diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c14f44cc1..6828754d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ PDF, Epub, Manpage http://readthedocs.org/projects/cgrates/downloads/
 
 API reference http://gopkgdoc.appspot.com/pkg/github.com/cgrates/cgrates
 
-Current build status: [![build](http://goci.me/project/image/github.com/cgrates/cgrates "Continous integration")](http://goci.me/project/github.com/cgrates/cgrates)
+Continous integration: [![build](http://goci.me/project/image/github.com/cgrates/cgrates "Continous integration")](http://goci.me/project/github.com/cgrates/cgrates)
diff --git a/cmd/cgr-rater/cgr-rater.go b/cmd/cgr-rater/cgr-rater.go
index 90ef2a5ff..2573d6758 100644
--- a/cmd/cgr-rater/cgr-rater.go
+++ b/cmd/cgr-rater/cgr-rater.go
@@ -245,12 +245,15 @@ func main() {
 	defer getter.Close()
 	timespans.SetStorageGetter(getter)
 
-	db, err := sql.Open(logging_db_type, fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%s dbname=%s user=%s password=%s sslmode=disable", logging_db_host, logging_db_port, logging_db_db, logging_db_user, logging_db_password))
-	if err != nil {
-		timespans.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("Could not connect to logger database: %v", err))
-	}
-	if db != nil {
-		defer db.Close()
+	var db *sql.DB
+	if logging_db_type != DISABLED {
+		db, err = sql.Open(logging_db_type, fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%s dbname=%s user=%s password=%s sslmode=disable", logging_db_host, logging_db_port, logging_db_db, logging_db_user, logging_db_password))
+		if err != nil {
+			timespans.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("Could not connect to logger database: %v", err))
+		}
+		if db != nil {
+			defer db.Close()
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {