diff --git a/utils/mpls.c b/utils/mpls.c
index 93cdbd92d..5455339cd 100644
--- a/utils/mpls.c
+++ b/utils/mpls.c
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ vr_mpls_req_process(void *s_req)
    if (mpls_op == SANDESH_OP_DUMP)
        dump_marker = req->mr_label;
 
-   response_pending = false;
+   if (mpls_op != SANDESH_OP_DUMP)
+       response_pending = false;
+
+   return;
 }
 
 void
@@ -143,6 +146,8 @@ vr_mpls_op(void)
             if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST) {
                 sandesh_decode(resp->nl_data, resp->nl_len,
                                vr_find_sandesh_info, &ret);
+            } else if (resp->nl_type == NL_MSG_TYPE_DONE) {
+                response_pending = false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/utils/nh.c b/utils/nh.c
index dd79c9304..1889366f7 100644
--- a/utils/nh.c
+++ b/utils/nh.c
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ vr_nexthop_req_process(void *s_req)
         dump_marker = req->nhr_id;
     }
 
-    response_pending = false;
+    if (command != 3)
+        response_pending = false;
     printf("\n");
 }
 
@@ -386,6 +387,8 @@ vr_nh_op(int opt, int mode, uint32_t nh_id, uint32_t if_id, uint32_t vrf_id,
             resp = nl_parse_reply(cl);
             if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST) {
                 sandesh_decode(resp->nl_data, resp->nl_len, vr_find_sandesh_info, &ret);
+            } else if (resp->nl_type == NL_MSG_TYPE_DONE) {
+                response_pending = false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/utils/rt.c b/utils/rt.c
index 33f0c2d51..25f0967e5 100644
--- a/utils/rt.c
+++ b/utils/rt.c
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ vr_route_req_process(void *s_req)
         printf(" %10d\n", rt->rtr_nh_id);
     }
 
-    response_pending = false;
+    if (cmd_op != SANDESH_OP_DUMP)
+        response_pending = false;
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -406,9 +408,12 @@ vr_send_one_message(void)
     while (response_pending) {
         if ((ret = nl_recvmsg(cl)) > 0) {
             resp = nl_parse_reply(cl);
-            if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST)
+            if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST) {
                 sandesh_decode(resp->nl_data, resp->nl_len,
                                vr_find_sandesh_info, &ret);
+            } else if (resp->nl_type == NL_MSG_TYPE_DONE) {
+                response_pending = false;
+            }
         }
     }
     return resp_code;
diff --git a/utils/vif.c b/utils/vif.c
index 770baed21..29aca67dd 100644
--- a/utils/vif.c
+++ b/utils/vif.c
@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@ vr_interface_req_process(void *s)
         vr_ifindex = req->vifr_idx;
     }
 
-    response_pending = false;
+    if (vr_op != SANDESH_OP_DUMP)
+        response_pending = false;
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -494,6 +496,8 @@ vr_intf_send_msg(void *request, char *request_string)
             if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST) {
                 sandesh_decode(resp->nl_data, resp->nl_len,
                                vr_find_sandesh_info, &ret);
+            } else if (resp->nl_type == NL_MSG_TYPE_DONE) {
+                response_pending = false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/utils/vxlan.c b/utils/vxlan.c
index 26d22f330..265cf4bab 100644
--- a/utils/vxlan.c
+++ b/utils/vxlan.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ vr_vxlan_req_process(void *s_req)
 
    dump_marker = req->vxlanr_vnid;
 
-   response_pending = false;
+   if (vxlan_op != SANDESH_OP_DUMP)
+       response_pending = false;
 
    return;
 }
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ vr_vxlan_op(void)
             if (resp->nl_op == SANDESH_REQUEST) {
                 sandesh_decode(resp->nl_data, resp->nl_len,
                                vr_find_sandesh_info, &ret);
+            } else if (resp->nl_type == NL_MSG_TYPE_DONE) {
+                response_pending = false;
             }
         }