diff --git a/utilities_common/db.py b/utilities_common/db.py
index 7842b4dcdd..d736aa1be7 100644
--- a/utilities_common/db.py
+++ b/utilities_common/db.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sonic_py_common import multi_asic
+from sonic_py_common import multi_asic, device_info
 from swsscommon.swsscommon import ConfigDBConnector, SonicV2Connector
 from utilities_common import constants
 from utilities_common.multi_asic import multi_asic_ns_choices
@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.cfgdb = ConfigDBConnector()
         self.cfgdb.connect()
         self.db = SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1")
-        for db_id in self.db.get_db_list():
+
+        # Skip connecting to chassis databases in line cards
+        db_list = list(self.db.get_db_list())
+        if not device_info.is_supervisor():
+            try:
+                db_list.remove('CHASSIS_APP_DB')
+                db_list.remove('CHASSIS_STATE_DB')
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        for db_id in db_list:
             self.db.connect(db_id)
 
         self.cfgdb_clients[constants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE] = self.cfgdb