diff --git a/common/ssh_client/base.py b/common/ssh_client/base.py
index 81cb184a..3d235863 100644
--- a/common/ssh_client/base.py
+++ b/common/ssh_client/base.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_ip(self):
         return self.client.get_ip()
 
     def progress_bar(self, transferred, to_be_transferred, suffix=''):
-        if self.inner_config_manager.get("obdiag", default={"logger": {"silent": False}}).get("logger").get("silent"):
+        if self.inner_config_manager.get("obdiag", {}).get("logger", {}).get("silent") or False:
             return
         bar_len = 20
         filled_len = int(round(bar_len * transferred / float(to_be_transferred)))
diff --git a/common/ssh_client/remote_client.py b/common/ssh_client/remote_client.py
index 04717dc3..ffcc5587 100644
--- a/common/ssh_client/remote_client.py
+++ b/common/ssh_client/remote_client.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def download(self, remote_path, local_path):
         self._sftp_client.close()
 
     def progress_bar(self, transferred, to_be_transferred, suffix=''):
-        if self.inner_config_manager.get("obdiag", default={"logger": {"silent": False}}).get("logger").get("silent"):
+        if self.inner_config_manager.get("obdiag", {}).get("logger", {}).get("silent") or False:
             return
         bar_len = 20
         filled_len = int(round(bar_len * transferred / float(to_be_transferred)))