diff --git a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
index afbbc7fb0..e6faf11dd 100644
--- a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def init_sync_d_interface_tables(db_conn):
 
     # { if_name (SONiC) -> sai_id }
     # ex: { "Ethernet76" : "1000000000023" }
-    if_name_map_util, if_id_map_util = port_util.get_interface_oid_map(db_conn)
+    if_name_map_util, if_id_map_util = port_util.get_interface_oid_map(db_conn, blocking=False)
     for if_name, sai_id in if_name_map_util.items():
         if_name_str = if_name
         if (re.match(port_util.SONIC_ETHERNET_RE_PATTERN, if_name_str) or \
@@ -351,9 +351,7 @@ def init_sync_d_queue_tables(db_conn):
 
     # { Port name : Queue index (SONiC) -> sai_id }
     # ex: { "Ethernet0:2" : "1000000000023" }
-    queue_name_map = {}
-    if db_conn.exists(COUNTERS_DB, COUNTERS_QUEUE_NAME_MAP):
-        queue_name_map = db_conn.get_all(COUNTERS_DB, COUNTERS_QUEUE_NAME_MAP, blocking=True)
+    queue_name_map = db_conn.get_all(COUNTERS_DB, COUNTERS_QUEUE_NAME_MAP, blocking=False)
     logger.debug("Queue name map:\n" + pprint.pformat(queue_name_map, indent=2))
 
     # Parse the queue_name_map and create the following maps: