diff --git a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes.py b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes.py
index 2c50a62117..8a29a0a7a6 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes.py
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ class TDSimClient:
         for key, value in self.cfgDict.items():
             self.cfg(key, value)
         
-        if bool(updatecfgDict) and updatecfgDict[0] and updatecfgDict[0][0]:
-            print(updatecfgDict[0][0])      
-            clientCfg = dict (updatecfgDict[0][0].get('clientCfg'))            
-            for key, value in clientCfg.items():
-                self.cfg(key, value)
+        try:
+            if bool(updatecfgDict) and updatecfgDict[0] and updatecfgDict[0][0]:                    
+                clientCfg = dict (updatecfgDict[0][0].get('clientCfg'))
+                for key, value in clientCfg.items():
+                    self.cfg(key, value)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
         tdLog.debug("psim is deployed and configured by %s" % (self.cfgPath))