diff --git a/lib/lb.c b/lib/lb.c
index fe6070a40..41564fe9b 100644
--- a/lib/lb.c
+++ b/lib/lb.c
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ ovn_northd_lb_create(const struct nbrec_load_balancer *nbrec_lb)
     lb->n_vips = smap_count(&nbrec_lb->vips);
     lb->vips = xcalloc(lb->n_vips, sizeof *lb->vips);
     lb->vips_nb = xcalloc(lb->n_vips, sizeof *lb->vips_nb);
+    lb->routable = smap_get_bool(&nbrec_lb->options, "add_route", false);
+    lb->skip_snat = smap_get_bool(&nbrec_lb->options, "skip_snat", false);
+    const char *mode =
+        smap_get_def(&nbrec_lb->options, "neighbor_responder", "reachable");
+    lb->neighbor_responder_mode = strcmp(mode, "all")
+                                  ? LB_NEIGH_RESPOND_REACHABLE
+                                  : LB_NEIGH_RESPOND_ALL;
     sset_init(&lb->ips_v4);
     sset_init(&lb->ips_v6);
     struct smap_node *node;
diff --git a/lib/lb.h b/lib/lb.h
index d7bc28e18..add934fef 100644
--- a/lib/lb.h
+++ b/lib/lb.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ struct sbrec_datapath_binding;
 struct ovn_port;
 struct uuid;
 
+enum lb_neighbor_responder_mode {
+    LB_NEIGH_RESPOND_REACHABLE,
+    LB_NEIGH_RESPOND_ALL,
+};
+
 struct ovn_northd_lb {
     struct hmap_node hmap_node;
 
@@ -40,6 +45,10 @@ struct ovn_northd_lb {
     struct ovn_northd_lb_vip *vips_nb;
     size_t n_vips;
 
+    bool routable;
+    bool skip_snat;
+    enum lb_neighbor_responder_mode neighbor_responder_mode;
+
     struct sset ips_v4;
     struct sset ips_v6;
 
diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
index c202d27d5..a942346bd 100644
--- a/northd/northd.c
+++ b/northd/northd.c
@@ -3824,18 +3824,17 @@ build_lb_vip_actions(struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
 static void
 build_lrouter_lb_ips(struct ovn_datapath *od, const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb)
 {
-    bool is_routable = smap_get_bool(&lb->nlb->options, "add_route",  false);
     const char *ip_address;
 
     SSET_FOR_EACH (ip_address, &lb->ips_v4) {
         sset_add(&od->lb_ips_v4, ip_address);
-        if (is_routable) {
+        if (lb->routable) {
             sset_add(&od->lb_ips_v4_routable, ip_address);
         }
     }
     SSET_FOR_EACH (ip_address, &lb->ips_v6) {
         sset_add(&od->lb_ips_v6, ip_address);
-        if (is_routable) {
+        if (lb->routable) {
             sset_add(&od->lb_ips_v6_routable, ip_address);
         }
     }
@@ -4007,13 +4006,10 @@ static void
 build_lrouter_lb_reachable_ips(struct ovn_datapath *od,
                                const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb)
 {
-    const char *neighbor_responder_mode =
-        smap_get_def(&lb->nlb->options, "neighbor_responder", "reachable");
-
     /* If configured to reply to neighbor requests for all VIPs force them
      * all to be considered "reachable".
      */
-    if (!strcmp(neighbor_responder_mode, "all")) {
+    if (lb->neighbor_responder_mode == LB_NEIGH_RESPOND_ALL) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < lb->n_vips; i++) {
             if (IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&lb->vips[i].vip)) {
                 sset_add(&od->lb_ips_v4_reachable, lb->vips[i].vip_str);
@@ -9958,8 +9954,7 @@ build_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
                       lb_vip->vip_str);
     }
 
-    bool lb_skip_snat = smap_get_bool(&lb->nlb->options, "skip_snat", false);
-    if (lb_skip_snat) {
+    if (lb->skip_snat) {
         skip_snat_new_action = xasprintf("flags.skip_snat_for_lb = 1; %s",
                                          ds_cstr(action));
         skip_snat_est_action = xasprintf("flags.skip_snat_for_lb = 1; "
@@ -10043,7 +10038,7 @@ build_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
     for (size_t i = 0; i < lb->n_nb_lr; i++) {
         struct ovn_datapath *od = lb->nb_lr[i];
         if (!od->n_l3dgw_ports) {
-            if (lb_skip_snat) {
+            if (lb->skip_snat) {
                 gw_router_skip_snat[n_gw_router_skip_snat++] = od;
             } else if (!lport_addresses_is_empty(&od->lb_force_snat_addrs) ||
                        od->lb_force_snat_router_ip) {
@@ -10114,7 +10109,7 @@ build_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
                                     od->l3dgw_ports[0]->cr_port->json_key);
         }
 
-        if (lb_skip_snat) {
+        if (lb->skip_snat) {
             ovn_lflow_add_with_hint__(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_DNAT, prio,
                                       new_match_p, skip_snat_new_action,
                                       NULL, meter, &lb->nlb->header_);
@@ -10154,7 +10149,7 @@ build_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
             ds_cstr(&undnat_match),
             od->l3dgw_ports[0]->json_key,
             od->l3dgw_ports[0]->cr_port->json_key);
-        if (lb_skip_snat) {
+        if (lb->skip_snat) {
             ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_OUT_UNDNAT, 120,
                                     undnat_match_p, skip_snat_est_action,
                                     &lb->nlb->header_);
