diff --git a/config/config_it_test.go b/config/config_it_test.go
index 4eb2dd117..5f22328cf 100644
--- a/config/config_it_test.go
+++ b/config/config_it_test.go
@@ -276,6 +276,50 @@ func TestCGRConfigReloadSchedulerS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCGRConfigReloadCDRs(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cfg.RalsCfg().RALsEnabled = true
+	var reply string
+	if err = cfg.V1ReloadConfig(&ConfigReloadWithArgDispatcher{
+		Path:    path.Join("/usr", "share", "cgrates", "conf", "samples", "tutmongo2"),
+		Section: CDRS_JSN,
+	}, &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.OK {
+		t.Errorf("Expected OK received: %s", reply)
+	}
+	expAttr := &CdrsCfg{
+		Enabled: true,
+		ExtraFields: utils.RSRFields{
+			utils.NewRSRFieldMustCompile("PayPalAccount"),
+			utils.NewRSRFieldMustCompile("LCRProfile"),
+			utils.NewRSRFieldMustCompile("ResourceID"),
+		},
+		ChargerSConns: []*RemoteHost{
+			&RemoteHost{
+				Address:   "127.0.0.1:2012",
+				Transport: utils.MetaJSONrpc,
+			},
+		},
+		RaterConns: []*RemoteHost{
+			&RemoteHost{
+				Address: utils.MetaInternal,
+			},
+		},
+		AttributeSConns: []*RemoteHost{},
+		ThresholdSConns: []*RemoteHost{},
+		StatSConns:      []*RemoteHost{},
+		SMCostRetries:   5,
+		StoreCdrs:       true,
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expAttr, cfg.CdrsCfg()) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s , received: %s ", utils.ToJSON(expAttr), utils.ToJSON(cfg.CdrsCfg()))
+	}
+}
+
 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/services/cdrs.go b/services/cdrs.go
index 9e006e211..29fbf26f8 100644
--- a/services/cdrs.go
+++ b/services/cdrs.go
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ func (cdrS *CDRServer) Reload(sp servmanager.ServiceProvider) (err error) {
 
 // Shutdown stops the service
 func (cdrS *CDRServer) Shutdown() (err error) {
+	cdrS.Lock()
 	cdrS.cdrS = nil
 	cdrS.rpcv1 = nil
 	cdrS.rpcv2 = nil
 	<-cdrS.connChan
+	cdrS.Unlock()
 	return
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ func (cdrS *CDRServer) GetRPCInterface() interface{} {
 
 // IsRunning returns if the service is running
 func (cdrS *CDRServer) IsRunning() bool {
+	cdrS.RLock()
+	defer cdrS.RUnlock()
 	return cdrS != nil && cdrS.cdrS != nil
 }
 
diff --git a/services/cdrs_it_test.go b/services/cdrs_it_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7274e59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/cdrs_it_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// +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"
+
+	v1 "github.com/cgrates/cgrates/apier/v1"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+	"github.com/cgrates/rpcclient"
+)
+
+func TestCdrsReload(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	utils.Newlogger(utils.MetaSysLog, cfg.GeneralCfg().NodeID)
+	utils.Logger.SetLogLevel(7)
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	engineShutdown := make(chan bool, 1)
+	chS := engine.NewCacheS(cfg, nil)
+
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheChargerProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheChargerFilterIndexes))
+	cfg.ChargerSCfg().Enabled = true
+	cfg.RalsCfg().RALsEnabled = true
+	responderChan := make(chan rpcclient.RpcClientConnection, 1)
+	responderChan <- v1.NewResourceSv1(nil)
+	server := utils.NewServer()
+	srvMngr := servmanager.NewServiceManager(cfg /*dm*/, nil,
+		chS /*cdrStorage*/, nil,
+		/*loadStorage*/ nil, filterSChan,
+		server, nil, engineShutdown)
+	cdrS := NewCDRServer()
+	srvMngr.AddService(cdrS, NewResponderService(responderChan), NewChargerService())
+	if err = srvMngr.StartServices(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if cdrS.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.CDRS_JSN,
+	}, &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 !cdrS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be running")
+	}
+	cfg.CdrsCfg().Enabled = false
+	cfg.GetReloadChan(config.CDRS_JSN) <- struct{}{}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	if cdrS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
+	}
+	engineShutdown <- true
+}