diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8783-preserve-parameters-provided-from-task-in-zypper-module.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/8783-preserve-parameters-provided-from-task-in-zypper-module.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aab575a0809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8783-preserve-parameters-provided-from-task-in-zypper-module.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - zypper-module - only read attributes ``enabled``, ``disable_gpg_check`` and ``autorefresh`` from local repo files, if the parameters were not already provided by the task parameters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9108).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zypper_repository.py b/plugins/modules/zypper_repository.py
index 5a0356cc37b..716fd6e5fa5 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zypper_repository.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zypper_repository.py
@@ -356,19 +356,6 @@ def main():
         'name': module.params['description'],
         'priority': module.params['priority'],
     }
-    # rewrite bools in the language that zypper lr -x provides for easier comparison
-    if module.params['enabled']:
-        repodata['enabled'] = '1'
-    else:
-        repodata['enabled'] = '0'
-    if module.params['disable_gpg_check']:
-        repodata['gpgcheck'] = '0'
-    else:
-        repodata['gpgcheck'] = '1'
-    if module.params['autorefresh']:
-        repodata['autorefresh'] = '1'
-    else:
-        repodata['autorefresh'] = '0'
 
     def exit_unchanged():
         module.exit_json(changed=False, repodata=repodata, state=state)
@@ -393,6 +380,14 @@ def exit_unchanged():
         if not alias and state == "present":
             module.fail_json(msg='Name required when adding non-repo files.')
 
+    # fill boolean attributes with defaults
+    if 'enabled' not in repodata:
+        repodata['enabled'] = '0'
+    if 'autorefresh' not in repodata:
+        repodata['autorefresh'] = '0'
+    if 'gpgcheck' not in repodata:
+        repodata['gpgcheck'] = '0'
+
     # Download / Open and parse .repo file to ensure idempotency
     if repo and repo.endswith('.repo'):
         if repo.startswith(('http://', 'https://')):
@@ -443,6 +438,12 @@ def exit_unchanged():
         if 'gpgcheck' in repofile_items:
             repodata['gpgcheck'] = repofile_items['gpgcheck']
 
+    # override boolean parameters in repodata with provided entries in module.params
+    # in the language that zypper lr -x provides for easier comparison
+    repodata['enabled'] = '1' if module.params['enabled'] else '0'
+    repodata['gpgcheck'] = '0' if module.params['disable_gpg_check'] else '1'
+    repodata['autorefresh'] = '1' if module.params['autorefresh'] else '0'
+
     exists, mod, old_repos = repo_exists(module, repodata, overwrite_multiple)
 
     if alias:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/zypper_repository/tasks/zypper_repository.yml b/tests/integration/targets/zypper_repository/tasks/zypper_repository.yml
index ec362af1088..1d6f83dedeb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/zypper_repository/tasks/zypper_repository.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/zypper_repository/tasks/zypper_repository.yml
@@ -246,6 +246,44 @@
       that:
         - added_again_by_repo_file is not changed
 
+  - name: change the repository config by name with flag - disable
+    community.general.zypper_repository:
+      name: systemsmanagement_Uyuni_Stable
+      state: present
+      enabled: false
+    register: modified_repo_file_result
+
+  - name: modified_repo_file_result is changed
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - modified_repo_file_result is changed
+
+  - name: get repository details again from zypper after disabling the repository
+    command: zypper --xmlout lr systemsmanagement_Uyuni_Stable
+    register: get_repository_details_from_zypper
+
+  - name: verify modifying via .repo file was successful - the module is now disabled
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "'enabled=\"0\"' in get_repository_details_from_zypper.stdout"
+
+  - name: change flag autorefresh in the same zypper-module
+    community.general.zypper_repository:
+      name: systemsmanagement_Uyuni_Stable
+      state: present
+      autorefresh: false
+    register: modified_repo_file_result
+
+  - name: get repository details again from zypper after disabling the repository
+    command: zypper --xmlout lr systemsmanagement_Uyuni_Stable
+    register: get_repository_details_from_zypper
+
+  - name: verify modifying via .repo file was successful - the autorefesh is disabled, but the enabled-flag was not modified (it is still disabled)
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "'enabled=\"0\"' in get_repository_details_from_zypper.stdout"
+        - "'autorefresh=\"0\"' in get_repository_details_from_zypper.stdout"
+
   - name: remove repository via url to .repo file
     community.general.zypper_repository:
       repo: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/systemsmanagement:/Uyuni:/Stable/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}/systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Stable.repo