diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e9f550716..7cda70e85 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func NewDefaultCGRConfig() (cfg *CGRConfig, err error) {
 	cfg.loaderCgrCfg = new(LoaderCgrCfg)
 	cfg.migratorCgrCfg = new(MigratorCgrCfg)
 	cfg.mailerCfg = new(MailerCfg)
-	cfg.loaderCfg = make([]*LoaderSCfg, 0)
+	cfg.loaderCfg = make(LoaderSCfgs, 0)
 	cfg.apier = new(ApierCfg)
 	cfg.ersCfg = new(ERsCfg)
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ type CGRConfig struct {
 
 	CdreProfiles map[string]*CdreCfg   // Cdre config profiles
 	CdrcProfiles map[string][]*CdrcCfg // Number of CDRC instances running imports, format map[dirPath][]{Configs}
-	loaderCfg    []*LoaderSCfg         // LoaderS configs
+	loaderCfg    LoaderSCfgs           // LoaderS configs
 	httpAgentCfg HttpAgentCfgs         // HttpAgent configs
 
 	ConfigReloads map[string]chan struct{} // Signals to specific entities that a config reload should occur
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) loadLoaderSCfg(jsnCfg *CgrJsonCfg) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	if jsnLoaderCfg != nil {
-		// cfg.loaderCfg = make([]*LoaderSCfg, len(jsnLoaderCfg))
+		// cfg.loaderCfg = make(LoaderSCfgs, len(jsnLoaderCfg))
 		for _, profile := range jsnLoaderCfg {
 			loadSCfgp := NewDfltLoaderSCfg()
 			loadSCfgp.loadFromJsonCfg(profile, cfg.GeneralCfg().RSRSep)
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) CacheCfg() CacheCfg {
 }
 
 // LoaderCfg returns the Loader Service
-func (cfg *CGRConfig) LoaderCfg() []*LoaderSCfg {
+func (cfg *CGRConfig) LoaderCfg() LoaderSCfgs {
 	cfg.lks[LoaderJson].Lock()
 	defer cfg.lks[LoaderJson].Unlock()
 	return cfg.loaderCfg
@@ -1685,6 +1685,9 @@ func (cfg *CGRConfig) reloadSection(section string) (err error) {
 		}
 		fallthrough
 	case LoaderJson:
+		if !fall {
+			cfg.rldChans[DATADB_JSN] <- struct{}{} // reload datadb before
+		}
 		cfg.rldChans[LoaderJson] <- struct{}{}
 		if !fall {
 			break
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 831469ec4..2a85e021b 100755
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ func TestDbDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCgrLoaderCfgITDefaults(t *testing.T) {
-	eCfg := []*LoaderSCfg{
+	eCfg := LoaderSCfgs{
 		{
 			Id:           utils.META_DEFAULT,
 			Enabled:      false,
diff --git a/config/loaderscfg.go b/config/loaderscfg.go
index bbff10e23..572071c70 100644
--- a/config/loaderscfg.go
+++ b/config/loaderscfg.go
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ func NewDfltLoaderSCfg() *LoaderSCfg {
 	return &dfltVal
 }
 
+// LoaderSCfgs to export some methods for LoaderS profiles
+type LoaderSCfgs []*LoaderSCfg
+
+// Enabled returns true if Loader Service is enabled
+func (ldrs LoaderSCfgs) Enabled() bool {
+	for _, ldr := range ldrs {
+		if ldr.Enabled {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type LoaderSCfg struct {
 	Id             string
 	Enabled        bool
diff --git a/migrator/attributes.go b/migrator/attributes.go
index fb2eacbff..d0a32be4e 100644
--- a/migrator/attributes.go
+++ b/migrator/attributes.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package migrator
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
diff --git a/services/datadb.go b/services/datadb.go
index cd8c32845..523ba2fd3 100644
--- a/services/datadb.go
+++ b/services/datadb.go
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ import (
 // NewDataDBService returns the DataDB Service
 func NewDataDBService(cfg *config.CGRConfig) *DataDBService {
 	return &DataDBService{
-		cfg: cfg,
-		db:  engine.NewDataManager(nil, cfg.CacheCfg()),
+		cfg:    cfg,
+		dbchan: make(chan *engine.DataManager, 1),
+		db:     engine.NewDataManager(nil, cfg.CacheCfg()), // to be removed
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ type DataDBService struct {
 	cfg      *config.CGRConfig
 	oldDBCfg *config.DataDbCfg
 
-	db *engine.DataManager
+	db     *engine.DataManager
+	dbchan chan *engine.DataManager
 }
 
 // Start should handle the sercive start
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ func (db *DataDBService) Start() (err error) {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return
 	}
+	db.dbchan <- db.db
 	return
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ func (db *DataDBService) ShouldRun() bool {
 func (db *DataDBService) needsDB() bool {
 	return db.cfg.RalsCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.SchedulerCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.ChargerSCfg().Enabled ||
 		db.cfg.AttributeSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.ResourceSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.StatSCfg().Enabled ||
-		db.cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.SupplierSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.DispatcherSCfg().Enabled
+		db.cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.SupplierSCfg().Enabled || db.cfg.DispatcherSCfg().Enabled ||
+		db.cfg.LoaderCfg().Enabled()
 }
 
 // GetDM returns the DataManager
@@ -156,3 +160,10 @@ func (db *DataDBService) needsConnectionReload() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// GetDMChan returns the DataManager chanel
+func (db *DataDBService) GetDMChan() chan *engine.DataManager {
+	db.RLock()
+	defer db.RUnlock()
+	return db.dbchan
+}
diff --git a/services/loaders.go b/services/loaders.go
index 87e01579d..f73912be9 100644
--- a/services/loaders.go
+++ b/services/loaders.go
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ func (ldrs *LoaderService) ServiceName() string {
 
 // ShouldRun returns if the service should be running
 func (ldrs *LoaderService) ShouldRun() bool {
-	return true
+	return ldrs.cfg.LoaderCfg().Enabled()
 }
diff --git a/services/schedulers.go b/services/schedulers.go
index 8747bcaa6..43312debf 100644
--- a/services/schedulers.go
+++ b/services/schedulers.go
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ func (schS *SchedulerService) Start() (err error) {
 
 	<-schS.cacheS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheActionPlans) // wait for ActionPlans to be cached
 
-	if !schS.dm.IsRunning() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("schedulerS needs DB")
-	}
 	schS.Lock()
 	defer schS.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/servmanager/servmanager.go b/servmanager/servmanager.go
index ab226ddcc..1f7b2a42f 100644
--- a/servmanager/servmanager.go
+++ b/servmanager/servmanager.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (srvMngr *ServiceManager) StartServices() (err error) {
 		utils.RadiusAgent:     srvMngr.GetConfig().RadiusAgentCfg().Enabled,
 		utils.DiameterAgent:   srvMngr.GetConfig().DiameterAgentCfg().Enabled,
 		utils.HTTPAgent:       len(srvMngr.GetConfig().HttpAgentCfg()) != 0,
-		utils.LoaderS:         true,
+		utils.LoaderS:         srvMngr.GetConfig().LoaderCfg().Enabled(),
 		utils.AnalyzerS:       srvMngr.GetConfig().AnalyzerSCfg().Enabled,
 		utils.DispatcherS:     srvMngr.GetConfig().DispatcherSCfg().Enabled,
 	} {