diff --git a/src/DbInterface.cpp b/src/DbInterface.cpp
index 86c8a274..d5f43572 100644
--- a/src/DbInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/DbInterface.cpp
@@ -865,6 +865,46 @@ void DbInterface::getSoCIpAddress(std::shared_ptr<swss::DBConnector> configDbCon
     processSoCIpAddress(entries);
 }
 
+//
+// ---> getMuxModeConfig();
+//
+// retrieve MUX mode configuration
+//
+std::map<std::string, std::string> DbInterface::getMuxModeConfig()
+{
+    MUXLOGINFO("Reading MUX mode configuration");
+    std::shared_ptr<swss::DBConnector> configDbPtr = std::make_shared<swss::DBConnector> ("CONFIG_DB", 0);
+    swss::Table configDbMuxCableTable(configDbPtr.get(), CFG_MUX_CABLE_TABLE_NAME);
+    std::vector<swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple> entries;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> PortToMuxModeConfigMapping;
+
+    configDbMuxCableTable.getContent(entries);
+
+    for (auto &entry: entries) {
+        std::string portName = kfvKey(entry);
+        std::vector<swss::FieldValueTuple> fieldValues = kfvFieldsValues(entry);
+
+        std::vector<swss::FieldValueTuple>::const_iterator cit = std::find_if(
+            fieldValues.cbegin(),
+            fieldValues.cend(),
+            [] (const swss::FieldValueTuple &fv) {return fvField(fv) == "state";}
+        );
+
+        if (cit != fieldValues.cend()) {
+            const std::string f = cit->first;
+            std::string muxMode = cit->second;
+
+            MUXLOGDEBUG(boost::format("port: %s, mode mux %s = %s") % portName % f % muxMode);
+
+            PortToMuxModeConfigMapping[portName] = muxMode;
+        } else {
+            MUXLOGERROR(boost::format("port: %s, mode mux is not found in %s table") % portName % CFG_MUX_CABLE_TABLE_NAME);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return PortToMuxModeConfigMapping;
+}
+
 // ---> warmRestartReconciliation(const std::string &portName);
 //
 // port warm restart reconciliation procedure
diff --git a/src/DbInterface.h b/src/DbInterface.h
index f6200f05..23eba275 100644
--- a/src/DbInterface.h
+++ b/src/DbInterface.h
@@ -388,6 +388,15 @@ class DbInterface
      */
     virtual void setWarmStartStateReconciled(){swss::WarmStart::setWarmStartState("linkmgrd", swss::WarmStart::RECONCILED);};
 
+    /**
+    *@method getMuxModeConfig
+    *
+    *@brief retrieve mux mode config
+    *
+    *@return port to mux mode map
+    */
+    virtual std::map<std::string, std::string> getMuxModeConfig();
+
 private:
     friend class test::MuxManagerTest;
 
diff --git a/src/MuxManager.cpp b/src/MuxManager.cpp
index a11ce8ac..212dff0c 100644
--- a/src/MuxManager.cpp
+++ b/src/MuxManager.cpp
@@ -570,8 +570,15 @@ void MuxManager::handleWarmRestartReconciliationTimeout(const boost::system::err
         MUXLOGWARNING("Reconciliation timed out after warm restart, set service to reconciled now.");
     }
 
-    int rc = system("sudo config muxcable mode auto all");
-    MUXLOGWARNING(boost::format("config mux mode back to auto completed with return code %d") % rc);
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> muxModeMap = mDbInterfacePtr->getMuxModeConfig();
+    for (auto it = muxModeMap.begin(); it != muxModeMap.end(); ++it) {
+        if (it->second == "auto") {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        MUXLOGWARNING(boost::format("config mux mode back to auto for %s") % it->first);
+        mDbInterfacePtr->setMuxMode(it->first, "auto");
+    }
 
     mDbInterfacePtr->setWarmStartStateReconciled();
 }
diff --git a/test/FakeDbInterface.cpp b/test/FakeDbInterface.cpp
index 319ae05b..311b98ed 100644
--- a/test/FakeDbInterface.cpp
+++ b/test/FakeDbInterface.cpp
@@ -132,4 +132,13 @@ void FakeDbInterface::postSwitchCause(
     mLastPostedSwitchCause = cause;
 }
 
+std::map<std::string, std::string> FakeDbInterface::getMuxModeConfig()
+{
+    mGetMuxModeConfigInvokeCount++;
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> muxModeConfig;
+    muxModeConfig["Ethernet0"] = "manual";
+    return muxModeConfig;
+}
+
 } /* namespace test */
diff --git a/test/FakeDbInterface.h b/test/FakeDbInterface.h
index 13307ebf..99bec86a 100644
--- a/test/FakeDbInterface.h
+++ b/test/FakeDbInterface.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class FakeDbInterface: public mux::DbInterface
     virtual void handleSetMuxState(const std::string portName, mux_state::MuxState::Label label) override;
     virtual void handleSetPeerMuxState(const std::string portName, mux_state::MuxState::Label label) override;
     virtual void getMuxState(const std::string &portName) override;
+    virtual std::map<std::string, std::string> getMuxModeConfig() override;
     virtual void probeMuxState(const std::string &portName) override;
     virtual void handleProbeForwardingState(const std::string portName) override;
     virtual void setMuxLinkmgrState(
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class FakeDbInterface: public mux::DbInterface
     uint32_t mSetMuxModeInvokeCount = 0;
     uint32_t mSetWarmStartStateReconciledInvokeCount = 0;
     uint32_t mPostSwitchCauseInvokeCount = 0;
+    uint32_t mGetMuxModeConfigInvokeCount = 0;
 
     link_manager::ActiveStandbyStateMachine::SwitchCause mLastPostedSwitchCause;