diff --git a/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
index 7fa3c0eb115..c7ba8b8a5f5 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=database.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
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diff --git a/files/build_templates/database.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/database.service.j2
index fd4f34435e6..c353653e456 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/database.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/database.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=docker.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
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diff --git a/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
index 95d66c605f8..c0e993eec06 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=interfaces-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh stop
 
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diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index be62b435155..10679765eb3 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -7,25 +7,29 @@ HWSKU=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v minigraph_hwsku`
 start() {
     docker inspect --type container {{docker_container_name}} &>/dev/null
     if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
-        docker start -a {{docker_container_name}}
+        docker start {{docker_container_name}}
     else
-        docker run {{docker_image_run_opt}} \
+        docker run -d {{docker_image_run_opt}} \
             -v /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM:/usr/share/sonic/platform:ro \
             -v /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU:/usr/share/sonic/hwsku:ro \
             --name={{docker_container_name}} {{docker_image_name}}
     fi
 }
 
+attach() {
+    docker attach --no-stdin {{docker_container_name}}
+}
+
 stop() {
     docker stop {{docker_container_name}}
 }
 
 case "$1" in
-    start|stop)
+    start|stop|attach)
         $1
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|attach}"
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac
diff --git a/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
index f66e9d682af..1ddda15a49c 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=database.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
index d50f5be628d..9f1a0298240 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=database.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
index 3744c586896..493d6bd8fcf 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=database.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
index 3ec8161fa00..7466e8c1457 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ExecStartPre=-/etc/init.d/xpnet.sh stop
 ExecStartPre=/etc/init.d/xpnet.sh start
 {% endif %}
 
-# systemd allows only one parent process within service,
-# so we spawn both dockers from single bash parent
-ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start & /usr/bin/syncd.sh start & wait -n 0"
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start 
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/syncd.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/syncd.sh stop
diff --git a/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
index 49ecb640d89..e291a39b387 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=database.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh attach
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh stop
 
 [Install]