diff --git a/engine/resources.go b/engine/resources.go
index 130a5b8ad..8f5b7e07e 100644
--- a/engine/resources.go
+++ b/engine/resources.go
@@ -345,12 +345,11 @@ type ResourceService struct {
 }
 
 // Shutdown is called to shutdown the service
-func (rS *ResourceService) Shutdown() error {
+func (rS *ResourceService) Shutdown() {
 	utils.Logger.Info("<ResourceS> service shutdown initialized")
 	close(rS.stopBackup)
 	rS.storeResources()
 	utils.Logger.Info("<ResourceS> service shutdown complete")
-	return nil
 }
 
 // StoreResource stores the resource in DB and corrects dirty flag
diff --git a/engine/routes.go b/engine/routes.go
index caefc89eb..19b453a60 100644
--- a/engine/routes.go
+++ b/engine/routes.go
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ type RouteService struct {
 }
 
 // Shutdown is called to shutdown the service
-func (rpS *RouteService) Shutdown() error {
+func (rpS *RouteService) Shutdown() {
 	utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> service shutdown initialized", utils.RouteS))
 	utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> service shutdown complete", utils.RouteS))
-	return nil
 }
 
 // matchingRouteProfilesForEvent returns ordered list of matching resources which are active by the time of the call
diff --git a/rates/rates.go b/rates/rates.go
index dbc89ee91..b88b8c993 100644
--- a/rates/rates.go
+++ b/rates/rates.go
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ func (rS *RateS) ListenAndServe(stopChan, cfgRld chan struct{}) {
 }
 
 // Shutdown is called to shutdown the service
-func (rS *RateS) Shutdown() (err error) {
+func (rS *RateS) Shutdown() {
 	utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> shutdown <%s>", utils.CoreS, utils.RateS))
-	return
 }
 
 // Call implements rpcclient.ClientConnector interface for internal RPC
diff --git a/services/kamailioagent.go b/services/kamailioagent.go
index dab69d9db..1330ac032 100644
--- a/services/kamailioagent.go
+++ b/services/kamailioagent.go
@@ -84,15 +84,18 @@ func (kam *KamailioAgent) Reload() (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	kam.kam.Reload()
-	go func(k *agents.KamailioAgent) {
-		if err = k.Connect(); err != nil {
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") { // if closed by us do not log
-				return
-			}
-			utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> error: %s", utils.KamailioAgent, err))
-			kam.shdChan.CloseOnce()
+	go kam.reload(kam.kam)
+	return
+}
+
+func (kam *KamailioAgent) reload(k *agents.KamailioAgent) (err error) {
+	if err = k.Connect(); err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") { // if closed by us do not log
+			return
 		}
-	}(kam.kam)
+		utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> error: %s", utils.KamailioAgent, err))
+		kam.shdChan.CloseOnce()
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -100,9 +103,7 @@ func (kam *KamailioAgent) Reload() (err error) {
 func (kam *KamailioAgent) Shutdown() (err error) {
 	kam.Lock()
 	defer kam.Unlock()
-	if err = kam.kam.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	err = kam.kam.Shutdown()
 	kam.kam = nil
 	return
 }
diff --git a/services/loaders_it_test.go b/services/loaders_it_test.go
index 65b4ba924..6cb3551cd 100644
--- a/services/loaders_it_test.go
+++ b/services/loaders_it_test.go
@@ -141,3 +141,54 @@ func testCleanupFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLoaderSReload2(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	for _, ld := range cfg.LoaderCfg() {
+		ld.Enabled = false
+	}
+	shdChan := utils.NewSyncedChan()
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	server := cores.NewServer(nil)
+	srvDep := map[string]*sync.WaitGroup{utils.DataDB: new(sync.WaitGroup)}
+	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil, srvDep)
+	db.dbchan <- new(engine.DataManager)
+	anz := NewAnalyzerService(cfg, server, filterSChan, shdChan, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1), srvDep)
+	srv := NewLoaderService(cfg, db, filterSChan,
+		server, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1),
+		nil, anz, srvDep)
+	err := srv.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoaderSReload3(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	for _, ld := range cfg.LoaderCfg() {
+		ld.Enabled = false
+	}
+	cfg.LoaderCfg()[0].Enabled = true
+	cfg.LoaderCfg()[0].TpInDir = "/tmp/TestLoaderSReload3"
+	cfg.LoaderCfg()[0].RunDelay = -1
+	shdChan := utils.NewSyncedChan()
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	server := cores.NewServer(nil)
+	srvDep := map[string]*sync.WaitGroup{utils.DataDB: new(sync.WaitGroup)}
+	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil, srvDep)
+	db.dbchan <- new(engine.DataManager)
+	anz := NewAnalyzerService(cfg, server, filterSChan, shdChan, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1), srvDep)
+	srv := NewLoaderService(cfg, db, filterSChan,
+		server, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1),
+		nil, anz, srvDep)
+	err := srv.Start()
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != "no such file or directory" {
+		t.Errorf("\nExpected <%+v>, \nReceived <%+v>", "no such file or directory", err)
+	}
+	err = srv.Reload()
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != "no such file or directory" {
+		t.Errorf("\nExpected <%+v>, \nReceived <%+v>", "no such file or directory", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/rals.go b/services/rals.go
index 5edb8ecd7..01da8527c 100644
--- a/services/rals.go
+++ b/services/rals.go
@@ -82,13 +82,7 @@ func (rals *RalService) Start() (err error) {
 	<-rals.cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheActionTriggers)
 	<-rals.cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheSharedGroups)
 	<-rals.cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheTimings)
-
-	if err = rals.responder.Start(); err != nil {
-		if err != utils.ErrServiceAlreadyRunning {
-			return
-		}
-		err = nil
-	}
+	rals.responder.Start() //we don't verify the error because responder.Start() always returns service already running
 
