diff --git a/scripts/aclshow b/scripts/aclshow
index e89569a20b94..f1e1ef96bf70 100755
--- a/scripts/aclshow
+++ b/scripts/aclshow
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AclStat(object):
             self.table_list = tables.split(",")
 
         # Set up db connections
-        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector()
+        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1")
         self.db.connect(self.db.APPL_DB)
         self.db.connect(self.db.COUNTERS_DB)
 
diff --git a/scripts/portstat b/scripts/portstat
index 9a29fa14e514..2345fcd8238e 100755
--- a/scripts/portstat
+++ b/scripts/portstat
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PORT_STATUS_FIELD = "oper_status"
 
 class Portstat(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector()
+        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector(host='127.0.0.1')
         self.db.connect(self.db.COUNTERS_DB)
         self.db.connect(self.db.APPL_DB)
 
@@ -346,9 +346,6 @@ Examples:
     wait_time_in_seconds = args.period
     print_all = args.all
 
-    if not os.geteuid() == 0:
-        raise RuntimeError("must be root to run")
-
     if tag_name is not None:
         cnstat_file = uid + "-" + tag_name
     else:
diff --git a/scripts/teamshow b/scripts/teamshow
index 0583c2b419c5..6c988a7c3ba2 100755
--- a/scripts/teamshow
+++ b/scripts/teamshow
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Teamshow(object):
         self.summary = {}
         self.err = None
         # setup db connection
-        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector()
+        self.db = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1")
         self.db.connect(self.db.APPL_DB)
 
     def get_portchannel_names(self):