diff --git a/files/scripts/swss.sh b/files/scripts/swss.sh
index 25e948e5e6..63e8ba8944 100755
--- a/files/scripts/swss.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/swss.sh
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ start() {
         $SONIC_DB_CLI ASIC_DB FLUSHDB
         $SONIC_DB_CLI COUNTERS_DB FLUSHDB
         $SONIC_DB_CLI FLEX_COUNTER_DB FLUSHDB
+        $SONIC_DB_CLI RESTAPI_DB FLUSHDB
         clean_up_tables STATE_DB "'PORT_TABLE*', 'MGMT_PORT_TABLE*', 'VLAN_TABLE*', 'VLAN_MEMBER_TABLE*', 'LAG_TABLE*', 'LAG_MEMBER_TABLE*', 'INTERFACE_TABLE*', 'MIRROR_SESSION*', 'VRF_TABLE*', 'FDB_TABLE*', 'FG_ROUTE_TABLE*', 'BUFFER_POOL*', 'BUFFER_PROFILE*', 'MUX_CABLE_TABLE*'"
     fi