diff --git a/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go b/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
index a11eabc8e..02c8f27eb 100644
--- a/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
+++ b/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
@@ -851,59 +851,6 @@ func startResourceService(internalRsChan, internalThresholdSChan,
 	internalRsChan <- rsV1
 }
 
-// startStatService fires up the StatS
-func startStatService(internalStatSChan, internalThresholdSChan,
-	internalDispatcherSChan chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection,
-	cacheS *engine.CacheS, cfg *config.CGRConfig,
-	dm *engine.DataManager, server *utils.Server,
-	filterSChan chan *engine.FilterS, exitChan chan bool) {
-	var err error
-	var thdSConn rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
-	filterS := <-filterSChan
-	filterSChan <- filterS
-	intThresholdSChan := internalThresholdSChan
-	if cfg.DispatcherSCfg().Enabled {
-		intThresholdSChan = internalDispatcherSChan
-	}
-	if len(cfg.StatSCfg().ThresholdSConns) != 0 { // Stats connection init
-		thdSConn, err = engine.NewRPCPool(rpcclient.POOL_FIRST,
-			cfg.TlsCfg().ClientKey,
-			cfg.TlsCfg().ClientCerificate, cfg.TlsCfg().CaCertificate,
-			cfg.GeneralCfg().ConnectAttempts, cfg.GeneralCfg().Reconnects,
-			cfg.GeneralCfg().ConnectTimeout, cfg.GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout,
-			cfg.StatSCfg().ThresholdSConns, intThresholdSChan, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<StatS> Could not connect to ThresholdS: %s", err.Error()))
-			exitChan <- true
-			return
-		}
-	}
-	<-cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueueProfiles)
-	<-cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueues)
-	<-cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatFilterIndexes)
-
-	sS, err := engine.NewStatService(dm, cfg.StatSCfg().StoreInterval,
-		thdSConn, filterS, cfg.StatSCfg().StringIndexedFields, cfg.StatSCfg().PrefixIndexedFields)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<StatS> Could not init, error: %s", err.Error()))
-		exitChan <- true
-		return
-	}
-	go func() {
-		if err := sS.ListenAndServe(exitChan); err != nil {
-			utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<StatS> Error: %s listening for packets", err.Error()))
-		}
-		sS.Shutdown()
-		exitChan <- true
-		return
-	}()
-	stsV1 := v1.NewStatSv1(sS)
-	if !cfg.DispatcherSCfg().Enabled {
-		server.RpcRegister(stsV1)
-	}
-	internalStatSChan <- stsV1
-}
-
 // startSupplierService fires up the SupplierS
 func startSupplierService(internalSupplierSChan, internalRsChan, internalStatSChan,
 	internalAttrSChan, internalDispatcherSChan chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection,
@@ -1575,10 +1522,12 @@ func main() {
 	attrS := services.NewAttributeService()
 	chrS := services.NewChargerService()
 	tS := services.NewThresholdService()
-	srvManager.AddService(attrS, chrS, tS)
+	stS := services.NewStatService()
+	srvManager.AddService(attrS, chrS, tS, stS)
 	internalAttributeSChan = attrS.GetIntenternalChan()
 	internalChargerSChan = chrS.GetIntenternalChan()
 	internalThresholdSChan = tS.GetIntenternalChan()
+	internalStatSChan = stS.GetIntenternalChan()
 	go srvManager.StartServices()
 
 	initServiceManagerV1(internalServeManagerChan, srvManager, server)
@@ -1695,12 +1644,6 @@ func main() {
 			filterSChan, exitChan)
 	}
 
-	if cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled {
-		go startStatService(internalStatSChan, internalThresholdSChan,
-			internalDispatcherSChan, cacheS, cfg, dm, server,
-			filterSChan, exitChan)
-	}
-
 	if cfg.SupplierSCfg().Enabled {
 		go startSupplierService(internalSupplierSChan, internalRsChan,
 			internalStatSChan, internalAttributeSChan, internalDispatcherSChan,
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c804cc323..7e43c1ab1 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1167,8 +1167,10 @@ func (self *CGRConfig) ResourceSCfg() *ResourceSConfig {
 	return self.resourceSCfg
 }
 
-// ToDo: fix locking
-func (cfg *CGRConfig) StatSCfg() *StatSCfg {
+// StatSCfg returns the config for StatS
+func (cfg *CGRConfig) StatSCfg() *StatSCfg { // not done
+	cfg.lks[STATS_JSON].Lock()
+	defer cfg.lks[STATS_JSON].Unlock()
 	return cfg.statsCfg
 }
 
@@ -1572,6 +1574,7 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) reloadSection(section string) (err error) {
 		}
 		fallthrough
 	case STATS_JSON:
+		cfg.rldChans[STATS_JSON] <- struct{}{}
 		if !fall {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/config/config_it_test.go b/config/config_it_test.go
index f7b976ade..452499346 100644
--- a/config/config_it_test.go
+++ b/config/config_it_test.go
@@ -163,6 +163,34 @@ func TestCGRConfigReloadThresholdS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCGRConfigReloadStatS(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var reply string
+	if err = cfg.V1ReloadConfig(&ConfigReloadWithArgDispatcher{
+		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "tutmongo2"),
+		Section: STATS_JSON,
+	}, &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.OK {
+		t.Errorf("Expected OK received: %s", reply)
+	}
+	expAttr := &StatSCfg{
+		Enabled:             true,
+		StringIndexedFields: &[]string{utils.Account},
+		PrefixIndexedFields: &[]string{},
+		IndexedSelects:      true,
+		ThresholdSConns: []*RemoteHost{
+			&RemoteHost{Address: "127.0.0.1:2012", Transport: utils.MetaJSONrpc},
+		},
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expAttr, cfg.StatSCfg()) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s , received: %s ", utils.ToJSON(expAttr), utils.ToJSON(cfg.StatSCfg()))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCgrCfgV1ReloadConfigSection(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, dir := range []string{"/tmp/ers/in", "/tmp/ers/out"} {
 		if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
diff --git a/engine/stats.go b/engine/stats.go
index 7bbc848bf..bf020a924 100644
--- a/engine/stats.go
+++ b/engine/stats.go
@@ -32,33 +32,31 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewStatService initializes a StatService
-func NewStatService(dm *DataManager, storeInterval time.Duration,
-	thdS rpcclient.RpcClientConnection, filterS *FilterS, stringIndexedFields, prefixIndexedFields *[]string) (ss *StatService, err error) {
+func NewStatService(dm *DataManager, cgrcfg *config.CGRConfig,
+	thdS rpcclient.RpcClientConnection, filterS *FilterS) (ss *StatService, err error) {
 	if thdS != nil && reflect.ValueOf(thdS).IsNil() { // fix nil value in interface
 		thdS = nil
 	}
 	return &StatService{
-		dm:                  dm,
-		storeInterval:       storeInterval,
-		thdS:                thdS,
-		filterS:             filterS,
-		stringIndexedFields: stringIndexedFields,
-		prefixIndexedFields: prefixIndexedFields,
-		storedStatQueues:    make(utils.StringMap),
-		stopBackup:          make(chan struct{})}, nil
+		dm:               dm,
+		thdS:             thdS,
+		filterS:          filterS,
+		cgrcfg:           cgrcfg,
+		storedStatQueues: make(utils.StringMap),
+		loopStoped:       make(chan struct{}),
+		stopBackup:       make(chan struct{})}, nil
 }
 
 // StatService builds stats for events
 type StatService struct {
-	dm                  *DataManager
-	storeInterval       time.Duration
-	thdS                rpcclient.RpcClientConnection // rpc connection towards ThresholdS
-	filterS             *FilterS
-	stringIndexedFields *[]string
-	prefixIndexedFields *[]string
-	stopBackup          chan struct{}
-	storedStatQueues    utils.StringMap // keep a record of stats which need saving, map[statsTenantID]bool
-	ssqMux              sync.RWMutex    // protects storedStatQueues
+	dm               *DataManager
+	thdS             rpcclient.RpcClientConnection // rpc connection towards ThresholdS
+	filterS          *FilterS
+	cgrcfg           *config.CGRConfig
+	loopStoped       chan struct{}
+	stopBackup       chan struct{}
+	storedStatQueues utils.StringMap // keep a record of stats which need saving, map[statsTenantID]bool
+	ssqMux           sync.RWMutex    // protects storedStatQueues
 }
 
 // ListenAndServe loops keeps the service alive
@@ -81,17 +79,19 @@ func (sS *StatService) Shutdown() error {
 
