diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c954f03825..8cb4a7515f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
         'toposort==1.6',
         'www-authenticate==0.9.2',
         'xmltodict==0.12.0',
+        'lazy-object-proxy',
     ],
     setup_requires= [
         'pytest-runner',
diff --git a/show/main.py b/show/main.py
index 173c84bd7e..84f6cee981 100755
--- a/show/main.py
+++ b/show/main.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import re
 
 import click
+import lazy_object_proxy
 import utilities_common.cli as clicommon
 from sonic_py_common import multi_asic
 import utilities_common.multi_asic as multi_asic_util
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ def run_command(command, display_cmd=False, return_cmd=False):
     if rc != 0:
         sys.exit(rc)
 
-# Global class instance for SONiC interface name to alias conversion
-iface_alias_converter = clicommon.InterfaceAliasConverter()
+# Lazy global class instance for SONiC interface name to alias conversion
+iface_alias_converter = lazy_object_proxy.Proxy(lambda: clicommon.InterfaceAliasConverter())
 
 #
 # Display all storm-control data 
diff --git a/utilities_common/cli.py b/utilities_common/cli.py
index c05069adcf..771bb9121e 100644
--- a/utilities_common/cli.py
+++ b/utilities_common/cli.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import click
 import json
+import lazy_object_proxy
 import netaddr
 
 from natsort import natsorted
@@ -183,8 +184,8 @@ def alias_to_name(self, interface_alias):
         # interface_alias not in port_dict. Just return interface_alias
         return interface_alias if sub_intf_sep_idx == -1 else interface_alias + VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE_SEPARATOR + vlan_id
 
-# Global class instance for SONiC interface name to alias conversion
-iface_alias_converter = InterfaceAliasConverter()
+# Lazy global class instance for SONiC interface name to alias conversion
+iface_alias_converter = lazy_object_proxy.Proxy(lambda: InterfaceAliasConverter())
 
 def get_interface_naming_mode():
     mode = os.getenv('SONIC_CLI_IFACE_MODE')