diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen_platformJson.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen_platformJson.py
index 4b099bee62ca..f94fcb4ab89b 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen_platformJson.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen_platformJson.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import ast
 
 # Global Variable
-PLATFORM_CAP = "platform_output.json"
+PLATFORM_OUTPUT_FILE = "platform_output.json"
 
 class TestCfgGenPlatformJson(TestCase):
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_platform_json_all_ethernet_interfaces(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple + '" -p "' + self.platform_json + '" -S "' + self.hwsku_json  + '" -v "PORT"'
         output = self.run_script(argument)
 
-        sample_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample_output', "platform_output.json")
+        sample_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample_output', PLATFORM_OUTPUT_FILE)
         fh = open(sample_file, 'rb')
         fh_data = json.load(fh)
         fh.close()
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
index 481e1db65b31..797110422dc9 100644
--- a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
+++ b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 # Port config information
 PORT_CONFIG = 'port_config.ini'
-PLATFORM_CAP = 'platform.json'
+PLATFORM_JSON = 'platform.json'
 
 EEPROM_MODULE_NAME = 'eeprom'
 EEPROM_CLASS_NAME = 'board'
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def get_path_to_port_config_file(self):
         (platform_path, hwsku_path) = self.get_path_to_platform_and_hwsku()
 
         # First check for the presence of the new 'platform.json' file
-        port_config_file_path = "/".join([platform_path, PLATFORM_CAP])
+        port_config_file_path = "/".join([platform_path, PLATFORM_JSON])
         if not os.path.isfile(port_config_file_path):
 
             # platform.json doesn't exist. Try loading the legacy 'port_config.ini' file