diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index 3a35a1cb7e..f96a645273 100755
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -557,6 +557,15 @@ def _get_disabled_services_list():
 
     return disabled_services_list
 
+def _get_not_loaded_services_list(services_list):
+    not_loaded_services_list = []
+    for service in services_list:
+        command = "sudo systemctl show -p LoadState --value %s" % service
+        status = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True).decode()
+        if status != "loaded\n":
+            not_loaded_services_list.append(service)
+
+    return not_loaded_services_list
 
 def _stop_services():
     # This list is order-dependent. Please add services in the order they should be stopped
@@ -577,6 +586,13 @@ def _stop_services():
 
     execute_systemctl(services_to_stop, SYSTEMCTL_ACTION_STOP)
 
+def _remove_invalid_services(services_list):
+    invalid_services_list = _get_disabled_services_list()
+    invalid_services_list += _get_not_loaded_services_list(services_list)
+    for invalid_service in invalid_services_list:
+        if invalid_service in services_list:
+            services_list.remove(invalid_service)
+
 
 def _reset_failed_services():
     # This list is order-independent. Please keep list in alphabetical order
@@ -601,6 +617,7 @@ def _reset_failed_services():
         'telemetry'
     ]
 
+    _remove_invalid_services(services_to_reset)
     execute_systemctl(services_to_reset, SYSTEMCTL_ACTION_RESET_FAILED)
 
 
@@ -623,12 +640,7 @@ def _restart_services():
         'telemetry'
     ]
 
-    disable_services = _get_disabled_services_list()
-
-    for service in disable_services:
-        if service in services_to_restart:
-            services_to_restart.remove(service)
-
+    _remove_invalid_services(services_to_restart)
     if asic_type == 'mellanox' and 'pmon' in services_to_restart:
         services_to_restart.remove('pmon')