diff --git a/sfputil/main.py b/sfputil/main.py
index eddc43f3dc..937b13fa2d 100644
--- a/sfputil/main.py
+++ b/sfputil/main.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from utilities_common.sfp_helper import covert_application_advertisement_to_output_string
 from utilities_common.sfp_helper import QSFP_DATA_MAP
 from tabulate import tabulate
+from utilities_common.general import load_db_config
 
 VERSION = '3.0'
 
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ def load_sfputilhelper():
 
 
 def load_port_config():
+    load_db_config()
     try:
         if multi_asic.is_multi_asic():
             # For multi ASIC platforms we pass DIR of port_config_file_path and the number of asics
diff --git a/tests/sfputil_test.py b/tests/sfputil_test.py
index 63814f31c5..e732140f83 100644
--- a/tests/sfputil_test.py
+++ b/tests/sfputil_test.py
@@ -1412,3 +1412,15 @@ def test_target_firmware(self, mock_chassis):
         result = runner.invoke(sfputil.cli.commands['firmware'].commands['target'], ["Ethernet0", "1"])
         assert result.output == 'Target Mode set failed!\n'
         assert result.exit_code == EXIT_FAIL
+
+    @patch('sfputil.main.multi_asic.is_multi_asic')
+    @patch('sfputil.main.platform_sfputil', MagicMock())
+    @patch('sfputil.main.device_info.get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs',
+        MagicMock(return_value=(None, None)))
+    @patch('sfputil.main.device_info.get_path_to_port_config_file', MagicMock(return_value=('')))
+    def test_load_port_config(self, mock_is_multi_asic):
+        mock_is_multi_asic.return_value = True
+        assert sfputil.load_port_config() == True
+
+        mock_is_multi_asic.return_value = False
+        assert sfputil.load_port_config() == True