diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index 65b669be7f8..89d11b5b68f 100644
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -1954,7 +1954,9 @@ def override_config_table(db, input_config_db, dry_run):
         updated_config = update_config(current_config, ns_config_input)
 
         yang_enabled = device_info.is_yang_config_validation_enabled(config_db)
-        if yang_enabled:
+
+        # Always enable YANG check
+        if yang_enabled or True:
             # The ConfigMgmt will load YANG and running
             # config during initialization.
             try:
@@ -1963,9 +1965,9 @@ def override_config_table(db, input_config_db, dry_run):
             except Exception as ex:
                 click.secho("Failed to validate running config. Error: {}".format(ex), fg="magenta")
                 sys.exit(1)
-
-            # Validate input config
-            validate_config_by_cm(cm, ns_config_input, "config_input")
+            #skip input override config check since it is missing YANG dependencies
+            ## Validate input config
+            #validate_config_by_cm(cm, ns_config_input, "config_input")
             # Validate updated whole config
             validate_config_by_cm(cm, updated_config, "updated_config")
 
diff --git a/tests/config_override_test.py b/tests/config_override_test.py
index 19d2ddc197c..e00f7777a03 100644
--- a/tests/config_override_test.py
+++ b/tests/config_override_test.py
@@ -211,17 +211,6 @@ def is_yang_config_validation_enabled_side_effect(filename):
             self.check_yang_verification_failure(
                 db, config, read_data['running_config'], read_data['golden_config'], "running config")
 
-    def test_golden_input_yang_failure(self):
-        def is_yang_config_validation_enabled_side_effect(filename):
-            return True
-        db = Db()
-        with open(GOLDEN_INPUT_YANG_FAILURE, "r") as f:
-            read_data = json.load(f)
-        with mock.patch('config.main.device_info.is_yang_config_validation_enabled',
-                        mock.MagicMock(side_effect=is_yang_config_validation_enabled_side_effect)):
-            self.check_yang_verification_failure(
-                db, config, read_data['running_config'], read_data['golden_config'], "config_input")
-
     def test_final_config_yang_failure(self):
         def is_yang_config_validation_enabled_side_effect(filename):
             return True