diff --git a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/RoutingProfile.java b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/RoutingProfile.java
index c127c363fb..61618715b6 100644
--- a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/RoutingProfile.java
+++ b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/RoutingProfile.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public static ORSGraphHopper initGraphHopper(EngineConfig engineConfig, RoutePro
 
     private static ORSGraphHopperConfig createGHSettings(String sourceFile, RouteProfileConfiguration config) {
         ORSGraphHopperConfig ghConfig = new ORSGraphHopperConfig();
-        ghConfig.putObject("graph.dataaccess", "RAM_STORE");
+        ghConfig.putObject("graph.dataaccess", config.getGraphDataAccess());
         ghConfig.putObject("datareader.file", sourceFile);
         ghConfig.putObject("graph.location", config.getGraphPath());
         ghConfig.putObject("graph.bytes_for_flags", config.getEncoderFlagsSize());
diff --git a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RouteProfileConfiguration.java b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RouteProfileConfiguration.java
index 75a9d7cd53..d9a027a01b 100644
--- a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RouteProfileConfiguration.java
+++ b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RouteProfileConfiguration.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class RouteProfileConfiguration {
 
     private boolean turnCostEnabled = false;
     private boolean enforceTurnCosts = false;
+    private String graphDataAccess = "RAM_STORE";
 
     public RouteProfileConfiguration() {
         extStorages = new HashMap<>();
@@ -367,4 +368,55 @@ public int getMaximumVisitedNodesPT() {
     public void setMaximumVisitedNodesPT(int maximumVisitedNodesPT) {
         this.maximumVisitedNodesPT = maximumVisitedNodesPT;
     }
+
+    public String getGraphDataAccess() {
+        return graphDataAccess;
+    }
+
+    public void setGraphDataAccess(String graphDataAccess) {
+        this.graphDataAccess = graphDataAccess;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "RouteProfileConfiguration{" +
+                "name='" + name + '\'' +
+                ", enabled=" + enabled +
+                ", profiles='" + profiles + '\'' +
+                ", graphPath='" + graphPath + '\'' +
+                ", extStorages=" + extStorages +
+                ", graphBuilders=" + graphBuilders +
+                ", maximumDistance=" + maximumDistance +
+                ", maximumDistanceDynamicWeights=" + maximumDistanceDynamicWeights +
+                ", maximumDistanceAvoidAreas=" + maximumDistanceAvoidAreas +
+                ", maximumDistanceAlternativeRoutes=" + maximumDistanceAlternativeRoutes +
+                ", maximumDistanceRoundTripRoutes=" + maximumDistanceRoundTripRoutes +
+                ", maximumWayPoints=" + maximumWayPoints +
+                ", instructions=" + instructions +
+                ", optimize=" + optimize +
+                ", encoderFlagsSize=" + encoderFlagsSize +
+                ", encoderOptions='" + encoderOptions + '\'' +
+                ", gtfsFile='" + gtfsFile + '\'' +
+                ", isochronePreparationOpts=" + isochronePreparationOpts +
+                ", preparationOpts=" + preparationOpts +
+                ", executionOpts=" + executionOpts +
+                ", elevationProvider='" + elevationProvider + '\'' +
+                ", elevationCachePath='" + elevationCachePath + '\'' +
+                ", elevationDataAccess='" + elevationDataAccess + '\'' +
+                ", elevationCacheClear=" + elevationCacheClear +
+                ", elevationSmoothing=" + elevationSmoothing +
+                ", interpolateBridgesAndTunnels=" + interpolateBridgesAndTunnels +
+                ", maximumSnappingRadius=" + maximumSnappingRadius +
+                ", extent=" + extent +
+                ", hasMaximumSnappingRadius=" + hasMaximumSnappingRadius +
+                ", locationIndexResolution=" + locationIndexResolution +
+                ", locationIndexSearchIterations=" + locationIndexSearchIterations +
+                ", maximumSpeedLowerBound=" + maximumSpeedLowerBound +
+                ", trafficExpirationMin=" + trafficExpirationMin +
+                ", maximumVisitedNodesPT=" + maximumVisitedNodesPT +
+                ", turnCostEnabled=" + turnCostEnabled +
+                ", enforceTurnCosts=" + enforceTurnCosts +
+                ", graphDataAccess='" + graphDataAccess + '\'' +
+                '}';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RoutingManagerConfiguration.java b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RoutingManagerConfiguration.java
index e0ab28a1e0..252ec1bac8 100644
--- a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RoutingManagerConfiguration.java
+++ b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/configuration/RoutingManagerConfiguration.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class RoutingManagerConfiguration {
+    public static final String PARAM_GRAPH_DATA_ACCESS = "graph_data_access";
     public static final String PARAM_ELEVATION_CACHE_CLEAR = "elevation_cache_clear";
     public static final String PARAM_ELEVATION_DATA_ACCESS = "elevation_data_access";
     public static final String PARAM_ELEVATION_SMOOTHING = "elevation_smoothing";
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ else if (defaultParams != null) {
             if (profileParams != null) {
                 for (Map.Entry<String, Object> paramItem : profileParams.entrySet()) {
                     switch (paramItem.getKey()) {
+                        case PARAM_GRAPH_DATA_ACCESS:
+                            profile.setGraphDataAccess(StringUtility.trimQuotes(paramItem.getValue().toString()));
+                            break;
                         case "preparation":
                             profile.setPreparationOpts(ConfigFactory.parseString(paramItem.getValue().toString()));
                             break;