diff --git a/sonic-xcvrd/tests/test_xcvrd.py b/sonic-xcvrd/tests/test_xcvrd.py
index 46638453c..94a30bdf1 100644
--- a/sonic-xcvrd/tests/test_xcvrd.py
+++ b/sonic-xcvrd/tests/test_xcvrd.py
@@ -1518,10 +1518,13 @@ def test_get_media_val_str(self):
     @patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs', MagicMock(return_value=('/tmp', None)))
     @patch('swsscommon.swsscommon.WarmStart', MagicMock())
     @patch('xcvrd.xcvrd.DaemonXcvrd.wait_for_port_config_done', MagicMock())
-    def test_DaemonXcvrd_init_deinit(self):
+    def test_DaemonXcvrd_init_deinit_fastboot_enabled(self):
         xcvrd = DaemonXcvrd(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
-        xcvrd.init()
-        xcvrd.deinit()
+        with patch("subprocess.check_output") as mock_run:
+            mock_run.return_value = "true"
+
+            xcvrd.init()
+            xcvrd.deinit()
 
 
 def wait_until(total_wait_time, interval, call_back, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py b/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
index f9a06b08b..e0e7cd746 100644
--- a/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
+++ b/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
@@ -921,17 +921,8 @@ def init_port_sfp_status_tbl(port_mapping, xcvr_table_helper, stop_event=threadi
                 update_port_transceiver_status_table_sw(logical_port_name, xcvr_table_helper.get_status_tbl(asic_index), sfp_status_helper.SFP_STATUS_INSERTED)
 
 def is_fast_reboot_enabled():
-    fastboot_enabled = False
-    state_db_host =  daemon_base.db_connect("STATE_DB")
-    fastboot_tbl = swsscommon.Table(state_db_host, 'FAST_REBOOT')
-    keys = fastboot_tbl.getKeys()
-
-    if "system" in keys:
-        output = subprocess.check_output(['sonic-db-cli', 'STATE_DB', 'get', "FAST_REBOOT|system"], universal_newlines=True)
-        if "1" in output:
-            fastboot_enabled = True
-
-    return fastboot_enabled
+    fastboot_enabled = subprocess.check_output('sonic-db-cli STATE_DB hget "FAST_RESTART_ENABLE_TABLE|system" enable', shell=True, universal_newlines=True)
+    return "true" in fastboot_enabled
 
 #
 # Helper classes ===============================================================