs::path GetConfigFilePath() const;
+    void SetConfigFilePath(fs::path);
     [[nodiscard]] bool ReadConfigFiles(std::string& error, bool ignore_invalid_keys = false);
 
     /**