diff --git a/tests/copp/copp_utils.py b/tests/copp/copp_utils.py
index 599b2bf1ba3..aef0927549b 100644
--- a/tests/copp/copp_utils.py
+++ b/tests/copp/copp_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 _TEMP_COPP_TEMPLATE = "/tmp/copp.json.j2"
 _COPP_TEMPLATE_PATH = "/usr/share/sonic/templates/copp.json.j2"
 _SWSS_COPP_TEMPLATE = ":" + _COPP_TEMPLATE_PATH
+_DEFAULT_COPP_TEMPLATE = "/usr/share/sonic/templates/copp_cfg.j2"
+_BASE_COPP_TEMPLATE = "/tmp/copp_cfg_base.j2"
 
 _PTF_NN_TEMPLATE = "templates/ptf_nn_agent.conf.ptf.j2"
 _PTF_NN_DEST = "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/ptf_nn_agent.conf"
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ def limit_policer(dut, pps_limit, nn_target_namespace):
         dut.command("docker cp {} {}".format(swss_docker_name + _APP_DB_COPP_CONFIG, _BASE_COPP_CONFIG))
         config_format = "app_db"
     else:
+        dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_DEFAULT_COPP_TEMPLATE, _BASE_COPP_TEMPLATE))
         dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_CONFIG_DB_COPP_CONFIG, _BASE_COPP_CONFIG))
         config_format = "config_db"
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ def limit_policer(dut, pps_limit, nn_target_namespace):
         dut.command("docker cp {} {}".format(swss_docker_name + _SWSS_COPP_TEMPLATE, _TEMP_COPP_TEMPLATE))
         dut.command("docker cp {} {}".format(_TEMP_COPP_CONFIG, swss_docker_name + _SWSS_COPP_TEMPLATE))
     else:
-        dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_TEMP_COPP_CONFIG, _CONFIG_DB_COPP_CONFIG))
+        dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_TEMP_COPP_CONFIG, _DEFAULT_COPP_TEMPLATE))
 
 def restore_policer(dut, nn_target_namespace):
     """
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ def restore_policer(dut, nn_target_namespace):
         dut.command("docker cp {} {}".format(_BASE_COPP_CONFIG, swss_docker_name + _APP_DB_COPP_CONFIG))
         dut.command("docker cp {} {}".format(_TEMP_COPP_TEMPLATE, swss_docker_name + _SWSS_COPP_TEMPLATE))
     else:
-        dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_BASE_COPP_CONFIG, _CONFIG_DB_COPP_CONFIG))
+        dut.command("cp {} {}".format(_BASE_COPP_TEMPLATE, _DEFAULT_COPP_TEMPLATE))
 
 def configure_ptf(ptf, nn_target_port):
     """