diff --git a/libV2/tasks/BaseTask.js b/libV2/tasks/BaseTask.js
index 6464fa3d..20bbfc62 100644
--- a/libV2/tasks/BaseTask.js
+++ b/libV2/tasks/BaseTask.js
@@ -117,18 +117,20 @@ class BaseTask extends Process {
     }
 
     get schedule() {
-        if (this._program.now) {
+        const opts = this._program.opts();
+        if (opts.now) {
             return Now;
         }
-        if (this._program.schedule) {
-            return this._program.schedule;
+        if (opts.schedule) {
+            return opts.schedule;
         }
         return this._defaultSchedule;
     }
 
     get lag() {
-        if (this._program.lag !== undefined) {
-            return this._program.lag;
+        const opts = this._program.opts();
+        if (opts.lag !== undefined) {
+            return opts.lag;
         }
         return this._defaultLag;
     }
diff --git a/libV2/tasks/DiskUsage.js b/libV2/tasks/DiskUsage.js
index cf38102b..2d97e4cb 100644
--- a/libV2/tasks/DiskUsage.js
+++ b/libV2/tasks/DiskUsage.js
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ class MonitorDiskUsage extends BaseTask {
     }
 
     get isLeader() {
-        return this._program.leader !== undefined;
+        return this._program.opts().leader !== undefined;
     }
 
     get isManualUnlock() {
-        return this._program.unlock !== undefined;
+        return this._program.opts().unlock !== undefined;
     }
 
     get isManualLock() {
-        return this._program.lock !== undefined;
+        return this._program.opts().lock !== undefined;
     }
 
     async _getUsage(path) {
diff --git a/libV2/tasks/ManualAdjust.js b/libV2/tasks/ManualAdjust.js
index a9ed0add..639b26ae 100644
--- a/libV2/tasks/ManualAdjust.js
+++ b/libV2/tasks/ManualAdjust.js
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ class ManualAdjust extends BaseTask {
     }
 
     async _start() {
+        const opts = this._program.opts();
         this._utapiClient = new UtapiClient({
-            host: this._program.host,
-            port: this._program.port,
+            host: opts.host,
+            port: opts.port,
             disableRetryCache: true,
         });
         await super._start();
@@ -42,38 +43,39 @@ class ManualAdjust extends BaseTask {
     async _execute() {
         const timestamp = Date.now();
 
-        const objectDelta = this._program.objects;
-        const sizeDelta = this._program.storage;
+        const opts = this._program.opts();
+        const objectDelta = opts.objects;
+        const sizeDelta = opts.storage;
 
-        if (!this._program.bucket.length && !this._program.account.length && !this._program.user.length) {
+        if (!opts.bucket.length && !opts.account.length && !opts.user.length) {
             throw Error('You must provided at least one of --bucket, --account or --user');
         }
 
         logger.info('writing adjustments');
-        if (this._program.bucket.length) {
+        if (opts.bucket.length) {
             logger.info('adjusting buckets');
             await async.eachSeries(
-                this._program.bucket,
+                opts.bucket,
                 async bucket => this._pushAdjustmentMetric({
                     bucket, objectDelta, sizeDelta, timestamp,
                 }),
             );
         }
 
-        if (this._program.account.length) {
+        if (opts.account.length) {
             logger.info('adjusting accounts');
             await async.eachSeries(
-                this._program.account,
+                opts.account,
                 async account => this._pushAdjustmentMetric({
                     account, objectDelta, sizeDelta, timestamp,
                 }),
             );
         }
 
-        if (this._program.user.length) {
+        if (opts.user.length) {
             logger.info('adjusting users');
             await async.eachSeries(
-                this._program.user,
+                opts.user,
                 async user => this._pushAdjustmentMetric({
                     user, objectDelta, sizeDelta, timestamp,
                 }),
diff --git a/libV2/tasks/Reindex.js b/libV2/tasks/Reindex.js
index 7319c07f..c60f80ec 100644
--- a/libV2/tasks/Reindex.js
+++ b/libV2/tasks/Reindex.js
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ class ReindexTask extends BaseTask {
     }
 
