diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 2dbf1319d4d0..ababa568fe7e 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ def parse_device(device):
     hwsku = None
     name = None
     deployment_id = None
-    if str(QName(ns3, "type")) in device.attrib:
-        d_type = device.attrib[str(QName(ns3, "type"))]
 
     for node in device:
         if node.tag == str(QName(ns, "Address")):
@@ -78,6 +76,12 @@ def parse_device(device):
             hwsku = node.text
         elif node.tag == str(QName(ns, "DeploymentId")):
             deployment_id = node.text
+        elif node.tag == str(QName(ns, "ElementType")):
+            d_type = node.text
+
+    if d_type is None and str(QName(ns3, "type")) in device.attrib:
+        d_type = device.attrib[str(QName(ns3, "type"))]
+
     return (lo_prefix, mgmt_prefix, name, hwsku, d_type, deployment_id)
 
 def parse_png(png, hname):
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-case.xml b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-case.xml
index 0c0799ea7d19..880d5297aec8 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-case.xml
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-case.xml
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@
       </DeviceLinkBase>
     </DeviceInterfaceLinks>
     <Devices>
-      <Device i:type="ToRRouter">
+      <Device xmlns:a="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Microsoft.Search.Autopilot.Evolution" i:type="a:ToRRouter">
+        <ElementType>ToRRouter</ElementType>
         <Hostname>switch-t0</Hostname>
         <HwSku>Force10-S6000</HwSku>
         <ClusterName>AAA00PrdStr00</ClusterName>