diff --git a/console/ratingprofile_rem.go b/console/ratingprofile_rem.go
index 955d9e5c7..b4906ca75 100644
--- a/console/ratingprofile_rem.go
+++ b/console/ratingprofile_rem.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package console
 
 import (
-	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/apier/v1"
+	"reflect"
+
+	v1 "github.com/cgrates/cgrates/apier/v1"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ func (self *CmdRemRatingProfile) RpcParams(reset bool) interface{} {
 }
 
 func (self *CmdRemRatingProfile) PostprocessRpcParams() error {
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(self.rpcParams, &v1.AttrRemoveRatingProfile{Direction: utils.OUT}) {
+		return utils.ErrMandatoryIeMissing
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index 3c0a716c0..c9d8daad2 100755
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ const (
 	MetaRouteID                  = "*route_id"
 	MetaApiKey                   = "*api_key"
 	UsageID                      = "UsageID"
+	Status                       = "status"
 )
 
 // Migrator Action