 // runBackup will regularly store resources changed to dataDB
 func (sS *StatService) runBackup() {
-	if sS.storeInterval <= 0 {
+	storeInterval := sS.cgrcfg.StatSCfg().StoreInterval
+	if storeInterval <= 0 {
+		sS.loopStoped <- struct{}{}
 		return
 	}
 	for {
+		sS.storeStats()
 		select {
 		case <-sS.stopBackup:
+			sS.loopStoped <- struct{}{}
 			return
-		default:
+		case <-time.After(storeInterval):
 		}
-		sS.storeStats()
-		time.Sleep(sS.storeInterval)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (sS *StatService) matchingStatQueuesForEvent(args *StatsArgsProcessEvent) (
 	if len(args.StatIDs) != 0 {
 		sqIDs = args.StatIDs
 	} else {
-		mapIDs, err := MatchingItemIDsForEvent(args.Event, sS.stringIndexedFields, sS.prefixIndexedFields,
+		mapIDs, err := MatchingItemIDsForEvent(args.Event, sS.cgrcfg.StatSCfg().StringIndexedFields, sS.cgrcfg.StatSCfg().PrefixIndexedFields,
 			sS.dm, utils.CacheStatFilterIndexes, args.Tenant, sS.filterS.cfg.StatSCfg().IndexedSelects)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ func (sS *StatService) processEvent(args *StatsArgsProcessEvent) (statQueueIDs [
 					sq.TenantID(), args.TenantID(), err.Error()))
 			withErrors = true
 		}
-		if sS.storeInterval != 0 && sq.dirty != nil { // don't save
-			if sS.storeInterval == -1 {
+		if sS.cgrcfg.StatSCfg().StoreInterval != 0 && sq.dirty != nil { // don't save
+			if sS.cgrcfg.StatSCfg().StoreInterval == -1 {
 				sS.StoreStatQueue(sq)
 			} else {
 				*sq.dirty = true // mark it to be saved
@@ -409,3 +409,16 @@ func (sS *StatService) V1GetQueueIDs(tenant string, qIDs *[]string) (err error)
 	*qIDs = retIDs
 	return
 }
+
+// Reload stops the backupLoop and restarts it
+func (sS *StatService) Reload() {
+	close(sS.stopBackup)
+	<-sS.loopStoped // wait until the loop is done
+	sS.stopBackup = make(chan struct{})
+	go sS.runBackup()
+}
+
+// StartLoop starsS the gorutine with the backup loop
+func (sS *StatService) StartLoop() {
+	go sS.runBackup()
+}
diff --git a/engine/stats_test.go b/engine/stats_test.go
index daeb772b8..fecb66d0b 100644
--- a/engine/stats_test.go
+++ b/engine/stats_test.go
@@ -149,8 +149,11 @@ func TestStatQueuesPopulateService(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
-	statService, err = NewStatService(dmSTS, time.Duration(1),
-		nil, &FilterS{dm: dmSTS, cfg: defaultCfg}, nil, nil)
+	defaultCfg.StatSCfg().StoreInterval = 1
+	defaultCfg.StatSCfg().StringIndexedFields = nil
+	defaultCfg.StatSCfg().PrefixIndexedFields = nil
+	statService, err = NewStatService(dmSTS, defaultCfg,
+		nil, &FilterS{dm: dmSTS, cfg: defaultCfg})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/stats.go b/services/stats.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b5288dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/stats.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+Real-time Online/Offline Charging System (OCS) for Telecom & ISP environments
+Copyright (C) ITsysCOM GmbH
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+
+package services
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	v1 "github.com/cgrates/cgrates/apier/v1"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+	"github.com/cgrates/rpcclient"
+)
+
+// NewStatService returns the Stat Service
+func NewStatService() servmanager.Service {
+	return &StatService{
+		connChan: make(chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection, 1),
+	}
+}
+
+// StatService implements Service interface
+type StatService struct {
+	sts      *engine.StatService
+	rpc      *v1.StatSv1
+	connChan chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
+}
+
+// Start should handle the sercive start
+func (sts *StatService) Start(sp servmanager.ServiceProvider, waitCache bool) (err error) {
+	if sts.IsRunning() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("service aleady running")
+	}
+	if waitCache {
+		<-sp.GetCacheS().GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueueProfiles)
+		<-sp.GetCacheS().GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueues)
+		<-sp.GetCacheS().GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatFilterIndexes)
+	}
+
+	var thdSConn rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
+	if thdSConn, err = sp.GetConnection(utils.ThresholdS, sp.GetConfig().StatSCfg().ThresholdSConns); err != nil {
+		utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Could not connect to ThresholdS: %s", utils.StatS, err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+	sts.sts, err = engine.NewStatService(sp.GetDM(), sp.GetConfig(), thdSConn, sp.GetFilterS())
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<StatS> Could not init, error: %s", err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+	utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> starting <%s> subsystem", utils.CoreS, utils.StatS))
+	sts.sts.StartLoop()
+	sts.rpc = v1.NewStatSv1(sts.sts)
+	if !sp.GetConfig().DispatcherSCfg().Enabled {
+		sp.GetServer().RpcRegister(sts.rpc)
+	}
+	sts.connChan <- sts.rpc
+	return
+}
+
+// GetIntenternalChan returns the internal connection chanel
+func (sts *StatService) GetIntenternalChan() (conn chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection) {
+	return sts.connChan
+}
+
+// Reload handles the change of config
+func (sts *StatService) Reload(sp servmanager.ServiceProvider) (err error) {
+	sts.sts.Reload()
+	return
+}
+
+// Shutdown stops the service
+func (sts *StatService) Shutdown() (err error) {
+	if err = sts.sts.Shutdown(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	sts.sts = nil
+	sts.rpc = nil
+	<-sts.connChan
+	return
+}
+
+// GetRPCInterface returns the interface to register for server
+func (sts *StatService) GetRPCInterface() interface{} {
+	return sts.rpc
+}
+
+// IsRunning returns if the service is running
+func (sts *StatService) IsRunning() bool {
+	return sts != nil && sts.sts != nil
+}
+
+// ServiceName returns the service name
+func (sts *StatService) ServiceName() string {
+	return utils.StatS
