diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/overrides.py b/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/overrides.py
index f9de19ff1..66c83d463 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/overrides.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/overrides.py
@@ -1235,14 +1235,17 @@ def _minicpm_sala_overrides(server_args: Any, hf_config: Any) -> dict:
             "minicpm_flashattn": ("fa4" if is_blackwell_supported() else "fa3"),
             "minicpm_flashinfer": "flashinfer",
         }
-        for backend_field in (
-            "attention_backend",
-            "prefill_attention_backend",
-            "decode_attention_backend",
-        ):
-            dense_backend = dense_backends.get(getattr(server_args, backend_field))
-            if dense_backend is not None:
-                overrides[backend_field] = dense_backend
+        # Literal keys keep the written-field set statically derivable; a loop
+        # variable hides it from the census in test_chain_read_ratchet.py.
+        dense_attention = dense_backends.get(server_args.attention_backend)
+        if dense_attention is not None:
+            overrides["attention_backend"] = dense_attention
+        dense_prefill = dense_backends.get(server_args.prefill_attention_backend)
+        if dense_prefill is not None:
+            overrides["prefill_attention_backend"] = dense_prefill
+        dense_decode = dense_backends.get(server_args.decode_attention_backend)
+        if dense_decode is not None:
+            overrides["decode_attention_backend"] = dense_decode
     elif has_sparse_attention:
         uses_sparse_backend = server_args.is_attention_backend_not_set() or any(
             backend in ("minicpm_flashattn", "minicpm_flashinfer")
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/minicpm/backend.py b/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/minicpm/backend.py
index 657c41f97..b3dfea7e7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/minicpm/backend.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/minicpm/backend.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from sglang.srt.layers.attention.minicpm.attention_adapter import (
 )
 from sglang.srt.layers.attention.minicpm.cache import attach_compressed_cache
 from sglang.srt.model_executor.forward_batch_info import ForwardBatch
-from sglang.srt.runtime_context import get_parallel
+from sglang.srt.runtime_context import get_parallel, get_schedule
 from sglang.srt.utils import is_blackwell_supported, next_power_of_2
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class MiniCPMSparseBackend(AttentionBackend):
             "local_blocks": self.local_blocks,
             "dtype_str": dtype_str,
         }
-        chunked_prefill_size = model_runner.server_args.chunked_prefill_size
+        chunked_prefill_size = get_schedule().chunked_prefill_size
         if self.minicpm_fuse_topk and chunked_prefill_size <= 0:
             raise ValueError(
                 "MiniCPM fused top-k requires a positive --chunked-prefill-size."
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_metadata.py b/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_metadata.py
index ab0ea4b0a..6e501b1c9 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_metadata.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/layers/test_minicpm_sparse_metadata.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ with patch.dict(
     from sglang.srt.layers.attention.minicpm.sparse_utils import (
         CompressionLevelMetadata,
     )
+    from sglang.srt.runtime_context import get_context, get_schedule
 
 register_cpu_ci(est_time=5, suite="base-a-test-cpu")
 
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ def _construct_sparse_backend(
         token_to_kv_pool_allocator=SimpleNamespace(),
         server_args=SimpleNamespace(
             enable_memory_saver=False,
-            chunked_prefill_size=chunked_prefill_size,
         ),
         model_config=SimpleNamespace(
             hf_config=SimpleNamespace(
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def _construct_sparse_backend(
         ),
     )
     with (
+        get_schedule().override(chunked_prefill_size=chunked_prefill_size),
         patch.object(backend_module, "MiniCPMHybridConfig", SimpleNamespace),
         patch.object(backend_module, "is_blackwell_supported", return_value=blackwell),
         patch.object(
@@ -151,6 +152,15 @@ class _SingleTensorConversion:
 
 
 class TestMiniCPMSparseMetadata(CustomTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        # The backend reads chunked_prefill_size off the schedule bag, so the
+        # context has to be published before any construction; the helper
+        # scopes a different value on top of this one where a case needs it.
+        override = get_context().override_server_args(chunked_prefill_size=64)
+        override.install()
+        self.addCleanup(override.restore)
+
     def test_sparse_backend_rejects_context_too_short_for_layout(self):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(
             ValueError,
@@ -369,7 +379,6 @@ class TestMiniCPMSparseMetadata(CustomTestCase):
                 attention_backend="minicpm_flashattn",
                 disable_cuda_graph=False,
                 enable_memory_saver=False,
-                chunked_prefill_size=64,
             ),
             model_config=SimpleNamespace(
                 hf_config=hf_config,