diff --git a/cdrc/cdrc.go b/cdrc/cdrc.go
index 985878c54..cd0eb162b 100644
--- a/cdrc/cdrc.go
+++ b/cdrc/cdrc.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ type Cdrc struct {
 	cdrSourceId string
 	runDelay         time.Duration
 	csvSep           rune
-	duMultiplyFactor int64
+	duMultiplyFactor float64
 	cdrFields        []*config.CfgCdrField
 	httpSkipTlsCheck bool
 	cdrServer        *engine.CDRS // Reference towards internal cdrServer if that is the case
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (self *Cdrc) recordToStoredCdr(record []string) (*utils.StoredCdr, error) {
 	}
 	storedCdr.CgrId = utils.Sha1(storedCdr.AccId, storedCdr.SetupTime.String())
 	if storedCdr.TOR == utils.DATA && self.duMultiplyFactor != 0 {
-		storedCdr.Usage = time.Duration(storedCdr.Usage.Nanoseconds() * self.duMultiplyFactor)
+		storedCdr.Usage = time.Duration(float64(storedCdr.Usage.Nanoseconds()) * self.duMultiplyFactor)
 	}
 	for _, httpFieldCfg := range lazyHttpFields { // Lazy process the http fields
 		var outValByte []byte
diff --git a/config/cdrcconfig.go b/config/cdrcconfig.go
index 8a2fe7310..bec3d904a 100644
--- a/config/cdrcconfig.go
+++ b/config/cdrcconfig.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func NewDefaultCdrcConfig() *CdrcConfig {
 		CdrsAddress:             "",
 		CdrFormat:               utils.CSV,
 		FieldSeparator:          utils.FIELDS_SEP,
-		DataUsageMultiplyFactor: 1,
+		DataUsageMultiplyFactor: 1.0,
 		RunDelay:                time.Duration(0),
 		CdrInDir:                "/var/log/cgrates/cdrc/in",
 		CdrOutDir:               "/var/log/cgrates/cdrc/out",
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ func NewCdrcConfigFromFileParams(c *conf.ConfigFile) (*CdrcConfig, error) {
 		cdrcCfg.FieldSeparator, _ = c.GetString("cdrc", "field_separator")
 	}
 	if hasOpt := c.HasOption("cdrc", "data_usage_multiply_factor"); hasOpt {
-		mf, _ := c.GetInt("cdrc", "data_usage_multiply_factor")
-		cdrcCfg.DataUsageMultiplyFactor = int64(mf)
+		cdrcCfg.DataUsageMultiplyFactor, _ = c.GetFloat64("cdrc", "data_usage_multiply_factor")
 	}
 	if hasOpt := c.HasOption("cdrc", "run_delay"); hasOpt {
 		durStr, _ := c.GetString("cdrc", "run_delay")
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ type CdrcConfig struct {
 	CdrsAddress             string         // The address where CDRs can be reached
 	CdrFormat               string         // The type of CDR file to process <csv>
 	FieldSeparator          string         // The separator to use when reading csvs
-	DataUsageMultiplyFactor int64          // Conversion factor for data usage
+	DataUsageMultiplyFactor float64        // Conversion factor for data usage
 	RunDelay                time.Duration  // Delay between runs, 0 for inotify driven requests
 	CdrInDir                string         // Folder to process CDRs from
 	CdrOutDir               string         // Folder to move processed CDRs to
diff --git a/config/xmlcdrc_test.go b/config/xmlcdrc_test.go
index 1fc3c270b..d34df847c 100644
--- a/config/xmlcdrc_test.go
+++ b/config/xmlcdrc_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestGetCdrcCfgs(t *testing.T) {
 	cdrsAddr := "internal"
 	cdrFormat := "csv"
 	fldSep := ","
-	dataUsageMultiplyFactor := int64(1024)
+	dataUsageMultiplyFactor := 1024.0
 	runDelay := int64(0)
 	cdrInDir := "/var/log/cgrates/cdrc/in"
 	cdrOutDir := "/var/log/cgrates/cdrc/out"
diff --git a/config/xmlconfig.go b/config/xmlconfig.go
index bc7ccd7e2..a6433068b 100644
--- a/config/xmlconfig.go
+++ b/config/xmlconfig.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type CgrXmlCdrcCfg struct {
 	CdrsAddress             *string           `xml:"cdrs_address"`               // The address where CDRs can be reached
 	CdrFormat               *string           `xml:"cdr_format"`                 // The type of CDR to process <csv>
 	FieldSeparator          *string           `xml:"field_separator"`            // The separator to use when reading csvs
-	DataUsageMultiplyFactor *int64            `xml:"data_usage_multiply_factor"` // Conversion factor for data usage
+	DataUsageMultiplyFactor *float64          `xml:"data_usage_multiply_factor"` // Conversion factor for data usage
 	RunDelay                *int64            `xml:"run_delay"`                  // Delay between runs
 	CdrInDir                *string           `xml:"cdr_in_dir"`                 // Folder to process CDRs from
 	CdrOutDir               *string           `xml:"cdr_out_dir"`                // Folder to move processed CDRs to