diff --git a/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.cpp b/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.cpp
index bf5344c8d0..57fdcd4c9a 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.cpp
+++ b/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace swss;
 
-#define WPA_SUPPLICANT_CMD "./wpa_supplicant"
-#define WPA_CLI_CMD        "./wpa_cli"
-#define WPA_CONF           "./wpa.conf"
-// #define SOCK_DIR           "/var/run/macsec/"
-#define SOCK_DIR           "./"
+#define WPA_SUPPLICANT_CMD "/sbin/wpa_supplicant"
+#define WPA_CLI_CMD        "/sbin/wpa_cli"
+#define WPA_CONF           "/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"
+#define SOCK_DIR           "/var/run/"
 
 constexpr std::uint64_t RETRY_TIME = 30;
 
@@ -64,13 +63,21 @@ static bool get_value(
     auto value_opt = swss::fvsGetValue(ta, field, true);
     if (!value_opt)
     {
-        SWSS_LOG_WARN("Cannot find field : %s", field.c_str());
+        SWSS_LOG_DEBUG("Cannot find field : %s", field.c_str());
         return false;
     }
 
-    lexical_convert(*value_opt, value);
+    try
+    {
+        lexical_convert(*value_opt, value);
+    }
+    catch(const boost::bad_lexical_cast &e)
+    {
+        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Cannot convert value(%s) in field(%s)", value_opt->c_str(), field.c_str());
+        return false;
+    }
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void wpa_cli_commands(std::ostringstream & ostream)
diff --git a/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.h b/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.h
index 50bd04bbcf..eaefbd3e8b 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.h
+++ b/cfgmgr/macsecmgr.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MACsecMgr : public Orch
     using TaskArgs = std::vector<FieldValueTuple>;
     struct MACsecProfile
     {
-        std::uint8_t        priority;
+        std::uint32_t       priority;
         std::string         cipher_suite;
         std::string         primary_cak;
         std::string         primary_ckn;
diff --git a/cfgmgr/macsecmgrd.cpp b/cfgmgr/macsecmgrd.cpp
index 2cad8fc56e..f77e3d8c07 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/macsecmgrd.cpp
+++ b/cfgmgr/macsecmgrd.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     try
     {
-        // Logger::linkToDbNative("macsecmgrd");
+        Logger::linkToDbNative("macsecmgrd");
         SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("--- Starting macsecmgrd ---");
 
         swss::DBConnector cfgDb("CONFIG_DB", 0);