diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index 202ba43e5..b797e24ed 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 				
 				
 				// SQL
-				// "maxIdleConns": 0,							// SQLMaxIdleConns    
+				// "sqlMaxIdleConns": 0,						// SQLMaxIdleConns    
 				// "maxOpenConns": 0,							// SQLMaxOpenConns
 				// "maxConnLifetime": 0,						// SQLMaxConnLifetime 
 
diff --git a/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json b/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json
index 3536211d9..e9cf021c7 100644
--- a/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 				"dbName": "exportedDatabase", // if dbName is not present "cgrates" will be used as default
 				"tableName": "expTable", // tableName is mandatory in opts for sql exporter
 				"sslmode": "disable",
-				"maxIdleConns": "10",
+				"sqlMaxIdleConns": "10",
 				"maxOpenConns": "100",
 				"maxConnLifetime": "0",
 			},
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 				"dbName": "exportedDatabase",
 				"tableName": "expTable",
 				"sslmode": "disable",
-				"maxIdleConns": "10",
+				"sqlMaxIdleConns": "10",
 				"maxOpenConns": "100",
 				"maxConnLifetime": "0",
 			},
diff --git a/ees/sql.go b/ees/sql.go
index 2211a1620..65eb2f6f0 100644
--- a/ees/sql.go
+++ b/ees/sql.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func openDB(cgrCfg *config.CGRConfig, cfgIdx int, dialect gorm.Dialector) (db *g
 		return
 	}
 
-	if iface, has := cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConns]; has {
+	if iface, has := cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConnsCfg]; has {
 		val, err := utils.IfaceAsTInt64(iface)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
diff --git a/ees/sql_it_test.go b/ees/sql_it_test.go
index 247af3032..2cd0290ed 100644
--- a/ees/sql_it_test.go
+++ b/ees/sql_it_test.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func testSqlEeVerifyExportedEvent2(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestOpenDB1(t *testing.T) {
 	cgrCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConns] = 2
+	cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConnsCfg] = 2
 	dialect := mysql.Open(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s?charset=utf8&loc=Local&parseTime=true&sql_mode='ALLOW_INVALID_DATES'",
 		"cgrates", "CGRateS.org", "127.0.0.1", "3306", "cgrates"))
 	_, _, err := openDB(cgrCfg, 0, dialect)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestOpenDB1(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestOpenDB1Err(t *testing.T) {
 	cgrCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConns] = "test"
+	cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0].Opts[utils.SQLMaxIdleConnsCfg] = "test"
 	dialect := mysql.Open(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s?charset=utf8&loc=Local&parseTime=true&sql_mode='ALLOW_INVALID_DATES'",
 		"cgrates", "CGRateS.org", "127.0.0.1", "3306", "cgrates"))
 	_, _, err := openDB(cgrCfg, 0, dialect)
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index 6873bad97..619fba549 100644
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -2466,7 +2466,6 @@ const (
 	ElsVersionType         = "elsVersionType"
 	ElsWaitForActiveShards = "elsWaitForActiveShards"
 	// SQLEe options
-	SQLMaxIdleConns    = "maxIdleConns"
 	SQLMaxOpenConns    = "maxOpenConns"
 	SQLMaxConnLifetime = "maxConnLifetime"