diff --git a/counterpoll/main.py b/counterpoll/main.py
index c3be705f0..443024cf3 100755
--- a/counterpoll/main.py
+++ b/counterpoll/main.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import click
 import os
-from sonic_py_common import device_info, multi_asic
+from sonic_py_common import device_info, multi_asic, logger
 from tabulate import tabulate
 from flow_counter_util.route import exit_if_route_flow_counter_not_support
 from swsscommon.swsscommon import ConfigDBConnector, SonicDBConfig
 from swsscommon.swsscommon import CFG_FLEX_COUNTER_TABLE_NAME as CFG_FLEX_COUNTER_TABLE
 
+log = logger.Logger("counterpoll")
+
 BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK = "BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK"
 PORT_BUFFER_DROP = "PORT_BUFFER_DROP"
 PORT_PHY_ATTR = "PORT_PHY_ATTR"
@@ -870,8 +872,18 @@ def register_dynamic_commands(cmds):
     """
     Dynamically register commands based on condition callback.
     """
-    db = ConfigDBConnector()
-    db.connect()
+    try:
+        db = ConfigDBConnector()
+        db.connect()
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        # Runs at import time. swsscommon raises RuntimeError when CONFIG_DB is
+        # unreachable (e.g. build-time completion generation in a redis-less
+        # container). Skip DPU-only dynamic commands rather than fail the import,
+        # else the completion file is never generated.
+        log.log_warning(
+            "CONFIG_DB not available at import, skipping DPU dynamic commands "
+            "(eni/ha_set): {}".format(e))
+        return
     for cmd, cb in cmds:
         if cb(db):
             cli.add_command(cmd)
diff --git a/tests/counterpoll_test.py b/tests/counterpoll_test.py
index 3bb636789..7d145b4f3 100644
--- a/tests/counterpoll_test.py
+++ b/tests/counterpoll_test.py
@@ -543,6 +543,28 @@ def test_tunnel_interval(self):
         table = db.cfgdb.get_table("FLEX_COUNTER_TABLE")
         assert test_interval == table["TUNNEL"]["POLL_INTERVAL"]
 
+    def test_register_dynamic_commands_survives_db_connect_failure(self):
+        # Importing counterpoll.main must not require a live CONFIG_DB. The
+        # build-time bash-completion generator imports every CLI module in a
+        # redis-less container; if the connect failure (RuntimeError)
+        # propagates from register_dynamic_commands (which runs at import), the
+        # generator drops the counterpoll completion file and "counterpoll <Tab>"
+        # stops working.
+        mock_conn = mock.Mock()
+        mock_conn.connect.side_effect = RuntimeError("Unable to connect to redis")
+        with mock.patch.object(counterpoll, "ConfigDBConnector", return_value=mock_conn):
+            # Must not raise even though connect() fails.
+            counterpoll.register_dynamic_commands(counterpoll.dynamic_commands)
+
+    def test_register_dynamic_commands_propagates_unexpected_error(self):
+        # Only swsscommon connection failures (RuntimeError) are tolerated;
+        # unrelated errors must still surface rather than be silently swallowed.
+        mock_conn = mock.Mock()
+        mock_conn.connect.side_effect = ValueError("unexpected")
+        with mock.patch.object(counterpoll, "ConfigDBConnector", return_value=mock_conn):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+                counterpoll.register_dynamic_commands(counterpoll.dynamic_commands)
+
     @classmethod
     def teardown_class(cls):
         print("TEARDOWN")