diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
index 5ef9083e6..abf199793 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/configurator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import logging
 import re
 import socket
 import time
-from typing import cast
 from typing import DefaultDict
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
@@ -51,6 +50,47 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class OsOptions:
+    """
+    Dedicated class to describe the OS specificities (eg. paths, binary names)
+    that the Apache configurator needs to be aware to operate properly.
+    """
+    def __init__(self,
+                 server_root="/etc/apache2",
+                 vhost_root="/etc/apache2/sites-available",
+                 vhost_files="*",
+                 logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
+                 ctl="apache2ctl",
+                 version_cmd: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+                 restart_cmd: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+                 restart_cmd_alt: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+                 conftest_cmd: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+                 enmod: Optional[str] = None,
+                 dismod: Optional[str] = None,
+                 le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
+                 handle_modules=False,
+                 handle_sites=False,
+                 challenge_location="/etc/apache2",
+                 apache_bin: Optional[str] = None,
+                 ):
+        self.server_root = server_root
+        self.vhost_root = vhost_root
+        self.vhost_files = vhost_files
+        self.logs_root = logs_root
+        self.ctl = ctl
+        self.version_cmd = ['apache2ctl', '-v'] if not version_cmd else version_cmd
+        self.restart_cmd = ['apache2ctl', 'graceful'] if not restart_cmd else restart_cmd
+        self.restart_cmd_alt = restart_cmd_alt
+        self.conftest_cmd = ['apache2ctl', 'configtest'] if not conftest_cmd else conftest_cmd
+        self.enmod = enmod
+        self.dismod = dismod
+        self.le_vhost_ext = le_vhost_ext
+        self.handle_modules = handle_modules
+        self.handle_sites = handle_sites
+        self.challenge_location = challenge_location
+        self.bin = apache_bin
+
+
 # TODO: Augeas sections ie. <VirtualHost>, <IfModule> beginning and closing
 # tags need to be the same case, otherwise Augeas doesn't recognize them.
 # This is not able to be completely remedied by regular expressions because
@@ -106,27 +146,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
             " change depending on the operating system Certbot is run on.)"
         )
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
-        server_root="/etc/apache2",
-        vhost_root="/etc/apache2/sites-available",
-        vhost_files="*",
-        logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
-        ctl="apache2ctl",
-        version_cmd=['apache2ctl', '-v'],
-        restart_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'graceful'],
-        conftest_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
-        challenge_location="/etc/apache2",
-        bin=None
-    )
-
-    def option(self, key):
-        """Get a value from options"""
-        return self.options.get(key)
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions()
 
     def pick_apache_config(self, warn_on_no_mod_ssl=True):
         """
@@ -156,14 +176,14 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         for o in opts:
             # Config options use dashes instead of underscores
             if self.conf(o.replace("_", "-")) is not None:
-                self.options[o] = self.conf(o.replace("_", "-"))
+                setattr(self.options, o, self.conf(o.replace("_", "-")))
             else:
-                self.options[o] = self.OS_DEFAULTS[o]
+                setattr(self.options, o, getattr(self.OS_DEFAULTS, o))
 
         # Special cases
-        cast(List[str], self.options["version_cmd"])[0] = self.option("ctl")
-        cast(List[str], self.options["restart_cmd"])[0] = self.option("ctl")
-        cast(List[str], self.options["conftest_cmd"])[0] = self.option("ctl")
+        self.options.version_cmd[0] = self.options.ctl
+        self.options.restart_cmd[0] = self.options.ctl
+        self.options.conftest_cmd[0] = self.options.ctl
 
     @classmethod
     def add_parser_arguments(cls, add):
@@ -178,30 +198,30 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         else:
             # cls.OS_DEFAULTS can be distribution specific, see override classes
             DEFAULTS = cls.OS_DEFAULTS
-        add("enmod", default=DEFAULTS["enmod"],
+        add("enmod", default=DEFAULTS.enmod,
             help="Path to the Apache 'a2enmod' binary")
-        add("dismod", default=DEFAULTS["dismod"],
+        add("dismod", default=DEFAULTS.dismod,
             help="Path to the Apache 'a2dismod' binary")
-        add("le-vhost-ext", default=DEFAULTS["le_vhost_ext"],
+        add("le-vhost-ext", default=DEFAULTS.le_vhost_ext,
             help="SSL vhost configuration extension")
-        add("server-root", default=DEFAULTS["server_root"],
+        add("server-root", default=DEFAULTS.server_root,
             help="Apache server root directory")
         add("vhost-root", default=None,
             help="Apache server VirtualHost configuration root")
-        add("logs-root", default=DEFAULTS["logs_root"],
+        add("logs-root", default=DEFAULTS.logs_root,
             help="Apache server logs directory")
         add("challenge-location",
-            default=DEFAULTS["challenge_location"],
+            default=DEFAULTS.challenge_location,
             help="Directory path for challenge configuration")
-        add("handle-modules", default=DEFAULTS["handle_modules"],
+        add("handle-modules", default=DEFAULTS.handle_modules,
             help="Let installer handle enabling required modules for you " +
                  "(Only Ubuntu/Debian currently)")
-        add("handle-sites", default=DEFAULTS["handle_sites"],
+        add("handle-sites", default=DEFAULTS.handle_sites,
             help="Let installer handle enabling sites for you " +
                  "(Only Ubuntu/Debian currently)")
-        add("ctl", default=DEFAULTS["ctl"],
+        add("ctl", default=DEFAULTS.ctl,
             help="Full path to Apache control script")
-        add("bin", default=DEFAULTS["bin"],
+        add("bin", default=DEFAULTS.bin,
             help="Full path to apache2/httpd binary")
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -290,8 +310,8 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
             ssl_module_location = self.parser.standard_path_from_server_root(ssl_module_location)
         else:
             # Possibility B: ssl_module is statically linked into Apache
-            if self.option("bin"):
-                ssl_module_location = self.option("bin")
+            if self.options.bin:
+                ssl_module_location = self.options.bin
             else:
                 logger.warning("ssl_module is statically linked but --apache-bin is "
                                "missing; not disabling session tickets.")
@@ -321,7 +341,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         self._prepare_options()
 
         # Verify Apache is installed
-        self._verify_exe_availability(self.option("ctl"))
+        self._verify_exe_availability(self.options.ctl)
 
         # Make sure configuration is valid
         self.config_test()
@@ -361,20 +381,20 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         # We may try to enable mod_ssl later. If so, we shouldn't warn if we can't find it now.
         # This is currently only true for debian/ubuntu.
-        warn_on_no_mod_ssl = not self.option("handle_modules")
+        warn_on_no_mod_ssl = not self.options.handle_modules
         self.install_ssl_options_conf(self.mod_ssl_conf,
                                       self.updated_mod_ssl_conf_digest,
                                       warn_on_no_mod_ssl)
 
         # Prevent two Apache plugins from modifying a config at once
         try:
-            util.lock_dir_until_exit(self.option("server_root"))
+            util.lock_dir_until_exit(self.options.server_root)
         except (OSError, errors.LockError):
             logger.debug("Encountered error:", exc_info=True)
             raise errors.PluginError(
                 "Unable to create a lock file in {0}. Are you running"
                 " Certbot with sufficient privileges to modify your"
-                " Apache configuration?".format(self.option("server_root")))
+                " Apache configuration?".format(self.options.server_root))
         self._prepared = True
 
     def save(self, title=None, temporary=False):
@@ -449,7 +469,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         """Initializes the ApacheParser"""
         # If user provided vhost_root value in command line, use it
         return parser.ApacheParser(
-            self.option("server_root"), self.conf("vhost-root"),
+            self.options.server_root, self.conf("vhost-root"),
             self.version, configurator=self)
 
     def get_parsernode_root(self, metadata):
@@ -457,9 +477,9 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         if HAS_APACHECONFIG:
             apache_vars = {}
-            apache_vars["defines"] = apache_util.parse_defines(self.option("ctl"))
-            apache_vars["includes"] = apache_util.parse_includes(self.option("ctl"))
-            apache_vars["modules"] = apache_util.parse_modules(self.option("ctl"))
+            apache_vars["defines"] = apache_util.parse_defines(self.options.ctl)
+            apache_vars["includes"] = apache_util.parse_includes(self.options.ctl)
+            apache_vars["modules"] = apache_util.parse_modules(self.options.ctl)
             metadata["apache_vars"] = apache_vars
 
             with open(self.parser.loc["root"]) as f:
@@ -1311,7 +1331,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         :param boolean temp: If the change is temporary
         """
 
-        if self.option("handle_modules"):
+        if self.options.handle_modules:
             if self.version >= (2, 4) and ("socache_shmcb_module" not in
                                            self.parser.modules):
                 self.enable_mod("socache_shmcb", temp=temp)
@@ -1331,7 +1351,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         Duplicates vhost and adds default ssl options
         New vhost will reside as (nonssl_vhost.path) +
-        ``self.option("le_vhost_ext")``
+        ``self.options.le_vhost_ext``
 
         .. note:: This function saves the configuration
 
@@ -1430,15 +1450,15 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
         """
 
         if self.conf("vhost-root") and os.path.exists(self.conf("vhost-root")):
-            fp = os.path.join(filesystem.realpath(self.option("vhost_root")),
+            fp = os.path.join(filesystem.realpath(self.options.vhost_root),
                               os.path.basename(non_ssl_vh_fp))
         else:
             # Use non-ssl filepath
             fp = filesystem.realpath(non_ssl_vh_fp)
 
         if fp.endswith(".conf"):
-            return fp[:-(len(".conf"))] + self.option("le_vhost_ext")
-        return fp + self.option("le_vhost_ext")
+            return fp[:-(len(".conf"))] + self.options.le_vhost_ext
+        return fp + self.options.le_vhost_ext
 
     def _sift_rewrite_rule(self, line):
         """Decides whether a line should be copied to a SSL vhost.
@@ -2282,7 +2302,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
                             addr in self._get_proposed_addrs(ssl_vhost)),
                    servername, serveralias,
                    " ".join(rewrite_rule_args),
-                   self.option("logs_root")))
+                   self.options.logs_root))
 
     def _write_out_redirect(self, ssl_vhost, text):
         # This is the default name
@@ -2294,7 +2314,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
             if len(ssl_vhost.name) < (255 - (len(redirect_filename) + 1)):
                 redirect_filename = "le-redirect-%s.conf" % ssl_vhost.name
 
-        redirect_filepath = os.path.join(self.option("vhost_root"),
+        redirect_filepath = os.path.join(self.options.vhost_root,
                                          redirect_filename)
 
         # Register the new file that will be created
@@ -2414,19 +2434,18 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         """
         try:
-            util.run_script(self.option("restart_cmd"))
+            util.run_script(self.options.restart_cmd)
         except errors.SubprocessError as err:
             logger.info("Unable to restart apache using %s",
-                        self.option("restart_cmd"))
-            alt_restart = self.option("restart_cmd_alt")
+                        self.options.restart_cmd)
+            alt_restart = self.options.restart_cmd_alt
             if alt_restart:
                 logger.debug("Trying alternative restart command: %s",
                              alt_restart)
                 # There is an alternative restart command available
                 # This usually is "restart" verb while original is "graceful"
                 try:
-                    util.run_script(self.option(
-                        "restart_cmd_alt"))
+                    util.run_script(self.options.restart_cmd_alt)
                     return
                 except errors.SubprocessError as secerr:
                     error = str(secerr)
@@ -2441,7 +2460,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         """
         try:
-            util.run_script(self.option("conftest_cmd"))
+            util.run_script(self.options.conftest_cmd)
         except errors.SubprocessError as err:
             raise errors.MisconfigurationError(str(err))
 
@@ -2457,11 +2476,11 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(common.Installer):
 
         """
         try:
-            stdout, _ = util.run_script(self.option("version_cmd"))
+            stdout, _ = util.run_script(self.options.version_cmd)
         except errors.SubprocessError:
             raise errors.PluginError(
                 "Unable to run %s -v" %
-                self.option("version_cmd"))
+                self.options.version_cmd)
 
         regex = re.compile(r"Apache/([0-9\.]*)", re.IGNORECASE)
         matches = regex.findall(stdout)
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_arch.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_arch.py
index 1c3aed1dc..30d161a4e 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_arch.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_arch.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import zope.interface
 
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 
 @zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class ArchConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """Arch Linux specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         server_root="/etc/httpd",
         vhost_root="/etc/httpd/conf",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
@@ -18,11 +19,5 @@ class ArchConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         version_cmd=['apachectl', '-v'],
         restart_cmd=['apachectl', 'graceful'],
         conftest_cmd=['apachectl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/httpd/conf",
-        bin=None,
     )
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_centos.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_centos.py
index 98dc80e0b..c1a69885c 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_centos.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_centos.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from certbot.errors import MisconfigurationError
 from certbot_apache._internal import apache_util
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
 from certbot_apache._internal import parser
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class CentOSConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """CentOS specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         server_root="/etc/httpd",
         vhost_root="/etc/httpd/conf.d",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
@@ -30,13 +31,7 @@ class CentOSConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         restart_cmd=['apachectl', 'graceful'],
         restart_cmd_alt=['apachectl', 'restart'],
         conftest_cmd=['apachectl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/httpd/conf.d",
-        bin=None,
     )
 
     def config_test(self):
@@ -77,12 +72,14 @@ class CentOSConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         alternative restart cmd used in CentOS.
         """
         super()._prepare_options()
-        cast(List[str], self.options["restart_cmd_alt"])[0] = self.option("ctl")
+        if not self.options.restart_cmd_alt:  # pragma: no cover
+            raise ValueError("OS option restart_cmd_alt must be set for CentOS.")
+        self.options.restart_cmd_alt[0] = self.options.ctl
 
     def get_parser(self):
         """Initializes the ApacheParser"""
         return CentOSParser(
-            self.option("server_root"), self.option("vhost_root"),
+            self.options.server_root, self.options.vhost_root,
             self.version, configurator=self)
 
     def _deploy_cert(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_darwin.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_darwin.py
index 106f5fbab..e1dca7f5e 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_darwin.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_darwin.py
@@ -3,26 +3,19 @@ import zope.interface
 
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 
 @zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class DarwinConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """macOS specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
-        server_root="/etc/apache2",
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         vhost_root="/etc/apache2/other",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
-        logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
         ctl="apachectl",
         version_cmd=['apachectl', '-v'],
         restart_cmd=['apachectl', 'graceful'],
         conftest_cmd=['apachectl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/apache2/other",
-        bin=None,
     )
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_debian.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_debian.py
index c5f3b6e1a..7f12f4bbc 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_debian.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_debian.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from certbot.compat import filesystem
 from certbot.compat import os
 from certbot_apache._internal import apache_util
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,22 +19,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class DebianConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """Debian specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
-        server_root="/etc/apache2",
-        vhost_root="/etc/apache2/sites-available",
-        vhost_files="*",
-        logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
-        ctl="apache2ctl",
-        version_cmd=['apache2ctl', '-v'],
-        restart_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'graceful'],
-        conftest_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'configtest'],
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         enmod="a2enmod",
         dismod="a2dismod",
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
         handle_modules=True,
         handle_sites=True,
-        challenge_location="/etc/apache2",
-        bin=None,
     )
 
     def enable_site(self, vhost):
@@ -132,11 +122,11 @@ class DebianConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         # Generate reversal command.
         # Try to be safe here... check that we can probably reverse before
         # applying enmod command
-        if not util.exe_exists(self.option("dismod")):
+        if not util.exe_exists(self.options.dismod):
             raise errors.MisconfigurationError(
                 "Unable to find a2dismod, please make sure a2enmod and "
                 "a2dismod are configured correctly for certbot.")
 
         self.reverter.register_undo_command(
-            temp, [self.option("dismod"), "-f", mod_name])
-        util.run_script([self.option("enmod"), mod_name])
+            temp, [self.options.dismod, "-f", mod_name])
+        util.run_script([self.options.enmod, mod_name])
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_fedora.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_fedora.py
index 0f7970460..3b947a823 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_fedora.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_fedora.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 """ Distribution specific override class for Fedora 29+ """
-from typing import cast
-from typing import List
-
 import zope.interface
 
 from certbot import errors
@@ -10,13 +7,14 @@ from certbot import util
 from certbot_apache._internal import apache_util
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
 from certbot_apache._internal import parser
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 
 @zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class FedoraConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """Fedora 29+ specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         server_root="/etc/httpd",
         vhost_root="/etc/httpd/conf.d",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
@@ -26,13 +24,7 @@ class FedoraConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         restart_cmd=['apachectl', 'graceful'],
         restart_cmd_alt=['apachectl', 'restart'],
         conftest_cmd=['apachectl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/httpd/conf.d",
-        bin=None,
     )
 
     def config_test(self):
@@ -50,7 +42,7 @@ class FedoraConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     def get_parser(self):
         """Initializes the ApacheParser"""
         return FedoraParser(
-            self.option("server_root"), self.option("vhost_root"),
+            self.options.server_root, self.options.vhost_root,
             self.version, configurator=self)
 
     def _try_restart_fedora(self):
@@ -72,9 +64,11 @@ class FedoraConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         of Fedora to restart httpd.
         """
         super()._prepare_options()
-        cast(List[str], self.options["restart_cmd"])[0] = 'apachectl'
-        cast(List[str], self.options["restart_cmd_alt"])[0] = 'apachectl'
-        cast(List[str], self.options["conftest_cmd"])[0] = 'apachectl'
+        self.options.restart_cmd[0] = 'apachectl'
+        if not self.options.restart_cmd_alt:  # pragma: no cover
+            raise ValueError("OS option restart_cmd_alt must be set for Fedora.")
+        self.options.restart_cmd_alt[0] = 'apachectl'
+        self.options.conftest_cmd[0] = 'apachectl'
 
 
 class FedoraParser(parser.ApacheParser):
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_gentoo.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_gentoo.py
index 484e15532..1b86c925e 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_gentoo.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_gentoo.py
@@ -1,36 +1,23 @@
 """ Distribution specific override class for Gentoo Linux """
-from typing import cast
-from typing import List
-
 import zope.interface
 
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot_apache._internal import apache_util
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
 from certbot_apache._internal import parser
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 
 @zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class GentooConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """Gentoo specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         server_root="/etc/apache2",
         vhost_root="/etc/apache2/vhosts.d",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
-        logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
-        ctl="apache2ctl",
-        version_cmd=['apache2ctl', '-v'],
-        restart_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'graceful'],
         restart_cmd_alt=['apache2ctl', 'restart'],
-        conftest_cmd=['apache2ctl', 'configtest'],
-        enmod=None,
-        dismod=None,
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/apache2/vhosts.d",
-        bin=None,
     )
 
     def _prepare_options(self):
@@ -39,12 +26,14 @@ class GentooConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
         alternative restart cmd used in Gentoo.
         """
         super()._prepare_options()
-        cast(List[str], self.options["restart_cmd_alt"])[0] = self.option("ctl")
+        if not self.options.restart_cmd_alt:  # pragma: no cover
+            raise ValueError("OS option restart_cmd_alt must be set for Gentoo.")
+        self.options.restart_cmd_alt[0] = self.options.ctl
 
     def get_parser(self):
         """Initializes the ApacheParser"""
         return GentooParser(
-            self.option("server_root"), self.option("vhost_root"),
+            self.options.server_root, self.options.vhost_root,
             self.version, configurator=self)
 
