diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0f15df514..51387d809 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1538,6 +1538,8 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) reloadSections(sections ...string) (err error) {
 			cfg.rldChans[EEsJson] <- struct{}{}
 		case SIPAgentJson:
 			cfg.rldChans[SIPAgentJson] <- struct{}{}
+		case RateSJson:
+			cfg.rldChans[RateSJson] <- struct{}{}
 		}
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/services/rates.go b/services/rates.go
index 5d2647162..faed0de0b 100644
--- a/services/rates.go
+++ b/services/rates.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package services
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -113,5 +114,12 @@ func (rs *RateService) Start() (err error) {
 	}
 	*/
 	rs.intConnChan <- rs.rateS
-	return rs.rateS.ListenAndServe(rs.exitChan, rs.rldChan)
+
+	go func(rtS *rates.RateS, exitChan chan bool, rldChan chan struct{}) {
+		if err := rtS.ListenAndServe(exitChan, rldChan); err != nil {
+			utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> error: <%s>", utils.EventExporterS, err.Error()))
+			exitChan <- true
+		}
+	}(rs.rateS, rs.exitChan, rs.rldChan)
+	return
 }
diff --git a/services/rates_it_test.go b/services/rates_it_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4cb7d611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/rates_it_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// +build integration
+
+/*
+Real-time Online/Offline Charging System (OCS) for Telecom & ISP environments
+Copyright (C) ITsysCOM GmbH
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+package services
+
+import (
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cgrates/rpcclient"
+
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+)
+
+func TestRateSReload(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	engineShutdown := make(chan bool, 1)
+	server := utils.NewServer()
+	srvMngr := servmanager.NewServiceManager(cfg, engineShutdown)
+	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil)
+	rS := NewRateService(cfg, filterSChan, server, engineShutdown, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1))
+	srvMngr.AddServices(rS,
+		NewLoaderService(cfg, db, filterSChan, server, engineShutdown, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1), nil), db)
+	if err = srvMngr.StartServices(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if rS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
+	}
+	var reply string
+	if err := cfg.V1ReloadConfigFromPath(&config.ConfigReloadWithArgDispatcher{
+		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "rates"),
+		Section: config.RateSJson,
+	}, &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.OK {
+		t.Errorf("Expecting OK ,received %s", reply)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) //need to switch to gorutine
+	if !rS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be running")
+	}
+	cfg.RateSCfg().Enabled = false
+	cfg.GetReloadChan(config.RateSJson) <- struct{}{}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	if rS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
+	}
+	engineShutdown <- true
+}
diff --git a/servmanager/servmanager.go b/servmanager/servmanager.go
index dd2dfda7a..e4ea603b1 100644
--- a/servmanager/servmanager.go
+++ b/servmanager/servmanager.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) handleReload() {
 				return
 			}
 		case <-srvMngr.GetConfig().GetReloadChan(config.RateSJson):
-			if err = srvMngr.reloadService(config.RateSJson); err != nil {
+			if err = srvMngr.reloadService(utils.RateS); err != nil {
 				return
 			}
 		case <-srvMngr.GetConfig().GetReloadChan(config.RPCConnsJsonName):