diff --git a/fboss/agent/test/link_tests/SpeedChangeTest.cpp b/fboss/agent/test/link_tests/SpeedChangeTest.cpp
index 77d698b2c13f6..bdc2867f86967 100644
--- a/fboss/agent/test/link_tests/SpeedChangeTest.cpp
+++ b/fboss/agent/test/link_tests/SpeedChangeTest.cpp
@@ -206,9 +206,8 @@ void SpeedChangeTest::setupConfigFlag() {
   originalConfigCopy =
       linkTestDir + "/agent_speed_change_test_original_config.conf";
 
-  // Create a copy of the original config if we haven't created one before.
-  if (!boost::filesystem::exists(originalConfigCopy)) {
-    // Likely a coldboot iteration
+  // Create a copy of the original config during coldboot
+  if (sw()->getBootType() == BootType::COLD_BOOT) {
     utilCreateDir(linkTestDir);
     boost::filesystem::copy_file(FLAGS_config, originalConfigCopy);
   }