diff --git a/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter.py b/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter.py
index 1b1e5e1dd3fb..ca750723187d 100644
--- a/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter.py
+++ b/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter.py
@@ -551,10 +551,12 @@ def _validate_replace(self, move, diff):
         simulated_config = move.apply(diff.current_config)
         deleted_paths, added_paths = self._get_paths(diff.current_config, simulated_config, [])
 
+        # For deleted paths, we check the current config has no dependencies between nodes under the removed path
         if not self._validate_paths_config(deleted_paths, diff.current_config):
             return False
 
-        if not self._validate_paths_config(added_paths, diff.target_config):
+        # For added paths, we check the simulated config has no dependencies between nodes under the added path
+        if not self._validate_paths_config(added_paths, simulated_config):
             return False
 
         return True
@@ -1020,7 +1022,7 @@ def __init__(self, move_wrapper):
         self.move_wrapper = move_wrapper
         self.mem = {}
 
-    def rec(self, diff):
+    def sort(self, diff):
         if diff.has_no_diff():
             return []
 
diff --git a/tests/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter_test.py b/tests/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter_test.py
index 72275f2d95fe..cd9786fdf1fe 100644
--- a/tests/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter_test.py
+++ b/tests/generic_config_updater/patch_sorter_test.py
@@ -1054,6 +1054,37 @@ def test_validate__replace_whole_config_item_same_ref_same__true(self):
         # Act and assert
         self.assertTrue(self.validator.validate(move, diff))
 
+    def test_validate__replace_list_item_different_location_than_target_and_no_deps__true(self):
+        # Arrange
+        current_config = {
+            "VLAN": {
+                "Vlan100": {
+                    "vlanid": "100",
+                    "dhcp_servers": [
+                        "192.0.0.1",
+                        "192.0.0.2"
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        target_config = {
+            "VLAN": {
+                "Vlan100": {
+                    "vlanid": "100",
+                    "dhcp_servers": [
+                        "192.0.0.3"
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        diff = ps.Diff(current_config, target_config)
+        # the target tokens point to location 0 which exist in target_config
+        # but the replace operation is operating on location 1 in current_config
+        move = ps.JsonMove(diff, OperationType.REPLACE, ["VLAN", "Vlan100", "dhcp_servers", 1], ["VLAN", "Vlan100", "dhcp_servers", 0])
+
+        # Act and assert
+        self.assertTrue(self.validator.validate(move, diff))
+
     def prepare_config(self, config, patch):
         return patch.apply(config)