diff --git a/.changeset/silent-peas-fly.md b/.changeset/silent-peas-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68dd6dfe47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silent-peas-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Moved the options of the config service out to the factory itself, where it belongs
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index 7ad4b590ab..e7bdc40da5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export interface Backend {
 export const cacheFactory: () => ServiceFactory<PluginCacheManager>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export const configFactory: () => ServiceFactory<ConfigService>;
+export const configFactory: (
+  options?: ConfigFactoryOptions | undefined,
+) => ServiceFactory<ConfigService>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface ConfigFactoryOptions {
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/config/configFactory.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/config/configFactory.ts
index 0ec15c29fe..833730fdbd 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/config/configFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/config/configFactory.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ export interface ConfigFactoryOptions {
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export const configFactory = createServiceFactory({
-  service: coreServices.config,
-  deps: {},
-  async factory({}, options?: ConfigFactoryOptions) {
-    const { argv = process.argv, remote } = options ?? {};
-
-    const { config } = await loadBackendConfig({ argv, remote });
-    return config;
-  },
-});
+export const configFactory = createServiceFactory(
+  (options?: ConfigFactoryOptions) => ({
+    service: coreServices.config,
+    deps: {},
+    async factory({}) {
+      const { argv = process.argv, remote } = options ?? {};
+      const { config } = await loadBackendConfig({ argv, remote });
+      return config;
+    },
+  }),
+);