diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 26a542f61..8a77c8252 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) reloadSections(sections ...string) (err error) {
 	subsystemsThatNeedDataDB := utils.NewStringSet([]string{DATADB_JSN, SCHEDULER_JSN,
 		RALS_JSN, CDRS_JSN, SessionSJson, ATTRIBUTE_JSN,
 		ChargerSCfgJson, RESOURCES_JSON, STATS_JSON, THRESHOLDS_JSON,
-		RouteSJson, LoaderJson, DispatcherSJson})
+		RouteSJson, LoaderJson, DispatcherSJson, RateSJson})
 	subsystemsThatNeedStorDB := utils.NewStringSet([]string{STORDB_JSN, RALS_JSN, CDRS_JSN, ApierS})
 	needsDataDB := false
 	needsStorDB := false
diff --git a/services/datadb.go b/services/datadb.go
index e03c8adbe..aea146064 100644
--- a/services/datadb.go
+++ b/services/datadb.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (db *DataDBService) mandatoryDB() bool {
 	return db.cfg.RalsCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.SchedulerCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.ChargerSCfg().Enabled ||
 		db.cfg.AttributeSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.ResourceSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled ||
 		db.cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.RouteSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.DispatcherSCfg().Enabled ||
-		db.cfg.LoaderCfg().Enabled() || db.cfg.ApierCfg().Enabled
+		db.cfg.LoaderCfg().Enabled() || db.cfg.ApierCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.RateSCfg().Enabled
 }
 
 // GetDM returns the DataManager
diff --git a/services/rates_it_test.go b/services/rates_it_test.go
index e4cb7d611..20587a9fc 100644
--- a/services/rates_it_test.go
+++ b/services/rates_it_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestRateSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	server := utils.NewServer()
 	srvMngr := servmanager.NewServiceManager(cfg, engineShutdown)
 	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil)
-	rS := NewRateService(cfg, filterSChan, server, engineShutdown, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1))
+	rS := NewRateService(cfg, filterSChan, db, 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 {