diff --git a/dockers/docker-teamd/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-teamd/Dockerfile.j2
index 32e302971ed2..b3f35dd3c2e5 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-teamd/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-teamd/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ FROM docker-config-engine
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -f -y libdbus-1-3 libdaemon0 libjansson4
 
+## Install redis-tools dependencies
+## TODO: implicitly install dependencies
+RUN apt-get -y install libjemalloc1
+
 COPY \
 {% for deb in docker_teamd_debs.split(' ') -%}
 debs/{{ deb }}{{' '}}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh b/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
index 268217272f6e..b992a931e3d6 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ service rsyslog start
 while true; do
     # Check if front-panel ports are configured
     result=`echo -en "SELECT 0\nHGETALL PORT_TABLE:ConfigDone" | redis-cli | sed -n 3p`
-    if [ "$result" != "0" ]; then
+    if [ "$result" == "0" ]; then
         start_app
         read
     fi
diff --git a/rules/docker-teamd.mk b/rules/docker-teamd.mk
index f023c3598fa1..14038fcd0381 100644
--- a/rules/docker-teamd.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-teamd.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_TEAMD = docker-teamd.gz
 $(DOCKER_TEAMD)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-teamd
-$(DOCKER_TEAMD)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(LIBTEAMDCT) $(LIBTEAM_UTILS)
+$(DOCKER_TEAMD)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(LIBTEAMDCT) $(LIBTEAM_UTILS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
 $(DOCKER_TEAMD)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_TEAMD)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_TEAMD)