diff --git a/tests/container_checker/test_container_checker.py b/tests/container_checker/test_container_checker.py
index 267baaa6d34..a09f19752b3 100644
--- a/tests/container_checker/test_container_checker.py
+++ b/tests/container_checker/test_container_checker.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def config_reload_after_tests(duthosts, selected_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname):
     for hostname in selected_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname:
         duthost = duthosts[hostname]
         logger.info("Reload config on DuT '{}' ...".format(duthost.hostname))
-        config_reload(duthost)
+        config_reload(duthost, safe_reload=True, check_intf_up_ports=True, wait_for_bgp=True)
         postcheck_critical_processes_status(duthost, up_bgp_neighbors[duthost])
 
 
diff --git a/tests/process_monitoring/test_critical_process_monitoring.py b/tests/process_monitoring/test_critical_process_monitoring.py
index 3be0b3191da..3f47354373a 100755
--- a/tests/process_monitoring/test_critical_process_monitoring.py
+++ b/tests/process_monitoring/test_critical_process_monitoring.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 def config_reload_after_tests(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
     duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
     yield
-    config_reload(duthost)
+    config_reload(duthost, safe_reload=True, check_intf_up_ports=True, wait_for_bgp=True)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope='module')