diff --git a/apier/v1/apier.go b/apier/v1/apier.go
index 763a36614..115b2add8 100644
--- a/apier/v1/apier.go
+++ b/apier/v1/apier.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func (self *ApierV1) AddBalance(attr *AttrAddBalance, reply *string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	tag := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", attr.Direction, attr.Tenant, attr.Account)
+	engine.Logger.Debug("Add balance before getAccount")
 	if _, err := self.AccountDb.GetAccount(tag); err != nil {
 		// create user balance if not exists
 		account := &engine.Account{
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func (self *ApierV1) AddBalance(attr *AttrAddBalance, reply *string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	engine.Logger.Debug("Add balance after getAccount")
 	at := &engine.ActionTiming{
 		AccountIds: []string{tag},
 	}
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ func (self *ApierV1) AddBalance(attr *AttrAddBalance, reply *string) error {
 	if attr.Overwrite {
 		aType = engine.DEBIT_RESET
 	}
+	engine.Logger.Debug("Add balance before SetActions")
 	at.SetActions(engine.Actions{
 		&engine.Action{
 			ActionType:  aType,
@@ -157,10 +160,12 @@ func (self *ApierV1) AddBalance(attr *AttrAddBalance, reply *string) error {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	engine.Logger.Debug("Add balance before at.Execute")
 	if err := at.Execute(); err != nil {
 		*reply = err.Error()
 		return err
 	}
+	engine.Logger.Debug("AddBalance done!")
 	*reply = OK
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2cff5aaa3..ebc2eefd5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ type CGRConfig struct {
 	MaxCallDuration      time.Duration // The maximum call duration (used by responder when querying DerivedCharging) // ToDo: export it in configuration file
 	RaterEnabled         bool          // start standalone server (no balancer)
 	RaterBalancer        string        // balancer address host:port
+	RaterCdrStats        string        // address where to reach the cdrstats service. Empty to disable stats gathering  <""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
 	BalancerEnabled      bool
 	SchedulerEnabled     bool
 	CDRSEnabled          bool                 // Enable CDR Server service
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ func (self *CGRConfig) loadFromJsonCfg(jsnCfg *CgrJsonCfg) error {
 		if jsnRaterCfg.Balancer != nil {
 			self.RaterBalancer = *jsnRaterCfg.Balancer
 		}
+		if jsnRaterCfg.Cdrstats != nil {
+			self.RaterCdrStats = *jsnRaterCfg.Cdrstats
+		}
 	}
 
 	if jsnBalancerCfg != nil && jsnBalancerCfg.Enabled != nil {
diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index 89b0c5220..52c1bdc8d 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 
 "rater": {
 	"enabled": false,						// enable Rater service: <true|false>
-	"balancer": "",							// register to Balancer as worker: <""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
+	"balancer": "",							// register to balancer as worker: <""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
+	"cdrstats": "",							// address where to reach the cdrstats service, empty to disable stats functionality<""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
 },
 
 
diff --git a/config/config_json_test.go b/config/config_json_test.go
index dcf718478..09c521eaf 100644
--- a/config/config_json_test.go
+++ b/config/config_json_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestDfBalancerJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDfRaterJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
-	eCfg := &RaterJsonCfg{Enabled: utils.BoolPointer(false), Balancer: utils.StringPointer("")}
+	eCfg := &RaterJsonCfg{Enabled: utils.BoolPointer(false), Balancer: utils.StringPointer(""), Cdrstats: utils.StringPointer("")}
 	if cfg, err := dfCgrJsonCfg.RaterJsonCfg(); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eCfg, cfg) {
diff --git a/config/libconfig_json.go b/config/libconfig_json.go
index 49f5b4b95..c6d9fae6c 100644
--- a/config/libconfig_json.go
+++ b/config/libconfig_json.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type BalancerJsonCfg struct {
 type RaterJsonCfg struct {
 	Enabled  *bool
 	Balancer *string
+	Cdrstats *string
 }
 
 // Scheduler config section
diff --git a/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json b/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
index 568a6ab7c..ae63b0520 100644
--- a/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 //"rater": {
 //	"enabled": false,						// enable Rater service: <true|false>
 //	"balancer": "",							// register to Balancer as worker: <""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
+// "cdrstats": "",							// address where to reach the cdrstats service, empty to disable stats functionality<""|internal|x.y.z.y:1234>
 //},