diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index a2e0b37484..4076f55da2 100755
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ def log_error(msg):
     syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, msg)
     syslog.closelog()
 
+#
+# Load asic_type for further use
+#
+
+try:
+    version_info = sonic_device_util.get_sonic_version_info()
+    asic_type = version_info['asic_type']
+except KeyError, TypeError:
+    raise click.Abort()
+
 #
 # Helper functions
 #
@@ -287,13 +297,22 @@ def _abort_if_false(ctx, param, value):
         ctx.abort()
 
 def _stop_services():
-    services_to_stop = [
-        'swss',
-        'lldp',
-        'pmon',
-        'bgp',
-        'hostcfgd',
-    ]
+    # on Mellanox platform pmon is stopped by syncd
+    if asic_type == 'mellanox':
+        services_to_stop = [
+            'swss',
+            'lldp',
+            'bgp',
+            'hostcfgd',
+        ]
+    else:
+        services_to_stop = [
+            'swss',
+            'lldp',
+            'pmon',
+            'bgp',
+            'hostcfgd',
+        ]
 
     for service in services_to_stop:
         try:
@@ -337,17 +356,30 @@ def _reset_failed_services():
                 raise
 
 def _restart_services():
-    services_to_restart = [
-        'hostname-config',
-        'interfaces-config',
-        'ntp-config',
-        'rsyslog-config',
-        'swss',
-        'bgp',
-        'pmon',
-        'lldp',
-        'hostcfgd',
-    ]
+    # on Mellanox platform pmon is started by syncd
+    if asic_type == 'mellanox':
+        services_to_restart = [
+            'hostname-config',
+            'interfaces-config',
+            'ntp-config',
+            'rsyslog-config',
+            'swss',
+            'bgp',
+            'lldp',
+            'hostcfgd',
+        ]
+    else:
+        services_to_restart = [
+            'hostname-config',
+            'interfaces-config',
+            'ntp-config',
+            'rsyslog-config',
+            'swss',
+            'bgp',
+            'pmon',
+            'lldp',
+            'hostcfgd',
+        ]
 
     for service in services_to_restart:
         try:
@@ -1310,8 +1342,7 @@ def asymmetric(ctx, status):
 def platform():
     """Platform-related configuration tasks"""
 
-version_info = sonic_device_util.get_sonic_version_info()
-if (version_info and version_info.get('asic_type') == 'mellanox'):
+if asic_type == 'mellanox':
     platform.add_command(mlnx.mlnx)
 
 #