diff --git a/python/vyos/compose_config.py b/python/vyos/compose_config.py
index b1c277bce..79a8718c5 100644
--- a/python/vyos/compose_config.py
+++ b/python/vyos/compose_config.py
@@ -1,88 +1,88 @@
 # Copyright 2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 """This module allows iterating over function calls to modify an existing
 config.
 """
 
 import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TypeAlias, Union, Callable
 
 from vyos.configtree import ConfigTree
 from vyos.configtree import deep_copy as ct_deep_copy
-from vyos.utils.system import load_as_module
+from vyos.utils.system import load_as_module_source
 
 ConfigObj: TypeAlias = Union[str, ConfigTree]
 
 class ComposeConfigError(Exception):
     """Raised when an error occurs modifying a config object.
     """
 
 class ComposeConfig:
     """Apply function to config tree: for iteration over functions or files.
     """
     def __init__(self, config_obj: ConfigObj, checkpoint_file=None):
         if isinstance(config_obj, ConfigTree):
             self.config_tree = config_obj
         else:
             self.config_tree = ConfigTree(config_obj)
 
         self.checkpoint = self.config_tree
         self.checkpoint_file = checkpoint_file
 
     def apply_func(self, func: Callable):
         """Apply the function to the config tree.
         """
         if not callable(func):
             raise ComposeConfigError(f'{func.__name__} is not callable')
 
         if self.checkpoint_file is not None:
             self.checkpoint = ct_deep_copy(self.config_tree)
 
         try:
             func(self.config_tree)
         except Exception as e:
             if self.checkpoint_file is not None:
                 self.config_tree = self.checkpoint
             raise ComposeConfigError(e) from e
 
     def apply_file(self, func_file: str, func_name: str):
         """Apply named function from file.
         """
         try:
             mod_name = Path(func_file).stem.replace('-', '_')
-            mod = load_as_module(mod_name, func_file)
+            mod = load_as_module_source(mod_name, func_file)
             func = getattr(mod, func_name)
         except Exception as e:
             raise ComposeConfigError(f'Error with {func_file}: {e}') from e
 
         try:
             self.apply_func(func)
         except ComposeConfigError as e:
             msg = str(e)
             tb = f'{traceback.format_exc()}'
             raise ComposeConfigError(f'Error in {func_file}: {msg}\n{tb}') from e
 
     def to_string(self, with_version=False) -> str:
         """Return the rendered config tree.
         """
         return self.config_tree.to_string(no_version=not with_version)
 
     def write(self, config_file: str, with_version=False):
         """Write the config tree to a file.
         """
         config_str = self.to_string(with_version=with_version)
         Path(config_file).write_text(config_str)
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/system.py b/python/vyos/utils/system.py
index 55813a5f7..cfd5b142c 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/system.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/system.py
@@ -1,100 +1,112 @@
 # Copyright 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 from subprocess import run
 
 def sysctl_read(name: str) -> str:
     """Read and return current value of sysctl() option
 
     Args:
         name (str): sysctl key name
 
     Returns:
         str: sysctl key value
     """
     tmp = run(['sysctl', '-nb', name], capture_output=True)
     return tmp.stdout.decode()
 
 def sysctl_write(name: str, value: str | int) -> bool:
     """Change value via sysctl()
 
     Args:
         name (str): sysctl key name
         value (str | int): sysctl key value
 
     Returns:
         bool: True if changed, False otherwise
     """
     # convert other types to string before comparison
     if not isinstance(value, str):
         value = str(value)
     # do not change anything if a value is already configured
     if sysctl_read(name) == value:
         return True
     # return False if sysctl call failed
     if run(['sysctl', '-wq', f'{name}={value}']).returncode != 0:
         return False
     # compare old and new values
     # sysctl may apply value, but its actual value will be
     # different from requested
     if sysctl_read(name) == value:
         return True
     # False in other cases
     return False
 
 def sysctl_apply(sysctl_dict: dict[str, str], revert: bool = True) -> bool:
     """Apply sysctl values.
 
     Args:
         sysctl_dict (dict[str, str]): dictionary with sysctl keys with values
         revert (bool, optional): Revert to original values if new were not
         applied. Defaults to True.
 
     Returns:
         bool: True if all params configured properly, False in other cases
     """
     # get current values
     sysctl_original: dict[str, str] = {}
     for key_name in sysctl_dict.keys():
         sysctl_original[key_name] = sysctl_read(key_name)
     # apply new values and revert in case one of them was not applied
     for key_name, value in sysctl_dict.items():
         if not sysctl_write(key_name, value):
             if revert:
                 sysctl_apply(sysctl_original, revert=False)
             return False
     # everything applied
     return True
 
 def find_device_file(device):
     """ Recurively search /dev for the given device file and return its full path.
         If no device file was found 'None' is returned """
     from fnmatch import fnmatch
 
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk('/dev'):
         for basename in files:
             if fnmatch(basename, device):
                 return os.path.join(root, basename)
 
     return None
 
 def load_as_module(name: str, path: str):
     import importlib.util
 
     spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path)
     mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
     return mod
+
+def load_as_module_source(name: str, path: str):
+    """ Necessary modification of load_as_module for files without *.py
+    extension """
+    import importlib.util
+    from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+
+    loader = SourceFileLoader(name, path)
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(name, loader)
+    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    return mod