diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/bgpcfgd b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/bgpcfgd
index 59dc35c25e..419fd41fb4 100755
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/bgpcfgd
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/bgpcfgd
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ def main():
         ZebraSetSrc(common_objs, "STATE_DB", swsscommon.STATE_INTERFACE_TABLE_NAME),
         # Peer Managers
         BGPPeerMgrBase(common_objs, "CONFIG_DB", swsscommon.CFG_BGP_NEIGHBOR_TABLE_NAME, "general", True),
-        BGPPeerMgrBase(common_objs, "CONFIG_DB", "BGP_MONITORS", "monitors", True),
+        BGPPeerMgrBase(common_objs, "CONFIG_DB", "BGP_MONITORS", "monitors", False),
         BGPPeerMgrBase(common_objs, "CONFIG_DB", "BGP_PEER_RANGE", "dynamic", False),
         # AllowList Managers
         BGPAllowListMgr(common_objs, "CONFIG_DB", "BGP_ALLOWED_PREFIXES"),