diff --git a/Core/Source/ivec_mcal_wdt.c b/Core/Source/ivec_mcal_wdt.c
index 047dfba..38bfbc1 100644
--- a/Core/Source/ivec_mcal_wdt.c
+++ b/Core/Source/ivec_mcal_wdt.c
@@ -74,31 +74,29 @@ IVEC_McalStatus_e xMCAL_WatchdogInit(MCAL_WWDT_TIMER timer)
         break;
     default: return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_INIT_FAIL;
     }
-    DL_WWDT_disablePower(WATCHDOG_TIMER);
-    if(b_WDInitFlag == false)
-    {
-        /* Set Window0 as active window */
-        DL_WWDT_setActiveWindow(WATCHDOG_TIMER, DL_WWDT_WINDOW0);
-
-        DL_WWDT_initWatchdogMode(WATCHDOG_TIMER, Clk_Div,Tmr_Per, DL_WWDT_RUN_IN_SLEEP, DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0, DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0); // DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0 is for selecting the closed percentage of the watchdog
-        if(DL_WWDT_isPowerEnabled(WATCHDOG_TIMER))
+        if(b_WDInitFlag == false)
         {
-            while ((DL_SYSCTL_getClockStatus() & (DL_SYSCTL_CLK_STATUS_LFOSC_GOOD))!= (DL_SYSCTL_CLK_STATUS_LFOSC_GOOD));
+            /* Set Window0 as active window */
+            DL_WWDT_setActiveWindow(WATCHDOG_TIMER, DL_WWDT_WINDOW0);
+
+            DL_WWDT_initWatchdogMode(WATCHDOG_TIMER, Clk_Div,Tmr_Per, DL_WWDT_RUN_IN_SLEEP, DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0, DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0); // DL_WWDT_WINDOW_PERIOD_0 is for selecting the closed percentage of the watchdog
+            if(DL_WWDT_isPowerEnabled(WATCHDOG_TIMER))
+            {
+                while ((DL_SYSCTL_getClockStatus() & (DL_SYSCTL_CLK_STATUS_LFOSC_GOOD))!= (DL_SYSCTL_CLK_STATUS_LFOSC_GOOD));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+
+                return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
+            }
+            b_WDInitFlag = true;
+
+            return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-
-            return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
+            return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_INIT_FAIL;
         }
-        b_WDInitFlag = true;
-
-        return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    else
-    {;
-        return IVEC_MCAL_STATUS_INIT_FAIL;
-    }
-
 }
 
 IVEC_McalStatus_e xMCAL_WatchdogDeInit(void)
diff --git a/utils/utils.c b/utils/utils.c
index e0cd99f..09c65bb 100644
--- a/utils/utils.c
+++ b/utils/utils.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ void vMCAL_mcuInit(void)
 {
     SYSCFG_DL_initPower();
     vMCAL_WatchdogEnablePower();
-    xMCAL_WatchdogInit(MCAL_WDT_4_SEC_TIMER); // Timer Inputs can be : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 56 , 64 in seconds
+    // if watchDog is not initilized previoulsy in bootloader code then only initilize watchdog with 4sec timer
+    if(bMCAL_IsWatchdogRunning()==false)
+        xMCAL_WatchdogInit(MCAL_WDT_4_SEC_TIMER); // Timer Inputs can be : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 56 , 64 in seconds
     SYSCFG_DL_GPIO_init();
 
  }
@@ -228,3 +230,8 @@ void vMCAL_WatchdogEnablePower(void)
 {
     DL_WWDT_enablePower(WATCHDOG_TIMER);
 }
+
+bool bMCAL_IsWatchdogRunning(void)
+{
+    return DL_WWDT_isRunning(WATCHDOG_TIMER);
+}
diff --git a/utils/utils.h b/utils/utils.h
index 1e2c0a7..f048ebc 100644
--- a/utils/utils.h
+++ b/utils/utils.h
@@ -109,5 +109,6 @@ IVEC_McalStatus_e xMCAL_vrefInit(void);
 void vMCAL_WDG_Refresh(void);
 void vMCAL_WatchdogDisablePower(void);
 void vMCAL_WatchdogEnablePower(void);
+bool bMCAL_IsWatchdogRunning(void);
 
 #endif /* UTILS_IVEC_UTILS_H_ */