diff --git a/syncd/scripts/syncd_init_common.sh b/syncd/scripts/syncd_init_common.sh
index de83dfd07..70b91eb40 100644
--- a/syncd/scripts/syncd_init_common.sh
+++ b/syncd/scripts/syncd_init_common.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ case "$(cat /proc/cmdline)" in
     ;;
   *SONIC_BOOT_TYPE=fast*|*fast-reboot*)
     # check that the key exists
-    SYSTEM_FAST_REBOOT=`sonic-db-cli STATE_DB GET "FAST_RESTART_ENABLE_TABLE|system"`
-    if [[ ${SYSTEM_FAST_REBOOT} == "enable" ]]; then
+    SYSTEM_FAST_REBOOT=`sonic-db-cli STATE_DB hget "FAST_RESTART_ENABLE_TABLE|system" enable`
+    if [[ x"${SYSTEM_FAST_REBOOT}" == x"true" ]]; then
        FAST_REBOOT='yes'
     else
        FAST_REBOOT='no'