1 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/system-ipv6.py b/src/conf_mode/system-ipv6.py
index e40ed38e2..90a1a8087 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/system-ipv6.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/system-ipv6.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ from vyos.configdict import dict_merge
 from vyos.configverify import verify_route_map
 from vyos.template import render_to_string
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search
-from vyos.utils.system import sysctl_write
 from vyos.utils.file import write_file
+from vyos.utils.process import is_systemd_service_active
+from vyos.utils.system import sysctl_write
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import frr
 from vyos import airbag
@@ -93,16 +94,20 @@ def apply(opt):
             if name == 'accept_dad':
                 write_file(os.path.join(root, name), value)
 
-    zebra_daemon = 'zebra'
-    # Save original configuration prior to starting any commit actions
-    frr_cfg = frr.FRRConfig()
+    # During startup of vyos-router that brings up FRR, the service is not yet
+    # running when this script is called first. Skip this part and wait for initial
+    # commit of the configuration to trigger this statement
+    if is_systemd_service_active('frr.service'):
+        zebra_daemon = 'zebra'
+        # Save original configuration prior to starting any commit actions
+        frr_cfg = frr.FRRConfig()
 
-    # The route-map used for the FIB (zebra) is part of the zebra daemon
-    frr_cfg.load_configuration(zebra_daemon)
-    frr_cfg.modify_section(r'ipv6 protocol \w+ route-map [-a-zA-Z0-9.]+', stop_pattern='(\s|!)')
-    if 'frr_zebra_config' in opt:
-        frr_cfg.add_before(frr.default_add_before, opt['frr_zebra_config'])
-    frr_cfg.commit_configuration(zebra_daemon)
+        # The route-map used for the FIB (zebra) is part of the zebra daemon
+        frr_cfg.load_configuration(zebra_daemon)
+        frr_cfg.modify_section(r'ipv6 protocol \w+ route-map [-a-zA-Z0-9.]+', stop_pattern='(\s|!)')
+        if 'frr_zebra_config' in opt:
+            frr_cfg.add_before(frr.default_add_before, opt['frr_zebra_config'])
+        frr_cfg.commit_configuration(zebra_daemon)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try: