diff --git a/python/spacewalk.changes.nodeg.context_manager_fix_reposync b/python/spacewalk.changes.nodeg.context_manager_fix_reposync
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e242809fb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/spacewalk.changes.nodeg.context_manager_fix_reposync
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- fix `AttributeError: ENABLE_NVREA` for reposyncing (bsc#1226273)
diff --git a/python/spacewalk/server/importlib/backend.py b/python/spacewalk/server/importlib/backend.py
index a7f576536fbd..953c27ad0372 100644
--- a/python/spacewalk/server/importlib/backend.py
+++ b/python/spacewalk/server/importlib/backend.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 from uyuni.common.usix import raise_with_tb
 from uyuni.common import rhn_rpm
-from spacewalk.common.rhnConfig import CFG
+from spacewalk.common.rhnConfig import cfg_component
 from spacewalk.common.rhnException import rhnFault
 from spacewalk.common.rhnLog import log_debug
 from spacewalk.satellite_tools import syncLib
@@ -171,11 +171,9 @@ def processCapabilities(self, capabilityHash):
 
     # pylint: disable-next=invalid-name
     def processChangeLog(self, changelogHash):
-        if (
-            CFG.has_key("package_import_skip_changelog")
-            and CFG.package_import_skip_changelog
-        ):
-            return
+        with cfg_component(None) as cfg:
+            if cfg.get("package_import_skip_changelog"):
+                return None
 
         if not changelogHash:
             return
@@ -1123,12 +1121,9 @@ def processPackages(
             "susePackageEula": "package_id",
             "rhnPackageExtraTag": "package_id",
         }
-
-        if (
-            CFG.has_key("package_import_skip_changelog")
-            and CFG.package_import_skip_changelog
-        ):
-            del childTables["rhnPackageChangeLogRec"]
+        with cfg_component(None) as cfg:
+            if cfg.get("package_import_skip_changelog"):
+                del childTables["rhnPackageChangeLogRec"]
 
         for package in packages:
             if not isinstance(package, Package):
@@ -1206,11 +1201,13 @@ def update_channels_affected_by_errata(self, dml):
         affected_errata_ids = {}
         for op_type in ["insert", "update", "delete"]:
             op_values = getattr(dml, op_type)
-            for table_name, values_hash in list(op_values.items()):
+            for table_name, values_hash in op_values.items():
                 if table_name == "rhnErrata":
                     field = "id"
                 elif "errata_id" in values_hash:
                     field = "errata_id"
+                else:
+                    continue
 
                 # Now we know in which field to look for changes
                 for erratum_id in values_hash[field]:
@@ -3295,10 +3292,11 @@ def _do_diff(self, data, table_name, uq_fields, fields):
     def validate_pks(self):
         # If nevra is enabled use checksum as primary key
         tbs = self.tables["rhnPackage"]
-        if not CFG.ENABLE_NVREA:
-            # remove checksum from a primary key if nevra is disabled.
-            if "checksum_id" in tbs.pk:
-                tbs.pk.remove("checksum_id")
+        with cfg_component("server") as cfg:
+            if not cfg.ENABLE_NVREA:
+                # remove checksum from a primary key if nevra is disabled.
+                if "checksum_id" in tbs.pk:
+                    tbs.pk.remove("checksum_id")
 
 
 # Returns a tuple for the hash's values