diff --git a/engine/datamanager.go b/engine/datamanager.go
index 59a80f8bf..53117e0bc 100644
--- a/engine/datamanager.go
+++ b/engine/datamanager.go
@@ -1829,6 +1829,13 @@ func (dm *DataManager) SetTiming(t *utils.TPTiming) (err error) {
 	if dm == nil {
 		return utils.ErrNoDatabaseConn
 	}
+	// Check if time strings can be split in a time format before storing in db
+	if t.StartTime != utils.EmptyString && t.StartTime != utils.MetaASAP && !utils.IsTimeFormated(t.StartTime) {
+		return utils.ErrInvalidTime(t.StartTime)
+	}
+	if t.EndTime != utils.EmptyString && t.EndTime != utils.MetaASAP && !utils.IsTimeFormated(t.EndTime) {
+		return utils.ErrInvalidTime(t.EndTime)
+	}
 	if err = dm.DataDB().SetTimingDrv(t); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/engine/destinations_test.go b/engine/destinations_test.go
index 94792ce02..e55e8c1c2 100644
--- a/engine/destinations_test.go
+++ b/engine/destinations_test.go
@@ -293,3 +293,15 @@ func TestDMSetReverseDestination(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestDMSetTimingInvalidTime(t *testing.T) {
+	dm := NewDataManager(nil, nil, nil)
+	expErr := "INVALID_TIME:*any"
+	if err := dm.SetTiming(&utils.TPTiming{StartTime: "*any"}); err == nil || err.Error() != expErr {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error <%v>, received <%v>", expErr, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := dm.SetTiming(&utils.TPTiming{EndTime: "*any"}); err == nil || err.Error() != expErr {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error <%v>, received <%v>", expErr, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/utils/apitpdata.go b/utils/apitpdata.go
index 9f89e8dc9..4d43d6a83 100644
--- a/utils/apitpdata.go
+++ b/utils/apitpdata.go
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ func (t *TPTiming) IsActiveAt(tm time.Time) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// Returns true if string can be split in 3 sperated by ":" signs. "00:00:00"
+func IsTimeFormated(t string) bool {
+	return len(strings.Split(t, ":")) == 3
+}
+
 // Returns a time object that represents the end of the interval realtive to the received time
 func (t *TPTiming) getRightMargin(tm time.Time) (rigthtTime time.Time) {
 	year, month, day := tm.Year(), tm.Month(), tm.Day()
diff --git a/utils/apitpdata_test.go b/utils/apitpdata_test.go
index 63c4f7b84..81b382fda 100644
--- a/utils/apitpdata_test.go
+++ b/utils/apitpdata_test.go
@@ -1180,3 +1180,17 @@ func TestGetRightMargin(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsTimeFormatedTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	timeString := "12:12:12"
+	if !IsTimeFormated(timeString) {
+		t.Error("expected time to be formated, but returned false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsTimeFormatedFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	timeString := "*any"
+	if IsTimeFormated(timeString) {
+		t.Error("expected invalid time format, but returned true")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/utils/errors.go b/utils/errors.go
index ea3041683..0813f87b4 100644
--- a/utils/errors.go
+++ b/utils/errors.go
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ func ErrNotConvertibleTF(from, to string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s : from: %s to:%s", ErrNotConvertibleNoCaps.Error(), from, to)
 }
 
+func ErrInvalidTime(s string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("INVALID_TIME:%s", s)
+}
+
 // NewSTIRError returns a error with a *stir_authorize prefix
 func NewSTIRError(reason string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", MetaSTIRAuthenticate, reason)