diff --git a/acl_loader/main.py b/acl_loader/main.py
index 6311e55fa2..dedaf0eb3e 100644
--- a/acl_loader/main.py
+++ b/acl_loader/main.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def incremental_update(self):
                 namespace_configdb.mod_entry(self.ACL_RULE, key, None)
 
         for key in existing_controlplane_rules:
-            if operator.eq(self.rules_info[key], self.rules_db_info[key]) == False:
+            if not operator.eq(self.rules_info[key], self.rules_db_info[key]):
                 self.configdb.set_entry(self.ACL_RULE, key, self.rules_info[key])
                 # Program for per-asic namespace corresponding to front asic also if present.
                 # For control plane ACL it's not needed but to keep all db in sync program everywhere
diff --git a/tests/acl_input/incremental_1.json b/tests/acl_input/incremental_1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57ede08bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acl_input/incremental_1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "acl": {
+        "acl-sets": {
+            "acl-set": {
+                "ntp-acl": {
+                    "acl-entries": {
+                        "acl-entry": {
+                            "1": {
+                                "ip": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "source-ip-address": "20.0.0.12/32"
+                                    }
+                                }, 
+                                "config": {
+                                    "sequence-id": 1
+                                }, 
+                                "actions": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "forwarding-action": "ACCEPT"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }, 
+                    "config": {
+                        "name": "ntp-acl"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/acl_input/incremental_2.json b/tests/acl_input/incremental_2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7de6edbac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acl_input/incremental_2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "acl": {
+        "acl-sets": {
+            "acl-set": {
+                "ntp-acl": {
+                    "acl-entries": {
+                        "acl-entry": {
+                            "1": {
+                                "ip": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "source-ip-address": "20.0.0.12/32"
+                                    }
+                                }, 
+                                "config": {
+                                    "sequence-id": 1
+                                }, 
+                                "actions": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "forwarding-action": "DROP"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }, 
+                    "config": {
+                        "name": "ntp-acl"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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