diff --git a/services/engine.go b/services/engine.go
index 49f19662b..97ec1d732 100644
--- a/services/engine.go
+++ b/services/engine.go
@@ -232,27 +232,40 @@ func startRPC(server *cores.Server, internalRaterChan,
 
 func startBiRPC(smg *SessionService, tS *ThresholdService, server *cores.Server,
 	shdChan *utils.SyncedChan) {
-	var onConns []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-	var onDiss []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-	// wait for conn funcs to be populated only if service should run and BiRPC is populated
-	if smg.ShouldRun() {
-		onConn, onDisconn := smg.GetSessionSOnBiJSONFuncs()
-		onConns = append(onConns, onConn)
-		onDiss = append(onDiss, onDisconn)
+	onConns := []func(c birpc.ClientConnector){
+		func(c birpc.ClientConnector) {
+			smg.RLock()
+			defer smg.RUnlock()
+			if smg.sm != nil {
+				smg.sm.OnBiJSONConnect(c)
+			}
+		},
+		func(c birpc.ClientConnector) {
+			tS.RLock()
+			defer tS.RUnlock()
+			if tS.thrs != nil {
+				tS.thrs.OnBiJSONConnect(c)
+			}
+		},
 	}
-	if tS.ShouldRun() {
-		onConn, onDisconn := tS.GetThresholdSOnBiJSONFuncs()
-		onConns = append(onConns, onConn)
-		onDiss = append(onDiss, onDisconn)
+	onDiss := []func(c birpc.ClientConnector){
+		func(c birpc.ClientConnector) {
+			smg.RLock()
+			defer smg.RUnlock()
+			if smg.sm != nil {
+				smg.sm.OnBiJSONDisconnect(c)
+			}
+		},
+		func(c birpc.ClientConnector) {
+			tS.RLock()
+			defer tS.RUnlock()
+			if tS.thrs != nil {
+				tS.thrs.OnBiJSONDisconnect(c)
+			}
+		},
 	}
 	if err := server.ServeBiRPC(cfg.ListenCfg().BiJSONListen, cfg.ListenCfg().BiGobListen, onConns, onDiss); err != nil {
 		utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> serve BiRPC error: %s!", utils.SessionS, err))
-		if smg.ShouldRun() {
-			smg.DisableBiRPC()
-		}
-		if tS.ShouldRun() {
-			tS.DisableBiRPC()
-		}
 		shdChan.CloseOnce()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/sessions.go b/services/sessions.go
index 85520eea8..2346cf302 100644
--- a/services/sessions.go
+++ b/services/sessions.go
@@ -32,39 +32,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
-type BiRPCSessionSFuncs struct {
-	sessionSOnBiJSONConnect    func(c birpc.ClientConnector) //store OnBiJSONConnect
-	sessionSOnBiJSONDisconnect func(c birpc.ClientConnector) //store OnBiJSONDisconnect
-}
-
-// Returns a new BiRPCSessionSFuncs struct
-func NewSessionSBiJSONFuncs(onConn, onDisconn func(c birpc.ClientConnector)) *BiRPCSessionSFuncs {
-	return &BiRPCSessionSFuncs{
-		sessionSOnBiJSONConnect:    onConn,
-		sessionSOnBiJSONDisconnect: onDisconn,
-	}
-}
-
-// GetSessionSOnBiJSONFuncs returns sessionSOnBiJSONConnect and sessionSOnBiJSONDisconnect (1 time use)
-func (smg *SessionService) GetSessionSOnBiJSONFuncs() (onConn, onDisconn func(c birpc.ClientConnector)) {
-	<-smg.biRPCFuncsDone // Make sure funcs are initialized in the structure before getting them
-	return smg.biRPCFuncs.sessionSOnBiJSONConnect, smg.biRPCFuncs.sessionSOnBiJSONDisconnect
-}
-
 // NewSessionService returns the Session Service
 func NewSessionService(cfg *config.CGRConfig, dm *DataDBService,
 	server *cores.Server, internalChan chan birpc.ClientConnector,
 	connMgr *engine.ConnManager, anz *AnalyzerService,
 	srvDep map[string]*sync.WaitGroup) *SessionService {
 	return &SessionService{
-		connChan:       internalChan,
-		cfg:            cfg,
-		dm:             dm,
-		server:         server,
-		connMgr:        connMgr,
-		anz:            anz,
-		srvDep:         srvDep,
-		biRPCFuncsDone: make(chan struct{}),
+		connChan: internalChan,
+		cfg:      cfg,
+		dm:       dm,
+		server:   server,
+		connMgr:  connMgr,
+		anz:      anz,
+		srvDep:   srvDep,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -79,13 +59,10 @@ type SessionService struct {
 	sm       *sessions.SessionS
 	connChan chan birpc.ClientConnector
 
