diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 35a96f0007cf..47bf9369b452 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ def restart(self) -> None:
         self.ctn_restart()
         self.check_ready_status_and_init_db()
 
-    def runcmd(self, cmd: str) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def runcmd(self, cmd: str, include_stderr=True) -> Tuple[int, str]:
         res = self.ctn.exec_run(cmd)
         exitcode = res.exit_code
         out = res.output.decode("utf-8")
diff --git a/tests/test_fdb.py b/tests/test_fdb.py
index 2f9067a5999c..06c79f230fd0 100644
--- a/tests/test_fdb.py
+++ b/tests/test_fdb.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def test_FdbWarmRestartNotifications(self, dvs, testlog):
         dvs.warm_restart_swss("true")
 
         # freeze orchagent for warm restart
-        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check")
+        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK succeeded\n"
         time.sleep(2)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_port_an.py b/tests/test_port_an.py
index 9c004aa790fc..e8956aee2af8 100644
--- a/tests/test_port_an.py
+++ b/tests/test_port_an.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def test_PortAutoNegWarm(self, dvs, testlog):
         dvs.warm_restart_swss("true")
 
         # freeze orchagent for warm restart
-        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check")
+        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK succeeded\n"
         time.sleep(2)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_port_lt.py b/tests/test_port_lt.py
index 3ec51ed68b11..0da6abb071e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_port_lt.py
+++ b/tests/test_port_lt.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_PortLinkTrainingWarm(self, dvs, testlog):
         assert exitcode == 0
 
         # freeze orchagent for warm restart
-        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check")
+        (exitcode, result) = dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK succeeded\n"
         time.sleep(2)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_warm_reboot.py b/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
index 9447dc55edf1..b2edc4258789 100644
--- a/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
+++ b/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
@@ -891,23 +891,23 @@ def test_OrchagentWarmRestartReadyCheck(self, dvs, testlog):
 
         time.sleep(1)
         # Should fail, since neighbor for next 20.0.0.1 has not been not resolved yet
-        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check")
+        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK failed\n"
 
         # Should succeed, the option for skipPendingTaskCheck -s and noFreeze -n have been provided.
         # Wait up to 500 milliseconds for response from orchagent. Default wait time is 1000 milliseconds.
-        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check -n -s -w 500")
+        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check -n -s -w 500", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK succeeded\n"
 
         # Remove unfinished routes
         ps._del("3.3.3.0/24")
 
         time.sleep(1)
-        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check")
+        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK succeeded\n"
 
         # Should fail since orchagent has been frozen at last step.
-        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check -n -s -w 500")
+        (exitcode, result) =  dvs.runcmd("/usr/bin/orchagent_restart_check -n -s -w 500", include_stderr=False)
         assert result == "RESTARTCHECK failed\n"
 
         # Cleaning previously pushed route-entry to ease life of subsequent testcases.