 
@@ -69,7 +58,7 @@ class GentooParser(parser.ApacheParser):
 
     def update_modules(self):
         """Get loaded modules from httpd process, and add them to DOM"""
-        mod_cmd = [self.configurator.option("ctl"), "modules"]
+        mod_cmd = [self.configurator.options.ctl, "modules"]
         matches = apache_util.parse_from_subprocess(mod_cmd, r"(.*)_module")
         for mod in matches:
             self.add_mod(mod.strip())
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_suse.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_suse.py
index afce98dfa..d692fd239 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_suse.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/override_suse.py
@@ -3,26 +3,21 @@ import zope.interface
 
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot_apache._internal import configurator
+from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import OsOptions
 
 
 @zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class OpenSUSEConfigurator(configurator.ApacheConfigurator):
     """OpenSUSE specific ApacheConfigurator override class"""
 
-    OS_DEFAULTS = dict(
-        server_root="/etc/apache2",
+    OS_DEFAULTS = OsOptions(
         vhost_root="/etc/apache2/vhosts.d",
         vhost_files="*.conf",
-        logs_root="/var/log/apache2",
         ctl="apachectl",
         version_cmd=['apachectl', '-v'],
         restart_cmd=['apachectl', 'graceful'],
         conftest_cmd=['apachectl', 'configtest'],
         enmod="a2enmod",
         dismod="a2dismod",
-        le_vhost_ext="-le-ssl.conf",
-        handle_modules=False,
-        handle_sites=False,
         challenge_location="/etc/apache2/vhosts.d",
-        bin=None,
     )
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/parser.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/parser.py
index ff7e90f3b..141991ccc 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/parser.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/_internal/parser.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ApacheParser:
         # Must also attempt to parse additional virtual host root
         if vhostroot:
             self.parse_file(os.path.abspath(vhostroot) + "/" +
-                            self.configurator.option("vhost_files"))
+                            self.configurator.options.vhost_files)
 
         # check to see if there were unparsed define statements
         if version < (2, 4):
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class ApacheParser:
     def update_defines(self):
         """Updates the dictionary of known variables in the configuration"""
 
-        self.variables = apache_util.parse_defines(self.configurator.option("ctl"))
+        self.variables = apache_util.parse_defines(self.configurator.options.ctl)
 
     def update_includes(self):
         """Get includes from httpd process, and add them to DOM if needed"""
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class ApacheParser:
         # configuration files
         _ = self.find_dir("Include")
 
-        matches = apache_util.parse_includes(self.configurator.option("ctl"))
+        matches = apache_util.parse_includes(self.configurator.options.ctl)
         if matches:
             for i in matches:
                 if not self.parsed_in_current(i):
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class ApacheParser:
     def update_modules(self):
         """Get loaded modules from httpd process, and add them to DOM"""
 
-        matches = apache_util.parse_modules(self.configurator.option("ctl"))
+        matches = apache_util.parse_modules(self.configurator.options.ctl)
         for mod in matches:
             self.add_mod(mod.strip())
 
diff --git a/certbot-apache/tests/configurator_test.py b/certbot-apache/tests/configurator_test.py
index ad1f5f04d..8620955aa 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/tests/configurator_test.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/tests/configurator_test.py
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ class MultipleVhostsTest(util.ApacheTest):
                       "handle_modules", "handle_sites", "ctl"]
         exp = {}
 
-        for k in ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS:
+        for k in ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS.__dict__.keys():
             if k in parserargs:
-                exp[k.replace("_", "-")] = ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS[k]
+                exp[k.replace("_", "-")] = getattr(ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS, k)
         # Special cases
         exp["vhost-root"] = None
 
@@ -128,14 +128,13 @@ class MultipleVhostsTest(util.ApacheTest):
     def test_all_configurators_defaults_defined(self):
         from certbot_apache._internal.entrypoint import OVERRIDE_CLASSES
         from certbot_apache._internal.configurator import ApacheConfigurator
-        parameters = set(ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS.keys())
+        parameters = set(ApacheConfigurator.OS_DEFAULTS.__dict__.keys())
         for cls in OVERRIDE_CLASSES.values():
-            self.assertTrue(parameters.issubset(set(cls.OS_DEFAULTS.keys())))
+            self.assertTrue(parameters.issubset(set(cls.OS_DEFAULTS.__dict__.keys())))
 
     def test_constant(self):
         self.assertTrue("debian_apache_2_4/multiple_vhosts/apache" in
-                        self.config.option("server_root"))
-        self.assertEqual(self.config.option("nonexistent"), None)
+                        self.config.options.server_root)
 
     @certbot_util.patch_get_utility()
     def test_get_all_names(self, mock_getutility):
@@ -1774,7 +1773,7 @@ class InstallSslOptionsConfTest(util.ApacheTest):
         # ssl_module statically linked
         self.config._openssl_version = None
         self.config.parser.modules['ssl_module'] = None
-        self.config.options['bin'] = '/fake/path/to/httpd'
+        self.config.options.bin = '/fake/path/to/httpd'
         with mock.patch("certbot_apache._internal.configurator."
             "ApacheConfigurator._open_module_file") as mock_omf:
             mock_omf.return_value = some_string_contents
@@ -1810,7 +1809,7 @@ class InstallSslOptionsConfTest(util.ApacheTest):
 
         # When ssl_module is statically linked but --apache-bin not provided
         self.config._openssl_version = None
-        self.config.options['bin'] = None
+        self.config.options.bin = None
         self.config.parser.modules['ssl_module'] = None
         with mock.patch("certbot_apache._internal.configurator.logger.warning") as mock_log:
             self.assertEqual(self.config.openssl_version(), None)
diff --git a/certbot-apache/tests/parser_test.py b/certbot-apache/tests/parser_test.py
index 37d4eb782..e30eca153 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/tests/parser_test.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/tests/parser_test.py
@@ -305,11 +305,9 @@ class BasicParserTest(util.ParserTest):
         self.assertRaises(
             errors.PluginError, self.parser.update_runtime_variables)
 
-    @mock.patch("certbot_apache._internal.configurator.ApacheConfigurator.option")
     @mock.patch("certbot_apache._internal.apache_util.subprocess.Popen")
-    def test_update_runtime_vars_bad_ctl(self, mock_popen, mock_opt):
+    def test_update_runtime_vars_bad_ctl(self, mock_popen):
         mock_popen.side_effect = OSError
-        mock_opt.return_value = "nonexistent"
         self.assertRaises(
             errors.MisconfigurationError,
             self.parser.update_runtime_variables)
diff --git a/certbot-apache/tests/util.py b/certbot-apache/tests/util.py
index bd522d736..a0b44d188 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/tests/util.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/tests/util.py
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ def get_apache_configurator(
                                           version=version, use_parsernode=use_parsernode,
                                           openssl_version=openssl_version)
                     if not conf_vhost_path:
-                        config_class.OS_DEFAULTS["vhost_root"] = vhost_path
+                        config_class.OS_DEFAULTS.vhost_root = vhost_path
                     else:
                         # Custom virtualhost path was requested
                         config.config.apache_vhost_root = conf_vhost_path
-                    config.config.apache_ctl = config_class.OS_DEFAULTS["ctl"]
+                    config.config.apache_ctl = config_class.OS_DEFAULTS.ctl
                     config.prepare()
     return config
 
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/certbot_compatibility_test/configurators/apache/common.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/certbot_compatibility_test/configurators/apache/common.py
index f62635610..909a9d37c 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/certbot_compatibility_test/configurators/apache/common.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/certbot_compatibility_test/configurators/apache/common.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class Proxy(configurators_common.Proxy):
 
     def _prepare_configurator(self):
         """Prepares the Apache plugin for testing"""
-        for k in entrypoint.ENTRYPOINT.OS_DEFAULTS:
+        for k in entrypoint.ENTRYPOINT.OS_DEFAULTS.__dict__.keys():
             setattr(self.le_config, "apache_" + k,
-                    entrypoint.ENTRYPOINT.OS_DEFAULTS[k])
+                    getattr(entrypoint.ENTRYPOINT.OS_DEFAULTS, k))
 
         self._configurator = entrypoint.ENTRYPOINT(
             config=configuration.NamespaceConfig(self.le_config),