diff --git a/scripts/hostcfgd b/scripts/hostcfgd
index 12f2fd1b..923f7724 100644
--- a/scripts/hostcfgd
+++ b/scripts/hostcfgd
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ class HostConfigDaemon:
             def callback(table, key, data):
                 if data is None:
                     op = "DEL"
+                    data = {}
                 else:
                     op = "SET"
                 return func(key, op, data)
diff --git a/tests/common/mock_configdb.py b/tests/common/mock_configdb.py
index 982a7f8c..d6c3c055 100644
--- a/tests/common/mock_configdb.py
+++ b/tests/common/mock_configdb.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ def get_table(self, table_name):
     def subscribe(self, table_name, callback):
         self.handlers[table_name] = callback
 
+    def publish(self, table_name, key, op, data):
+        self.handlers[table_name](key, op, data)
+
     def listen(self, init_data_handler=None):
         for e in MockConfigDb.event_queue:
             self.handlers[e[0]](e[0], e[1], self.get_entry(e[0], e[1]))
diff --git a/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_tacacs_test.py b/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_tacacs_test.py
index 0577e61f..1364afb3 100644
--- a/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_tacacs_test.py
+++ b/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_tacacs_test.py
@@ -192,3 +192,43 @@ def test_hostcfgd_sshd_not_empty(self, test_name, test_data):
             ]
             mocked_syslog.assert_has_calls(expected)
 
+    @parameterized.expand(HOSTCFGD_TEST_TACACS_VECTOR)
+    def test_hostcfgd_delete_config_table(self, test_name, test_data):
+        """
+            Test hostcfd delete config table check
+
+            Args:
+                test_name(str): test name
+                test_data(dict): test data which contains initial Config Db tables, and expected results
+
+            Returns:
+                None
+        """
+        config_name = "config_db_local"
+        op_path = output_path + "/" + test_name + "_" + config_name
+        sop_path = sample_output_path + "/" +  test_name + "_" + config_name
+        host_config_daemon = self.mock_hostcfgd(test_data, config_name, op_path, sop_path)
+        host_config_daemon.register_callbacks()
+
+        # render with delete config table
+        original_syslog = hostcfgd.syslog
+        with mock.patch('hostcfgd.syslog.syslog') as mocked_syslog:
+            mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO = original_syslog.LOG_INFO
+            mocked_syslog.LOG_ERR = original_syslog.LOG_ERR
+
+            # simulate subscribe callback
+            try:
+                host_config_daemon.__dict__['config_db'].publish('AAA', 'authorization', 'DEL', None)
+            except TypeError as e:
+                assert False
+
+            # check sys log
+            expected = [
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO, "file size check pass: {} size is (2139) bytes".format(hostcfgd.ETC_PAMD_SSHD)),
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO, "file size check pass: {} size is (4951) bytes".format(hostcfgd.ETC_PAMD_LOGIN)),
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO, "Found audisp-tacplus PID: "),
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO, "cmd - ['service', 'aaastatsd', 'stop']"),
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_ERR, "['service', 'aaastatsd', 'stop'] - failed: return code - 1, output:\nNone"),
+                mock.call(mocked_syslog.LOG_INFO, "AAA Update: key: DEL, op: DEL, data: {}")
+            ]
+            mocked_syslog.assert_has_calls(expected)