diff --git a/tests/snmp/test_snmp_link_local.py b/tests/snmp/test_snmp_link_local.py
index 8f1d2759520..a9a8eae750b 100644
--- a/tests/snmp/test_snmp_link_local.py
+++ b/tests/snmp/test_snmp_link_local.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def config_reload_after_test(duthosts,
                              enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname):
     yield
     duthost = duthosts[enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname]
-    config_reload(duthost, config_source='config_db')
+    config_reload(duthost, config_source='config_db', safe_reload=True, check_intf_up_ports=True)
 
 
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