diff --git a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/base_image_files/monit_syncd b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/base_image_files/monit_syncd
index 9cc5891c7c32..141273df6dd2 100644
--- a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/base_image_files/monit_syncd
+++ b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/base_image_files/monit_syncd
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 ## process list:
 ##  syncd
 ###############################################################################
-check process syncd matching "/usr/bin/syncd --diag"
+check process syncd matching "/usr/bin/syncd -u -p /tmp/sai.profile"
     if does not exist for 5 times within 5 cycles then alert