diff --git a/src/common/MuxPortConfig.h b/src/common/MuxPortConfig.h
index 1bdca25c..a64db4ff 100644
--- a/src/common/MuxPortConfig.h
+++ b/src/common/MuxPortConfig.h
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ class MuxPortConfig
      */
     inline void setPortCableType(PortCableType portCableType) { mPortCableType = portCableType; };
 
+    /**
+     * @method ifEnableSwitchoverMeasurement
+     * 
+     * @brief check if the feature that decreases link prober interval to measure switch overhead is enabled or not 
+     * 
+     * @return if switch overhead measurement feature is enabled
+     */
+    inline bool ifEnableSwitchoverMeasurement() {return mEnableSwitchoverMeasurement;};
+
 private:
     MuxConfig &mMuxConfig;
     std::string mPortName;
@@ -300,6 +309,8 @@ class MuxPortConfig
     uint16_t mServerId;
     Mode mMode = Manual;
     PortCableType mPortCableType;
+
+    bool mEnableSwitchoverMeasurement = false;
 };
 
 } /* namespace common */
diff --git a/src/link_manager/LinkManagerStateMachineActiveStandby.cpp b/src/link_manager/LinkManagerStateMachineActiveStandby.cpp
index 5bac7f9c..38016056 100644
--- a/src/link_manager/LinkManagerStateMachineActiveStandby.cpp
+++ b/src/link_manager/LinkManagerStateMachineActiveStandby.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,9 @@ void ActiveStandbyStateMachine::switchMuxState(
         mMuxStateMachine.setWaitStateCause(mux_state::WaitState::WaitStateCause::SwssUpdate);
         mMuxPortPtr->postMetricsEvent(Metrics::SwitchingStart, label);
         mMuxPortPtr->setMuxState(label);
-        mDecreaseIntervalFnPtr(mMuxPortConfig.getLinkWaitTimeout_msec()); 
+        if(mMuxPortConfig.ifEnableSwitchoverMeasurement()) {
+            mDecreaseIntervalFnPtr(mMuxPortConfig.getLinkWaitTimeout_msec()); 
+        }
         mDeadlineTimer.cancel();
         startMuxWaitTimer();
     } else {