     get targetBuckets() {
-        if (this._program.bucket.length) {
-            return this._program.bucket.map(name => ({ name }));
+        const opts = this._program.opts();
+        if (opts.bucket.length) {
+            return opts.bucket.map(name => ({ name }));
         }
         return metadata.listBuckets();
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1f24e71..37c2bb9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22"
   },
-  "version": "8.2.4",
+  "version": "8.2.5",
   "description": "API for tracking resource utilization and reporting metrics",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/tests/functional/softLimit/testSoftLimit.js b/tests/functional/softLimit/testSoftLimit.js
index fc90b91d..ed174c83 100644
--- a/tests/functional/softLimit/testSoftLimit.js
+++ b/tests/functional/softLimit/testSoftLimit.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('Test MonitorDiskUsage soft limit', function () {
         task = new MonitorDiskUsage({ warp10: warp10Clients });
         await task.setup();
         task._expirationEnabled = true;
-        task._program.leader = true;
+        task._program.opts = () => ({ leader: true });
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/server/testGetStorage.js b/tests/functional/v2/server/testGetStorage.js
index a24f8097..fb98ddd2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/server/testGetStorage.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/server/testGetStorage.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('Test getStorage handler', function () {
         await cacheClient.connect();
 
         ingestTask = new IngestShard({ warp10: [warp10Clients[0]] });
-        ingestTask._program = { lag: 0 };
+        ingestTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0 }) };
         await ingestTask._cache.connect();
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateCheckpoint.js b/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateCheckpoint.js
index 248d42ad..27025cdf 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateCheckpoint.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateCheckpoint.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Test CreateCheckpoint', function () {
         warp10 = new Warp10Client({ nodeId: prefix });
         checkpointTask = new CreateCheckpoint({ warp10: [warp10], enableMetrics: true });
         await checkpointTask.setup();
-        checkpointTask._program = { lag: 0, nodeId: prefix };
+        checkpointTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0, nodeId: prefix }) };
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateSnapshot.js b/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateSnapshot.js
index fd288446..b26c9e4c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateSnapshot.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/task/testCreateSnapshot.js
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ describe('Test CreateSnapshot', function () {
         warp10 = new Warp10Client({ nodeId: prefix });
 
         checkpointTask = new CreateCheckpoint({ warp10: [warp10] });
-        checkpointTask._program = { lag: 0, nodeId: prefix };
+        checkpointTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0, nodeId: prefix }) };
 
         snapshotTask = new CreateSnapshot({ warp10: [warp10], enableMetrics: true });
         await snapshotTask.setup();
-        snapshotTask._program = { lag: 0, nodeId: prefix };
+        snapshotTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0, nodeId: prefix }) };
 
         repairTask = new RepairTask({ warp10: [warp10] });
-        repairTask._program = { lag: 0, nodeId: prefix };
+        repairTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0, nodeId: prefix }) };
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/task/testIngestShards.js b/tests/functional/v2/task/testIngestShards.js
index af943a3b..f48e6cba 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/task/testIngestShards.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/task/testIngestShards.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('Test IngestShards', function () {
         ingestTask = new IngestShard({ warp10: [warp10], enableMetrics: true });
         await ingestTask.setup();
         ingestTask._cache._cacheBackend._prefix = prefix;
-        ingestTask._program = { lag: 0 };
+        ingestTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0 }) };
         await ingestTask._cache.connect();
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/task/testReindex.js b/tests/functional/v2/task/testReindex.js
index d7041726..0371c603 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/task/testReindex.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/task/testReindex.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Test ReindexTask', function () {
         prefix = uuid();
         warp10 = new Warp10Client({ nodeId: prefix });
         reindexTask = new ReindexTask({ warp10: [warp10] });
-        reindexTask._program = { bucket: [], nodeId: prefix };
+        reindexTask._program = { opts: () => ({ bucket: [], nodeId: prefix }) };
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/task/testRepair.js b/tests/functional/v2/task/testRepair.js
index e6d13545..68bb0ff0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/task/testRepair.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/task/testRepair.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Test Repair', function () {
         warp10 = new Warp10Client({ nodeId: prefix });
         repairTask = new RepairTask({ warp10: [warp10], enableMetrics: true });
         await repairTask.setup();
-        repairTask._program = { lag: 0, nodeId: prefix };
+        repairTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0, nodeId: prefix }) };
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/tests/functional/v2/testClient.js b/tests/functional/v2/testClient.js
index 33307306..4913581f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/v2/testClient.js
+++ b/tests/functional/v2/testClient.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('Test UtapiClient', function () {
             await cacheClient.connect();
 
             ingestTask = new IngestShard({ warp10: [warp10] });
-            ingestTask._program = { lag: 0 };
+            ingestTask._program = { opts: () => ({ lag: 0 }) };
             await ingestTask._cache.connect();
         });
 
@@ -245,4 +245,3 @@ describe('Test UtapiClient', function () {
         });
     });
 });
-