diff --git a/api/api.cc b/api/api.cc
index f323da431c..af159bf28f 100644
--- a/api/api.cc
+++ b/api/api.cc
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@ future<> unset_rpc_controller(http_context& ctx) {
     return ctx.http_server.set_routes([&ctx] (routes& r) { unset_rpc_controller(ctx, r); });
 }
 
-future<> set_server_storage_service(http_context& ctx, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss, service::raft_group0_client& group0_client) {
-    return register_api(ctx, "storage_service", "The storage service API", [&ss, &group0_client] (http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
-            set_storage_service(ctx, r, ss, group0_client);
+future<> set_server_storage_service(http_context& ctx,
+        const utils::directories& dirs,
+        sharded<service::storage_service>& ss,
+        service::raft_group0_client& group0_client) {
+    return register_api(ctx, "storage_service", "The storage service API", [&dirs, &ss, &group0_client] (http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
+            set_storage_service(ctx, r, ss, group0_client, dirs);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/api/api_init.hh b/api/api_init.hh
index 65ec067e53..8589f40d90 100644
--- a/api/api_init.hh
+++ b/api/api_init.hh
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace tasks {
 class task_manager;
 }
 
+namespace utils { class directories; }
+
 namespace api {
 
 struct http_context {
@@ -89,7 +91,10 @@ future<> set_server_init(http_context& ctx);
 future<> set_server_config(http_context& ctx, const db::config& cfg);
 future<> set_server_snitch(http_context& ctx, sharded<locator::snitch_ptr>& snitch);
 future<> unset_server_snitch(http_context& ctx);
-future<> set_server_storage_service(http_context& ctx, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss, service::raft_group0_client&);
+future<> set_server_storage_service(http_context& ctx,
+        const utils::directories& dirs,
+        sharded<service::storage_service>& ss,
+        service::raft_group0_client&);
 future<> unset_server_storage_service(http_context& ctx);
 future<> set_server_sstables_loader(http_context& ctx, sharded<sstables_loader>& sst_loader);
 future<> unset_server_sstables_loader(http_context& ctx);
diff --git a/api/storage_service.cc b/api/storage_service.cc
index 628a65586d..eda797b8ee 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.cc
+++ b/api/storage_service.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "api/scrub_status.hh"
 #include "db/config.hh"
 #include "db/schema_tables.hh"
+#include "utils/directories.hh"
 #include "utils/hash.hh"
 #include <optional>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -547,7 +548,11 @@ static future<json::json_return_type> describe_ring_as_json(sharded<service::sto
     co_return json::json_return_type(stream_range_as_array(co_await ss.local().describe_ring(keyspace), token_range_endpoints_to_json));
 }
 
-void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, routes& r, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss, service::raft_group0_client& group0_client) {
+void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx,
+        routes& r,
+        sharded<service::storage_service>& ss,
+        service::raft_group0_client& group0_client,
+        const utils::directories& dirs) {
     ss::get_commitlog.set(r, [&ctx](const_req req) {
         return ctx.db.local().commitlog()->active_config().commit_log_location;
     });
@@ -622,12 +627,12 @@ void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, routes& r, sharded<service::storage_
         return ss.local().get_schema_version();
     });
 
-    ss::get_all_data_file_locations.set(r, [&ctx](const_req req) {
-        return container_to_vec(ctx.db.local().get_config().data_file_directories());
+    ss::get_all_data_file_locations.set(r, [data_file_dirs = dirs.get_data_file_dirs()](const_req req) {
+        return container_to_vec(data_file_dirs);
     });
 
-    ss::get_saved_caches_location.set(r, [&ctx](const_req req) {
-        return ctx.db.local().get_config().saved_caches_directory();
+    ss::get_saved_caches_location.set(r, [saved_caches_dir = dirs.get_saved_caches_dir()](const_req req) {
+        return saved_caches_dir;
     });
 
     ss::get_range_to_endpoint_map.set(r, [&ctx, &ss](std::unique_ptr<http::request> req) -> future<json::json_return_type> {
diff --git a/api/storage_service.hh b/api/storage_service.hh
index fee8724d93..a5ae08aeaf 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.hh
+++ b/api/storage_service.hh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "db/data_listeners.hh"
 
 namespace cql_transport { class controller; }
+namespace utils { class directories; }
+
 class thrift_controller;
 namespace db {
 class snapshot_ctl;
@@ -66,7 +68,11 @@ struct scrub_info {
 
 future<scrub_info> parse_scrub_options(http_context& ctx, sharded<db::snapshot_ctl>& snap_ctl, std::unique_ptr<http::request> req);
 
-void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, httpd::routes& r, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss, service::raft_group0_client&);
+void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx,
+        httpd::routes& r,
+        sharded<service::storage_service>& ss,
+        service::raft_group0_client&,
+        const utils::directories& dirs);
 void unset_storage_service(http_context& ctx, httpd::routes& r);
 void set_sstables_loader(http_context& ctx, httpd::routes& r, sharded<sstables_loader>& sst_loader);
 void unset_sstables_loader(http_context& ctx, httpd::routes& r);
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 43b3369d61..dc53fc19b7 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ To start the scylla server proper, simply invoke as: scylla server (or just scyl
                 ss.stop().get();
             });
 
-            api::set_server_storage_service(ctx, ss, group0_client).get();
+            api::set_server_storage_service(ctx, *dirs, ss, group0_client).get();
             auto stop_ss_api = defer_verbose_shutdown("storage service API", [&ctx] {
                 api::unset_server_storage_service(ctx).get();
             });