+}
diff --git a/services/stats_it_test.go b/services/stats_it_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71396ac78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/stats_it_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// +build integration
+
+/*
+Real-time Online/Offline Charging System (OCS) for Telecom & ISP environments
+Copyright (C) ITsysCOM GmbH
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+package services
+
+import (
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+)
+
+func TestStatSReload(t *testing.T) {
+	// utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
+	cfg, err := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled = true
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	engineShutdown := make(chan bool, 1)
+	chS := engine.NewCacheS(cfg, nil)
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholds))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdFilterIndexes))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueueProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatQueues))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheStatFilterIndexes))
+	server := utils.NewServer()
+	srvMngr := servmanager.NewServiceManager(cfg /*dm*/, nil,
+		chS /*cdrStorage*/, nil,
+		/*loadStorage*/ nil, filterSChan,
+		server, nil, engineShutdown)
+	sS := NewStatService()
+	srvMngr.AddService(NewThresholdService(), sS)
+	if err = srvMngr.StartServices(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if sS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
+	}
+	var reply string
+	if err = cfg.V1ReloadConfig(&config.ConfigReloadWithArgDispatcher{
+		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "tutmongo"),
+		Section: config.STATS_JSON,
+	}, &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.OK {
+		t.Errorf("Expecting OK ,received %s", reply)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) //need to switch to gorutine
+	if !sS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be running")
+	}
+	cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled = false
+	cfg.GetReloadChan(config.STATS_JSON) <- struct{}{}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	if sS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
+	}
+	engineShutdown <- true
+}
diff --git a/services/thresholds.go b/services/thresholds.go
index 41a71371f..9218edc51 100644
--- a/services/thresholds.go
+++ b/services/thresholds.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (thrs *ThresholdService) Start(sp servmanager.ServiceProvider, waitCache bo
 		utils.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Could not init, error: %s", utils.ThresholdS, err.Error()))
 		return
 	}
+	utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> starting <%s> subsystem", utils.CoreS, utils.ThresholdS))
 	thrs.thrs.StartLoop()
 	thrs.rpc = v1.NewThresholdSv1(thrs.thrs)
 	if !sp.GetConfig().DispatcherSCfg().Enabled {
diff --git a/servmanager/servmanager.go b/servmanager/servmanager.go
index 759ea2457..fecd04fdb 100644
--- a/servmanager/servmanager.go
+++ b/servmanager/servmanager.go
@@ -309,10 +309,21 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) StartServices() (err error) {
 	if srvMngr.cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled {
 		go func() {
 			if chrS, has := srvMngr.subsystems[utils.ThresholdS]; !has {
-				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.ChargerS))
+				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.ThresholdS))
 				srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
 			} else if err = chrS.Start(srvMngr, true); err != nil {
-				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start %s because: %s", utils.ServiceManager, utils.ChargerS, err))
+				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start %s because: %s", utils.ServiceManager, utils.ThresholdS, err))
+				srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	if srvMngr.cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled {
+		go func() {
+			if chrS, has := srvMngr.subsystems[utils.StatS]; !has {
+				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS))
+				srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+			} else if err = chrS.Start(srvMngr, true); err != nil {
+				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start %s because: %s", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS, err))
 				srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
 			}
 		}()
@@ -422,6 +433,34 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) handleReload() {
 					return // stop if we encounter an error
 				}
 			}
+		case <-srvMngr.cfg.GetReloadChan(config.STATS_JSON):
+			tS, has := srvMngr.subsystems[utils.StatS]
+			if !has {
+				utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS))
+				srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+				return // stop if we encounter an error
+			}
+			if srvMngr.cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled {
+				if tS.IsRunning() {
+					if err = tS.Reload(srvMngr); err != nil {
+						utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to reload <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS))
+						srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+						return // stop if we encounter an error
+					}
+				} else {
+					if err = tS.Start(srvMngr, true); err != nil {
+						utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to start <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS))
+						srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+						return // stop if we encounter an error
+					}
+				}
+			} else if tS.IsRunning() {
+				if err = tS.Shutdown(); err != nil {
+					utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Failed to stop service <%s>", utils.ServiceManager, utils.StatS))
+					srvMngr.engineShutdown <- true
+					return // stop if we encounter an error
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		// handle RPC server
 	}