diff --git a/show/main.py b/show/main.py
index b9998d473..e13d37d86 100755
--- a/show/main.py
+++ b/show/main.py
@@ -1433,11 +1433,11 @@ def all(verbose):
         ns_list = multi_asic.get_namespace_list()
         for ns in ns_list:
             ns_config = get_config_json_by_namespace(ns)
-            ns_config['bgpraw'] = bgp_util.run_bgp_show_command(bgpraw_cmd, ns)
+            ns_config['bgpraw'] = bgp_util.run_bgp_show_command(bgpraw_cmd, ns, exit_on_fail=False)
             output[ns] = ns_config
         click.echo(json.dumps(output, indent=4))
     else:
-        host_config['bgpraw'] = bgp_util.run_bgp_show_command(bgpraw_cmd)
+        host_config['bgpraw'] = bgp_util.run_bgp_show_command(bgpraw_cmd, exit_on_fail=False)
         click.echo(json.dumps(output['localhost'], indent=4))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fd859cccc..2d63a2cc8 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def mock_run_bgp_command_for_static(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace="", vtysh_shell_cmd
         else:
             return ""
 
-    def mock_run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.RVTYSH_COMMAND):
+    def mock_run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.RVTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail=True):
         if m_asic_json_file.startswith('bgp_v4_network') or \
             m_asic_json_file.startswith('bgp_v6_network'):
             return mock_show_bgp_network_multi_asic(m_asic_json_file)
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ def mock_run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.RVT
         else:
             return ""
 
-    def mock_run_show_sum_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND):
+    def mock_run_show_sum_bgp_command(
+            vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail=True):
         if vtysh_cmd == "show ip bgp summary json":
             m_asic_json_file = 'no_bgp_neigh.json'
         else:
@@ -343,7 +344,8 @@ def mock_run_show_sum_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=cons
         else:
             return ""
 
-    def mock_run_show_summ_bgp_command_no_ext_neigh_on_all_asic(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND):
+    def mock_run_show_summ_bgp_command_no_ext_neigh_on_all_asic(
+            vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail=True):
         if vtysh_cmd == "show ip bgp summary json":
             m_asic_json_file = 'no_ext_bgp_neigh.json'
         else:
@@ -358,7 +360,8 @@ def mock_run_show_summ_bgp_command_no_ext_neigh_on_all_asic(vtysh_cmd, bgp_names
         else:
             return ""
 
-    def mock_run_show_summ_bgp_command_no_ext_neigh_on_asic1(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND):
+    def mock_run_show_summ_bgp_command_no_ext_neigh_on_asic1(
+            vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail=True):
         if vtysh_cmd == "show ip bgp summary json":
             if bgp_namespace == "asic1":
                 m_asic_json_file = 'no_ext_bgp_neigh.json'
diff --git a/utilities_common/bgp_util.py b/utilities_common/bgp_util.py
index 64054662e..775d102be 100644
--- a/utilities_common/bgp_util.py
+++ b/utilities_common/bgp_util.py
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ def get_neighbor_dict_from_table(db, table_name):
         return neighbor_dict
 
 
-def run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace=multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND):
+def run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace=multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+                    vtysh_shell_cmd=constants.VTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail=True):
     bgp_instance_id = []
     output = None
     if bgp_namespace is not multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE:
@@ -199,16 +200,16 @@ def run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace=multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, vtysh
         output, ret = clicommon.run_command(cmd, return_cmd=True)
         if ret != 0:
             click.echo(output.rstrip('\n'))
-            sys.exit(ret)
+            output = "" if not exit_on_fail else sys.exit(ret)
     except Exception:
         ctx = click.get_current_context()
-        ctx.fail("Unable to get summary from bgp {}".format(bgp_instance_id))
+        ctx.fail("Unable to get summary from bgp {}".format(bgp_instance_id)) if exit_on_fail else None
 
     return output
 
 
-def run_bgp_show_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace=multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE):
-    output = run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, constants.RVTYSH_COMMAND)
+def run_bgp_show_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace=multi_asic.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, exit_on_fail=True):
+    output = run_bgp_command(vtysh_cmd, bgp_namespace, constants.RVTYSH_COMMAND, exit_on_fail)
     # handle the the alias mode in the following code
     if output is not None:
         if clicommon.get_interface_naming_mode() == "alias" and re.search("show ip|ipv6 route", vtysh_cmd):