diff --git a/services/attributes_it_test.go b/services/attributes_it_test.go
index ec104d84b..ce2081db6 100644
--- a/services/attributes_it_test.go
+++ b/services/attributes_it_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func TestAttributeSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
diff --git a/services/chargers_it_test.go b/services/chargers_it_test.go
index 8f902f757..77ca7b7a9 100644
--- a/services/chargers_it_test.go
+++ b/services/chargers_it_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func TestChargerSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
 	cfg.AttributeSCfg().Enabled = true
 	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
 	filterSChan <- nil
diff --git a/services/resources_it_test.go b/services/resources_it_test.go
index 66964f378..e3c82d2c2 100644
--- a/services/resources_it_test.go
+++ b/services/resources_it_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func TestResourceSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
 	cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled = true
 	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
 	filterSChan <- nil
diff --git a/services/schedulers_it_test.go b/services/schedulers_it_test.go
index 5f4d768fa..f56ee8547 100644
--- a/services/schedulers_it_test.go
+++ b/services/schedulers_it_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+	"github.com/cgrates/rpcclient"
 )
 
 func TestSchedulerSReload(t *testing.T) {
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ func TestSchedulerSReload(t *testing.T) {
 		/*loadStorage*/ nil, filterSChan,
 		server, nil, engineShutdown)
 	schS := NewSchedulerService()
-	srvMngr.AddService(schS)
+	internalCdrSChan := make(chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection, 1)
+	internalCdrSChan <- nil
+	srvMngr.AddService(schS, NewCDRServer(internalCdrSChan))
 	if err = srvMngr.StartServices(); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func TestSchedulerSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	var reply string
 	if err := cfg.V1ReloadConfig(&config.ConfigReloadWithArgDispatcher{
-		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "tutmongo"),
+		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "tutmongonew"),
 		Section: config.SCHEDULER_JSN,
 	}, &reply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
diff --git a/services/stats_it_test.go b/services/stats_it_test.go
index 71396ac78..ca7848665 100644
--- a/services/stats_it_test.go
+++ b/services/stats_it_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func TestStatSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
 	cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled = true
 	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
 	filterSChan <- nil
diff --git a/services/suppliers_it_test.go b/services/suppliers_it_test.go
index 520d44821..59bd0721d 100644
--- a/services/suppliers_it_test.go
+++ b/services/suppliers_it_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func TestSupplierSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
 	cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled = true
 	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
 	filterSChan <- nil
diff --git a/services/thresholds_it_test.go b/services/thresholds_it_test.go
index a86cfe4de..59b1d1f26 100644
--- a/services/thresholds_it_test.go
+++ b/services/thresholds_it_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func TestThresholdSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	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)
diff --git a/servmanager/servmanager.go b/servmanager/servmanager.go
index 3a3b14b58..456dbaf18 100644
--- a/servmanager/servmanager.go
+++ b/servmanager/servmanager.go
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ type ServiceManager struct {
 	dm             *engine.DataManager
 	engineShutdown chan bool
 	cacheS         *engine.CacheS
-
-	cdrStorage  engine.CdrStorage
-	loadStorage engine.LoadStorage
-	filterS     chan *engine.FilterS
-	server      *utils.Server
-	subsystems  map[string]Service
+	cdrStorage     engine.CdrStorage
+	loadStorage    engine.LoadStorage
+	filterS        chan *engine.FilterS
+	server         *utils.Server
+	subsystems     map[string]Service
 
 	dispatcherSChan chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
 }
@@ -104,6 +103,12 @@ type ArgStartService struct {
 // ShutdownService shuts-down a service with ID
 func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) V1StartService(args ArgStartService, reply *string) (err error) {
 	switch args.ServiceID {
+	case utils.MetaScheduler:
+		// stop the service using the config
+		srvMngr.Lock()
+		srvMngr.cfg.SchedulerCfg().Enabled = true
+		srvMngr.Unlock()
+		srvMngr.cfg.GetReloadChan(config.SCHEDULER_JSN) <- struct{}{}
 	default:
 		err = errors.New(utils.UnsupportedServiceIDCaps)
 	}
@@ -117,6 +122,12 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) V1StartService(args ArgStartService, reply *strin
 // ShutdownService shuts-down a service with ID
 func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) V1StopService(args ArgStartService, reply *string) (err error) {
 	switch args.ServiceID {
+	case utils.MetaScheduler:
+		// stop the service using the config
+		srvMngr.Lock()
+		srvMngr.cfg.SchedulerCfg().Enabled = false
+		srvMngr.Unlock()
+		srvMngr.cfg.GetReloadChan(config.SCHEDULER_JSN) <- struct{}{}
 	default:
 		err = errors.New(utils.UnsupportedServiceIDCaps)
 	}
@@ -133,6 +144,8 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) V1ServiceStatus(args ArgStartService, reply *stri
 	defer srvMngr.RUnlock()
 	var running bool
 	switch args.ServiceID {
+	case utils.MetaScheduler:
+		running = srvMngr.subsystems[utils.SchedulerS].IsRunning()
 	default:
 		return errors.New(utils.UnsupportedServiceIDCaps)
 	}