diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index 9e77211c1e..f97c0745e3 100644
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -1561,6 +1561,19 @@ def reload(db, filename, yes, load_sysinfo, no_service_restart, force, file_form
             click.echo("The config file {} doesn't exist".format(file))
             continue
 
+        if file_format == 'config_db':
+            file_input = read_json_file(file)
+
+            platform = file_input.get("DEVICE_METADATA", {}).\
+                get("localhost", {}).get("platform")
+            mac = file_input.get("DEVICE_METADATA", {}).\
+                get("localhost", {}).get("mac")
+
+            if not platform or not mac:
+                log.log_warning("Input file does't have platform or mac. platform: {}, mac: {}"
+                    .format(None if platform is None else platform, None if mac is None else mac))
+                load_sysinfo = True
+
         if load_sysinfo:
             try:
                 command = "{} -j {} -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.hwsku".format(SONIC_CFGGEN_PATH, file)
diff --git a/tests/config_test.py b/tests/config_test.py
index c1bb86fe40..0986770c41 100644
--- a/tests/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/config_test.py
@@ -444,9 +444,66 @@ def setup_class(cls):
         print("SETUP")
         import config.main
         importlib.reload(config.main)
-        open(cls.dummy_cfg_file, 'w').close()
+
+    def add_sysinfo_to_cfg_file(self):
+        with open(self.dummy_cfg_file, 'w') as f:
+            device_metadata = {
+                "DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                    "localhost": {
+                        "platform": "some_platform",
+                        "mac": "02:42:f0:7f:01:05"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            f.write(json.dumps(device_metadata))
+
+    def test_reload_config_invalid_input(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
+        open(self.dummy_cfg_file, 'w').close()
+        with mock.patch(
+                "utilities_common.cli.run_command",
+                mock.MagicMock(side_effect=mock_run_command_side_effect)
+        ) as mock_run_command:
+            (config, show) = get_cmd_module
+            runner = CliRunner()
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                config.config.commands["reload"],
+                [self.dummy_cfg_file, '-y', '-f'])
+
+            print(result.exit_code)
+            print(result.output)
+            traceback.print_tb(result.exc_info[2])
+            assert result.exit_code != 0
+
+    def test_reload_config_no_sysinfo(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
+        with open(self.dummy_cfg_file, 'w') as f:
+            device_metadata = {
+                "DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                    "localhost": {
+                        "hwsku": "some_hwsku"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            f.write(json.dumps(device_metadata))
+
+        with mock.patch(
+                "utilities_common.cli.run_command",
+                mock.MagicMock(side_effect=mock_run_command_side_effect)
+        ) as mock_run_command:
+            (config, show) = get_cmd_module
+            runner = CliRunner()
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                config.config.commands["reload"],
+                [self.dummy_cfg_file, '-y', '-f'])
+
+            print(result.exit_code)
+            print(result.output)
+            traceback.print_tb(result.exc_info[2])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
 
     def test_reload_config(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
+        self.add_sysinfo_to_cfg_file()
         with mock.patch(
                 "utilities_common.cli.run_command",
                 mock.MagicMock(side_effect=mock_run_command_side_effect)
@@ -466,6 +523,7 @@ def test_reload_config(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
                 == RELOAD_CONFIG_DB_OUTPUT
 
     def test_config_reload_disabled_service(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
+        self.add_sysinfo_to_cfg_file()
         with mock.patch(
                "utilities_common.cli.run_command",
                mock.MagicMock(side_effect=mock_run_command_side_effect_disabled_timer)
@@ -485,6 +543,7 @@ def test_config_reload_disabled_service(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broad
             assert "\n".join([l.rstrip() for l in result.output.split('\n')]) == reload_config_with_disabled_service_output
 
     def test_reload_config_masic(self, get_cmd_module, setup_multi_broadcom_masic):
+        self.add_sysinfo_to_cfg_file()
         with mock.patch(
                 "utilities_common.cli.run_command",
                 mock.MagicMock(side_effect=mock_run_command_side_effect)