diff --git a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
index 612d580f9..c431de937 100644
--- a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/__init__.py
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ def split_sai_id_key(sai_id_key):
 def config(**kwargs):
     global redis_kwargs
     redis_kwargs = {k:v for (k,v) in kwargs.items() if k in ['unix_socket_path', 'host', 'port']}
+    if 'unix_socket_path' in redis_kwargs and 'host' in redis_kwargs and 'port' in redis_kwargs:
+        redis_kwargs['use_unix_socket_path'] = True
     redis_kwargs['decode_responses'] = True
 
 def init_db():