diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
index 43942ba2db..8d37a12211 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use crate::tenant::block_io::BlockReader;
 use crate::tenant::ephemeral_file::EphemeralFile;
 use crate::tenant::storage_layer::ValueReconstructResult;
 use crate::tenant::timeline::GetVectoredError;
-use crate::tenant::{PageReconstructError, Timeline};
+use crate::tenant::{AttachedTenantConf, PageReconstructError, Timeline};
 use crate::{page_cache, walrecord};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, ensure, Result};
+use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use pageserver_api::keyspace::KeySpace;
 use pageserver_api::models::InMemoryLayerInfo;
 use pageserver_api::shard::TenantShardId;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ use super::{
 pub(crate) struct InMemoryLayerFileId(page_cache::FileId);
 
 pub struct InMemoryLayer {
+    tenant_conf: Arc<ArcSwap<AttachedTenantConf>>,
     conf: &'static PageServerConf,
     tenant_shard_id: TenantShardId,
     timeline_id: TimelineId,
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ impl InMemoryLayer {
     /// Create a new, empty, in-memory layer
     pub async fn create(
         conf: &'static PageServerConf,
+        tenant_conf: Arc<ArcSwap<AttachedTenantConf>>,
         timeline_id: TimelineId,
         tenant_shard_id: TenantShardId,
         start_lsn: Lsn,
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
index c5eda44b7d..ca9801f4a7 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ impl Timeline {
                 generation,
                 shard_identity,
                 pg_version,
-                layers: Default::default(),
+                layers: LayerManager::new(Arc::clone(&tenant_conf)),
 
                 walredo_mgr,
                 walreceiver: Mutex::new(None),
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/layer_manager.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/layer_manager.rs
index d54dc1642c..da5dbbcb4d 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/layer_manager.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/layer_manager.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Context, Result};
+use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use pageserver_api::shard::TenantShardId;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use tracing::trace;
@@ -11,22 +12,29 @@ use crate::{
     config::PageServerConf,
     metrics::TimelineMetrics,
     tenant::{
-        layer_map::{BatchedUpdates, LayerMap},
-        storage_layer::{
+        layer_map::{BatchedUpdates, LayerMap}, storage_layer::{
             AsLayerDesc, InMemoryLayer, Layer, PersistentLayerDesc, PersistentLayerKey,
             ResidentLayer,
-        },
+        }, AttachedTenantConf
     },
 };
 
 /// Provides semantic APIs to manipulate the layer map.
-#[derive(Default)]
 pub(crate) struct LayerManager {
     layer_map: LayerMap,
     layer_fmgr: LayerFileManager<Layer>,
+    tenant_conf: Arc<ArcSwap<AttachedTenantConf>>
 }
 
 impl LayerManager {
+    pub(crate) fn new(tenant_conf: Arc<ArcSwap<AttachedTenantConf>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            layer_map: LayerMap::default(),
+            layer_fmgr: LayerFileManager::default(),
+            tenant_conf
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn get_from_desc(&self, desc: &PersistentLayerDesc) -> Layer {
         self.layer_fmgr.get_from_desc(desc)
     }
@@ -105,7 +113,7 @@ impl LayerManager {
             );
 
             let new_layer =
-                InMemoryLayer::create(conf, timeline_id, tenant_shard_id, start_lsn).await?;
+                InMemoryLayer::create(conf, Arc::clone(&self.tenant_conf), timeline_id, tenant_shard_id, start_lsn).await?;
             let layer = Arc::new(new_layer);
 
             self.layer_map.open_layer = Some(layer.clone());