diff --git a/timespans/activationperiod.go b/timespans/activationperiod.go
index 173f3a55c..70e3ac0fc 100644
--- a/timespans/activationperiod.go
+++ b/timespans/activationperiod.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package timespans
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rif/cache2go"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ type ActivationPeriod struct {
 	Intervals      []*Interval
 }
 
+type xCachedActivationPeriods struct {
+	destPrefix string
+	aps        []*ActivationPeriod
+	*cache.XEntry
+}
+
 /*
 Adds one ore more intervals to the internal interval list.
 */
diff --git a/timespans/calldesc.go b/timespans/calldesc.go
index 7641cfbe4..39f358acf 100644
--- a/timespans/calldesc.go
+++ b/timespans/calldesc.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package timespans
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/rif/cache2go"
 	"log/syslog"
 	"math"
 	"time"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	storageGetter, _ = NewMapStorage()
+	debitPeriod      = 10 * time.Second
 	//storageGetter, _ = NewMongoStorage("localhost", "cgrates")
 	//storageGetter, _ = NewRedisStorage("127.0.0.1:6379", 10, "")
 	Logger LoggerInterface
@@ -128,10 +130,22 @@ func SetStorageGetter(sg StorageGetter) {
 	storageGetter = sg
 }
 
+/*
+Exported method to set the debit period for caching purposes.
+*/
+func SetDebitPeriod(d time.Duration) {
+	debitPeriod = d
+}
+
 /*
 Restores the activation periods for the specified prefix from storage.
 */
 func (cd *CallDescriptor) SearchStorageForPrefix() (destPrefix string, err error) {
+	if val, err := cache.GetXCached(cd.GetKey()); err == nil {
+		xaps := val.(xCachedActivationPeriods)
+		cd.ActivationPeriods = xaps.aps
+		return xaps.destPrefix, nil
+	}
 	cd.ActivationPeriods = make([]*ActivationPeriod, 0)
 	base := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s:%s:", cd.Direction, cd.Tenant, cd.TOR, cd.Subject)
 	destPrefix = cd.Destination
@@ -155,6 +169,8 @@ func (cd *CallDescriptor) SearchStorageForPrefix() (destPrefix string, err error
 	}
 	//load the activation preriods
 	if err == nil && len(values) > 0 {
+		xaps := xCachedActivationPeriods{destPrefix, values, new(cache.XEntry)}
+		xaps.XCache(cd.GetKey(), debitPeriod+5*time.Second, xaps)
 		cd.ActivationPeriods = values
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/timespans/destinations.go b/timespans/destinations.go
index e56fc2702..8d5a4c9dd 100644
--- a/timespans/destinations.go
+++ b/timespans/destinations.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package timespans
 
 import (
-	"github.com/rif/cache"
+	"github.com/rif/cache2go"
 	"strings"
 )
 
diff --git a/timespans/destinations_test.go b/timespans/destinations_test.go
index 9f6cdba2a..09805c885 100644
--- a/timespans/destinations_test.go
+++ b/timespans/destinations_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package timespans
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/rif/cache"
+	"github.com/rif/cache2go"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )