diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/OpenConfigDriver.py b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/OpenConfigDriver.py
index b34efbc8fbcc8e4a340e8c2282268b9f0246fddc..8c6e07b3f00a975a909161006e59e89de0ceaaf3 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/OpenConfigDriver.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/OpenConfigDriver.py
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ class NetconfSessionHandler:
     @RETRY_DECORATOR
     def get(self, filter=None, with_defaults=None): # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         with self.__lock:
-            return self.__manager.get(filter=filter, with_defaults=with_defaults)
+            if self.__vendor == 'JUNIPER'and not 'component' in str(filter):
+                return self.__manager.get_config(source="running", filter=filter, with_defaults=with_defaults)
+            else:
+                return self.__manager.get(filter=filter, with_defaults=with_defaults)
 
     @RETRY_DECORATOR
     def edit_config(
diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/Inventory.py b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/Inventory.py
index 0d98d72882695038d9d3ddbc2c9b86564d21d5b0..2ae67ba47dad162b8c8e4a15d3004b27359d4ca2 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/Inventory.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/Inventory.py
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ def parse(xml_data : ET.Element) -> List[Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]]:
             add_value_from_tag(inventory['attributes'], 'empty', component_empty)
 
         component_parent = xml_component.find('ocp:state/ocp:parent', namespaces=NAMESPACES)
-        if component_parent is None or component_parent.text is None:
-            add_value_from_tag(inventory, 'parent-component-references', component_type)
-        else:
+        if not component_parent is None: 
             add_value_from_tag(inventory, 'parent-component-references', component_parent)
 
         component_HW = xml_component.find('ocp:state/ocp:hardware-version', namespaces=NAMESPACES)