diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 9e28703c3429..61fde99ebab3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def SubscribeAsicDbObject(self, objpfx):
         pubsub.psubscribe("__keyspace@1__:ASIC_STATE:%s*" % objpfx)
         return pubsub
 
-    def CountSubscribedObjects(self, pubsub, timeout=10):
+    def CountSubscribedObjects(self, pubsub, ignore=None, timeout=10):
         nadd = 0
         ndel = 0
         idle = 0
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ def CountSubscribedObjects(self, pubsub, timeout=10):
             message = pubsub.get_message()
             if message:
                 print message
+                if ignore:
+                    fds = message['channel'].split(':')
+                    if fds[2] in ignore:
+                        continue
                 if message['data'] == 'hset':
                     nadd += 1
                 elif message['data'] == 'del':
diff --git a/tests/test_warm_reboot.py b/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
index 7db91e40a757..2a7d69422096 100644
--- a/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
+++ b/tests/test_warm_reboot.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def test_VlanMgrdWarmRestart(dvs):
     (exitcode, bv_after) = dvs.runcmd("bridge vlan")
     assert bv_after == bv_before
 
-    (nadd, ndel) = dvs.CountSubscribedObjects(pubsub)
+    (nadd, ndel) = dvs.CountSubscribedObjects(pubsub, ignore=["SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_FDB_ENTRY"])
     assert nadd == 0
     assert ndel == 0