 	rals.rals = v1.NewRALsV1()
 
@@ -103,9 +97,7 @@ func (rals *RalService) Start() (err error) {
 // Reload handles the change of config
 func (rals *RalService) Reload() (err error) {
 	engine.SetRpSubjectPrefixMatching(rals.cfg.RalsCfg().RpSubjectPrefixMatching)
-	if err = rals.responder.Reload(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	rals.responder.Reload() //we don't verify the error because responder.Reload never returns an error
 	return
 }
 
@@ -113,9 +105,7 @@ func (rals *RalService) Reload() (err error) {
 func (rals *RalService) Shutdown() (err error) {
 	rals.Lock()
 	defer rals.Unlock()
-	if err = rals.responder.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	err = rals.responder.Shutdown() //we don't verify the error because responder.Reload never returns an error
 	rals.rals = nil
 	<-rals.connChan
 	return
diff --git a/services/rals_it_test.go b/services/rals_it_test.go
index b443e5107..35016decc 100644
--- a/services/rals_it_test.go
+++ b/services/rals_it_test.go
@@ -130,3 +130,46 @@ func TestRalsReload(t *testing.T) {
 	shdChan.CloseOnce()
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 }
+func TestRalsReload2(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+
+	utils.Logger, _ = utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	shdChan := utils.NewSyncedChan()
+	chS := engine.NewCacheS(cfg, nil, nil)
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholds))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdFilterIndexes))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheDestinations))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheReverseDestinations))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheRatingPlans))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheRatingProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheActions))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheActionPlans))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheAccountActionPlans))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheActionTriggers))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheSharedGroups))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheTimings))
+
+	cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled = true
+	server := cores.NewServer(nil)
+	srvDep := map[string]*sync.WaitGroup{utils.DataDB: new(sync.WaitGroup)}
+	cfg.StorDbCfg().Type = utils.INTERNAL
+	anz := NewAnalyzerService(cfg, server, filterSChan, shdChan, make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1), srvDep)
+	ralS := NewRalService(cfg, chS, server,
+		make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1),
+		make(chan rpcclient.ClientConnector, 1),
+		shdChan, nil, anz, srvDep)
+	ralS.responder.resp = &engine.Responder{
+		ShdChan:          shdChan,
+		Timeout:          0,
+		Timezone:         "",
+		MaxComputedUsage: nil,
+	}
+	err := ralS.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("\nExpecting <%+v>,\n Received <%+v>", nil, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/rates.go b/services/rates.go
index ea2af9b9b..a6c6e708e 100644
--- a/services/rates.go
+++ b/services/rates.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ func (rs *RateService) Shutdown() (err error) {
 	rs.Lock()
 	defer rs.Unlock()
 	close(rs.stopChan)
-	if err = rs.rateS.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	rs.rateS.Shutdown() //we don't verify the error because shutdown never returns an err
 	rs.rateS = nil
 	<-rs.intConnChan
 	return
diff --git a/services/resources.go b/services/resources.go
index 6116954e3..f043e4476 100644
--- a/services/resources.go
+++ b/services/resources.go
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ func (reS *ResourceService) Shutdown() (err error) {
 	defer reS.srvDep[utils.DataDB].Done()
 	reS.Lock()
 	defer reS.Unlock()
-	if err = reS.reS.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	reS.reS.Shutdown() //we don't verify the error because shutdown never returns an error
 	reS.reS = nil
 	reS.rpc = nil
 	<-reS.connChan
diff --git a/services/routes.go b/services/routes.go
index acde84caf..4f4aefb9e 100644
--- a/services/routes.go
+++ b/services/routes.go
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ func (routeS *RouteService) Reload() (err error) {
 func (routeS *RouteService) Shutdown() (err error) {
 	routeS.Lock()
 	defer routeS.Unlock()
-	if err = routeS.routeS.Shutdown(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
+	routeS.routeS.Shutdown() //we don't verify the error because shutdown never returns an error
 	routeS.routeS = nil
 	routeS.rpc = nil
 	<-routeS.connChan