diff --git a/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go b/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
index f9798756..90ee778e 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (c *Core) reconfigureSwitch(switchName string) (*models.V1SwitchResponse, e
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not gather information about eth0 nic: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	c.log.Info("assembled new config for switch", "config", switchConfig)
+	c.log.Debug("assembled new config for switch", "config", switchConfig)
 	if !c.enableReconfigureSwitch {
 		c.log.Debug("skip config application because of environment setting")
 		return s, nil
diff --git a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/dev/sonic_frr.conf b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/dev/sonic_frr.conf
index f99832eb..c745dc55 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/dev/sonic_frr.conf
+++ b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/dev/sonic_frr.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ hostname leaf01
 password zebra
 enable password zebra
 !
+agentx
 log syslog warnings
 log facility local4
 debug bgp updates
diff --git a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/lab/sonic_frr.conf b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/lab/sonic_frr.conf
index f0c46a87..f08bfffe 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/lab/sonic_frr.conf
+++ b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/lab/sonic_frr.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ hostname leaf01
 password zebra
 enable password zebra
 !
+agentx
 log syslog debugging
 log facility local4
 debug bgp updates
diff --git a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/notenants/sonic_frr.conf b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/notenants/sonic_frr.conf
index fc889b05..7ca0ee8d 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/notenants/sonic_frr.conf
+++ b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/test_data/notenants/sonic_frr.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ hostname leaf01
 password zebra
 enable password zebra
 !
+agentx
 log syslog warnings
 log facility local4
 debug bgp updates
diff --git a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/tpl/sonic_frr.tpl b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/tpl/sonic_frr.tpl
index 1d2d96fa..dc14890b 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/tpl/sonic_frr.tpl
+++ b/cmd/internal/switcher/templates/tpl/sonic_frr.tpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ hostname {{ .Name }}
 password zebra
 enable password zebra
 !
+agentx
 log syslog {{ .LogLevel }}
 log facility local4
 debug bgp updates