diff --git a/config/vlan.py b/config/vlan.py
index 03660ab0af..75135b3ed7 100644
--- a/config/vlan.py
+++ b/config/vlan.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def set_dhcp_relay_table(table, config_db, vlan_name, value):
 
 
 def is_dhcp_relay_running():
-    out, _ = clicommon.run_command("systemctl show dhcp_relay.service --property ActiveState --value", return_cmd=True)
+    out, _ = clicommon.run_command(["systemctl", "show", "dhcp_relay.service", "--property", "ActiveState", "--value"],
+                                   return_cmd=True)
     return out.strip() == "active"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_tables/config_db.json b/tests/mock_tables/config_db.json
index 8861d43a75..510f57eb6e 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tables/config_db.json
+++ b/tests/mock_tables/config_db.json
@@ -2691,5 +2691,10 @@
         "alias": "Fabric2",
         "isolateStatus": "False",
         "lanes": "2"
+    },
+    "DHCP_RELAY|Vlan1000": {
+        "dhcpv6_servers": [
+            "fc02:2000::1"
+        ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/vlan_test.py b/tests/vlan_test.py
index 13364f76e6..9722ced6d0 100644
--- a/tests/vlan_test.py
+++ b/tests/vlan_test.py
@@ -760,3 +760,37 @@ def teardown_class(cls):
         os.environ['UTILITIES_UNIT_TESTING'] = "0"
         bgp_util.run_bgp_command = cls._old_run_bgp_command
         print("TEARDOWN")
+
+    def test_config_vlan_del_dhcp_relay_restart(self):
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        db = Db()
+        obj = {"config_db": db.cfgdb}
+
+        # remove vlan IP`s
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["interface"].commands["ip"].commands["remove"],
+                               ["Vlan1000", "192.168.0.1/21"], obj=obj)
+        print(result.exit_code, result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["interface"].commands["ip"].commands["remove"],
+                               ["Vlan1000", "fc02:1000::1/64"], obj=obj)
+        print(result.exit_code, result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+
+        # remove vlan members
+        vlan_member = db.cfgdb.get_table("VLAN_MEMBER")
+        keys = [(k, v) for k, v in vlan_member if k == "Vlan{}".format(1000)]
+        for _, v in keys:
+            result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["member"].commands["del"], ["1000", v], obj=db)
+            print(result.exit_code)
+            print(result.output)
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+        origin_run_command_func = config.vlan.clicommon.run_command
+        config.vlan.clicommon.run_command = mock.MagicMock(return_value=("active", 0))
+        result = runner.invoke(config.config.commands["vlan"].commands["del"], ["1000"], obj=db)
+        print(result.exit_code)
+        print(result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+        config.vlan.clicommon.run_command = origin_run_command_func
diff --git a/utilities_common/dhcp_relay_util.py b/utilities_common/dhcp_relay_util.py
index b9c0b4e20f..4a0ab5a2e4 100644
--- a/utilities_common/dhcp_relay_util.py
+++ b/utilities_common/dhcp_relay_util.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ def restart_dhcp_relay_service():
     Restart dhcp_relay service
     """
     click.echo("Restarting DHCP relay service...")
-    clicommon.run_command("systemctl stop dhcp_relay", display_cmd=False)
-    clicommon.run_command("systemctl reset-failed dhcp_relay", display_cmd=False)
-    clicommon.run_command("systemctl start dhcp_relay", display_cmd=False)
+    clicommon.run_command(["systemctl", "stop", "dhcp_relay"], display_cmd=False)
+    clicommon.run_command(["systemctl", "reset-failed", "dhcp_relay"], display_cmd=False)
+    clicommon.run_command(["systemctl", "start", "dhcp_relay"], display_cmd=False)
 
 
 def handle_restart_dhcp_relay_service():