diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
index 71734b31287..8903e7c4450 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
@@ -1529,8 +1529,9 @@ def publish_self_to_discovery(self):
             'ip-address': self._args.ifmap_server_ip,
             'port': self._args.listen_port,
         }
-        self.api_server_task = self._disc.publish(
-            API_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
+        if self._disc:
+            self.api_server_task = self._disc.publish(
+                API_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
 
     def publish_ifmap_to_discovery(self):
         # publish ifmap server
@@ -1538,8 +1539,9 @@ def publish_ifmap_to_discovery(self):
             'ip-address': self._args.ifmap_server_ip,
             'port': self._args.ifmap_server_port,
         }
-        self.ifmap_task = self._disc.publish(
-            IFMAP_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
+        if self._disc:
+            self.ifmap_task = self._disc.publish(
+                IFMAP_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
     # end publish_ifmap_to_discovery
 
     def un_publish_self_to_discovery(self):
@@ -1548,7 +1550,8 @@ def un_publish_self_to_discovery(self):
             'ip-address': self._args.ifmap_server_ip,
             'port': self._args.listen_port,
         }
-        self._disc.un_publish(API_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
+        if self._disc:
+            self._disc.un_publish(API_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
 
     def un_publish_ifmap_to_discovery(self):
         # un publish ifmap server
@@ -1556,7 +1559,8 @@ def un_publish_ifmap_to_discovery(self):
             'ip-address': self._args.ifmap_server_ip,
             'port': self._args.ifmap_server_port,
         }
-        self._disc.un_publish(IFMAP_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
+        if self._disc:
+            self._disc.un_publish(IFMAP_SERVER_DISCOVERY_SERVICE_NAME, data)
     # end un_publish_ifmap_to_discovery
 
 # end class VncApiServer
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
index 1011666b20a..587b2c44a44 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def _ifmap_dequeue_task(self):
                 self._publish_to_ifmap_dequeue()
             except Exception as e:
                 tb = utils.detailed_traceback()
-                self.config_log(tb, level=SandeshLevel.SYS_ERROR)
+                self.config_log(tb, level=SandeshLevel.SYS_ERR)
 
     def _publish_to_ifmap_dequeue(self):
         def _publish(requests, traces, publish_discovery=False):