diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index fc00e137b..693878c92 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -148550,33 +148550,15 @@ async function parseRemoteFileAddress(actionState, configFile) {
 // src/config/file.ts
 var LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX = "./";
 var REMOTE_PATH_PREFIX = "remote=";
-async function getConfigFileInput({
-  logger,
-  actions,
-  features
-}, repositoryProperties) {
-  const input = actions.getOptionalInput("config-file");
-  if (input !== void 0) {
-    logger.info(`Using configuration file input from workflow: ${input}`);
-    return { value: input, source: "workflow" /* Workflow */ };
-  }
-  const propertyValue = repositoryProperties["github-codeql-config-file" /* CONFIG_FILE */];
-  if (propertyValue !== void 0 && propertyValue.trim().length > 0) {
-    const useRepositoryProperty = await features.getValue(
-      "config_file_repository_property" /* ConfigFileRepositoryProperty */
-    );
-    if (useRepositoryProperty) {
-      logger.info(
-        `Using configuration file input from repository property: ${propertyValue}`
-      );
-      return { value: propertyValue, source: "repository-property" /* RepositoryProperty */ };
-    } else {
-      logger.info(
-        "Ignoring configuration file input from repository property, because the corresponding feature flag is disabled."
-      );
-    }
-  }
-  return void 0;
+async function getConfigFileInput(action, repositoryProperties) {
+  const useRepositoryProperty = await action.features.getValue(
+    "config_file_repository_property" /* ConfigFileRepositoryProperty */
+  );
+  return getComputedInput(action, repositoryProperties, "config-file" /* ConfigFile */, {
+    repositoryPropertyFeatureEnabled: useRepositoryProperty,
+    allowForcedRepositoryPropertyValue: false,
+    repositoryPropertyName: "github-codeql-config-file" /* CONFIG_FILE */
+  });
 }
 async function getRemoteConfig(actionState, configFile, apiDetails) {
   const address = await parseRemoteFileAddress(actionState, configFile);
diff --git a/src/config/file.test.ts b/src/config/file.test.ts
index c77e8d179..0659937ad 100644
--- a/src/config/file.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/file.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test("getConfigFileInput returns input value", async (t) => {
         .returns(testInput);
     })
     .withArgs(repositoryProperties)
-    .logs(t, "Using configuration file input from workflow")
+    .logs(t, "Using config-file input from workflow")
     .passes(t.deepEqual, { value: testInput, source: InputSource.Workflow });
 });
 
@@ -51,30 +51,22 @@ test("getConfigFileInput returns repository property value", async (t) => {
   await callee(getConfigFileInput)
     .withFeatures([Feature.ConfigFileRepositoryProperty])
     .withArgs(repositoryProperties)
-    .logs(t, "Using configuration file input from repository property")
+    .logs(t, "Using config-file input from repository property")
     .passes(t.deepEqual, {
       value: repositoryProperties[RepositoryPropertyName.CONFIG_FILE],
       source: InputSource.RepositoryProperty,
     });
 });
 
-test("getConfigFileInput ignores empty repository property value", async (t) => {
-  // Since the repository property value is an empty/whitespace string, we should ignore it.
-  await callee(getConfigFileInput)
-    .withFeatures([Feature.ConfigFileRepositoryProperty])
-    .withArgs({ [RepositoryPropertyName.CONFIG_FILE]: "   " })
-    .passes(t.is, undefined);
-});
-
 test("getConfigFileInput ignores repository property value when FF is off", async (t) => {
   // Since the FF is off, we should ignore the repository property value.
   await callee(getConfigFileInput)
     .withFeatures([])
     .withArgs(repositoryProperties)
-    .notLogs(t, "Using configuration file input from repository property")
+    .notLogs(t, "Using config-file input from repository property")
     .logs(
       t,
-      "Ignoring configuration file input from repository property, because the corresponding feature flag is disabled.",
+      "Ignoring config-file input from repository property, because the corresponding feature flag is disabled.",
     )
     .passes(t.is, undefined);
 });
diff --git a/src/config/file.ts b/src/config/file.ts
index 0938386e0..5cb9d1993 100644
--- a/src/config/file.ts
+++ b/src/config/file.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { ConfigurationError } from "../util";
 
 import { parseUserConfig, UserConfig } from "./db-config";
-import { InputSource, type ComputedInput } from "./inputs";
+import { getComputedInput, InputName, type ComputedInput } from "./inputs";
 import { parseRemoteFileAddress } from "./remote-file";
 
 /**
@@ -29,42 +29,19 @@ export const REMOTE_PATH_PREFIX = "remote=";
  * Gets the value that is configured for the configuration file, if any.
  */
 export async function getConfigFileInput(
-  {
-    logger,
-    actions,
-    features,
-  }: ActionState<["Logger", "Actions", "FeatureFlags"]>,
+  action: ActionState<["Logger", "Actions", "FeatureFlags"]>,
   repositoryProperties: Partial<RepositoryProperties>,
 ): Promise<ComputedInput | undefined> {
-  const input = actions.getOptionalInput("config-file");
+  // Only use the repository property value if the FF is enabled.
+  const useRepositoryProperty = await action.features.getValue(
+    Feature.ConfigFileRepositoryProperty,
+  );
 
-  if (input !== undefined) {
-    logger.info(`Using configuration file input from workflow: ${input}`);
-    return { value: input, source: InputSource.Workflow };
-  }
-
-  const propertyValue =
-    repositoryProperties[RepositoryPropertyName.CONFIG_FILE];
-
-  if (propertyValue !== undefined && propertyValue.trim().length > 0) {
-    // Only use the repository property value if the FF is enabled.
-    const useRepositoryProperty = await features.getValue(
-      Feature.ConfigFileRepositoryProperty,
-    );
-
-    if (useRepositoryProperty) {
-      logger.info(
-        `Using configuration file input from repository property: ${propertyValue}`,
-      );
-      return { value: propertyValue, source: InputSource.RepositoryProperty };
-    } else {
-      logger.info(
-        "Ignoring configuration file input from repository property, because the corresponding feature flag is disabled.",
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  return undefined;
+  return getComputedInput(action, repositoryProperties, InputName.ConfigFile, {
+    repositoryPropertyFeatureEnabled: useRepositoryProperty,
+    allowForcedRepositoryPropertyValue: false,
+    repositoryPropertyName: RepositoryPropertyName.CONFIG_FILE,
+  });
 }
 
 /**