diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
index 9bd82a76afc7..6abc4a5465c2 100644
--- a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
-import swsscommon
+from swsscommon import swsscommon
 
 from parameterized import parameterized
 from sonic_py_common.general import load_module_from_source
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem_unittest import patchfs
 
 
-swsscommon.swsscommon.ConfigDBConnector = MockConfigDb
+swsscommon.ConfigDBConnector = MockConfigDb
 test_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 modules_path = os.path.dirname(test_path)
 scripts_path = os.path.join(modules_path, "scripts")