diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp/start.sh b/dockers/docker-snmp/start.sh
index c4929738f9d8..37ba3577e597 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp/start.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-mkdir -p /etc/ssw
-sonic-cfggen -d -y /etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/sysDescription.j2 > /etc/ssw/sysDescription
+mkdir -p /etc/ssw /etc/snmp
 
-mkdir -p /etc/snmp
-sonic-cfggen -d -y /etc/sonic/snmp.yml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/snmpd.conf.j2 > /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
+SONIC_CFGGEN_ARGS=" \
+    -d \
+    -y /etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml \
+    -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/sysDescription.j2,/etc/ssw/sysDescription \
+    -y /etc/sonic/snmp.yml \
+    -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/snmpd.conf.j2,/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf \
+"
+
+sonic-cfggen $SONIC_CFGGEN_ARGS
 
 mkdir -p /var/sonic
 echo "# Config files managed by sonic-config-engine" > /var/sonic/config_status