-	// in order to stop the bircp server if necesary
-	birpcEnabled   bool
-	biRPCFuncs     *BiRPCSessionSFuncs
-	biRPCFuncsDone chan struct{} // marks when biRPCFuncs are initialized
-	connMgr        *engine.ConnManager
-	anz            *AnalyzerService
-	srvDep         map[string]*sync.WaitGroup
+	birpcEnabled bool
+	connMgr      *engine.ConnManager
+	anz          *AnalyzerService
+	srvDep       map[string]*sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 // Start should handle the sercive start
@@ -136,21 +113,10 @@ func (smg *SessionService) Start() error {
 	if smg.cfg.ListenCfg().BiJSONListen != utils.EmptyString {
 		smg.birpcEnabled = true
 		smg.server.BiRPCRegisterName(utils.SessionSv1, srv)
-		smg.biRPCFuncs = NewSessionSBiJSONFuncs(smg.sm.OnBiJSONConnect, smg.sm.OnBiJSONDisconnect)
-		smg.biRPCFuncsDone <- struct{}{}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (smg *SessionService) DisableBiRPC() {
-	if smg == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	smg.Lock()
-	smg.birpcEnabled = false
-	smg.Unlock()
-}
-
 // Reload handles the change of config
 func (smg *SessionService) Reload() (err error) {
 	return
diff --git a/services/sessions_test.go b/services/sessions_test.go
index 2ffc230e7..d6bcc79b3 100644
--- a/services/sessions_test.go
+++ b/services/sessions_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/sessions"
@@ -89,3 +90,38 @@ func TestReload(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected no error, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSessionServiceStartBiRPC(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	// Default config already has BiJSONListen set.
+	shdChan := utils.NewSyncedChan()
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	server := cores.NewServer(nil)
+	srvDep := map[string]*sync.WaitGroup{utils.DataDB: new(sync.WaitGroup)}
+	anz := NewAnalyzerService(cfg, server, filterSChan, shdChan, make(chan birpc.ClientConnector, 1), srvDep)
+	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil, false, srvDep)
+	engine.NewConnManager(cfg, nil)
+
+	smg := NewSessionService(cfg, db, server, make(chan birpc.ClientConnector, 1), nil, anz, srvDep)
+
+	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { done <- smg.Start() }()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if smg.IsRunning() {
+			_ = smg.Shutdown()
+		}
+	})
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-done:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Start() returned error: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Start() blocked for 5s, likely deadlock")
+	}
+	if !smg.IsRunning() {
+		t.Error("expected service to be running after Start()")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/thresholds.go b/services/thresholds.go
index 58b8539e0..fba3f3d68 100644
--- a/services/thresholds.go
+++ b/services/thresholds.go
@@ -30,25 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
-type BiRPCThresholdSFuncs struct {
-	thresholdSOnBiJSONConnect    func(c birpc.ClientConnector) //store OnBiJSONConnect
-	thresholdSOnBiJSONDisconnect func(c birpc.ClientConnector) //store OnBiJSONDisconnect
-}
-
-// Returns a new BiRPCThresholdSFuncs struct
-func NewThresholdSBiJSONFuncs(onConn, onDisconn func(c birpc.ClientConnector)) *BiRPCThresholdSFuncs {
-	return &BiRPCThresholdSFuncs{
-		thresholdSOnBiJSONConnect:    onConn,
-		thresholdSOnBiJSONDisconnect: onDisconn,
-	}
-}
-
-// GetThresholdSOnBiJSONFuncs returns ThresholdSOnBiJSONConnect and ThresholdSOnBiJSONDisconnect (1 time use)
-func (thrs *ThresholdService) GetThresholdSOnBiJSONFuncs() (onConn, onDisconn func(c birpc.ClientConnector)) {
-	<-thrs.biRPCFuncsDone // Make sure funcs are initialized in the structure before getting them
-	return thrs.biRPCFuncs.thresholdSOnBiJSONConnect, thrs.biRPCFuncs.thresholdSOnBiJSONDisconnect
-}
-
 // NewThresholdService returns the Threshold Service
 func NewThresholdService(cfg *config.CGRConfig, dm *DataDBService,
 	cacheS *engine.CacheS, filterSChan chan *engine.FilterS,
@@ -56,31 +37,28 @@ func NewThresholdService(cfg *config.CGRConfig, dm *DataDBService,
 	connMgr *engine.ConnManager, anz *AnalyzerService,
 	srvDep map[string]*sync.WaitGroup) *ThresholdService {
 	return &ThresholdService{
-		connChan:       internalThresholdSChan,
-		cfg:            cfg,
-		dm:             dm,
-		cacheS:         cacheS,
-		filterSChan:    filterSChan,
-		server:         server,
-		connMgr:        connMgr,
-		anz:            anz,
-		srvDep:         srvDep,
-		biRPCFuncsDone: make(chan struct{}),
+		connChan:    internalThresholdSChan,
+		cfg:         cfg,
+		dm:          dm,
+		cacheS:      cacheS,
+		filterSChan: filterSChan,
+		server:      server,
+		connMgr:     connMgr,
+		anz:         anz,
+		srvDep:      srvDep,
 	}
 }
 
 // ThresholdService implements Service interface
 type ThresholdService struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
-	cfg            *config.CGRConfig
-	dm             *DataDBService
-	cacheS         *engine.CacheS
-	filterSChan    chan *engine.FilterS
-	server         *cores.Server
-	birpcEnabled   bool
-	biRPCFuncs     *BiRPCThresholdSFuncs
-	biRPCFuncsDone chan struct{} // marks when biRPCFuncs are initialized
-	connMgr        *engine.ConnManager
+	cfg          *config.CGRConfig
+	dm           *DataDBService
+	cacheS       *engine.CacheS
+	filterSChan  chan *engine.FilterS
+	server       *cores.Server
+	birpcEnabled bool
+	connMgr      *engine.ConnManager
 
 	thrs     *engine.ThresholdService
 	connChan chan birpc.ClientConnector
@@ -123,21 +101,10 @@ func (thrs *ThresholdService) Start() error {
 	if thrs.cfg.ListenCfg().BiJSONListen != "" {
 		thrs.birpcEnabled = true
 		thrs.server.BiRPCRegisterName(utils.ThresholdSv1, srv)
-		thrs.biRPCFuncs = NewThresholdSBiJSONFuncs(thrs.thrs.OnBiJSONConnect, thrs.thrs.OnBiJSONDisconnect)
-		thrs.biRPCFuncsDone <- struct{}{}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (thrs *ThresholdService) DisableBiRPC() {
-	if thrs == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	thrs.Lock()
-	thrs.birpcEnabled = false
-	thrs.Unlock()
-}
-
 // Reload handles the change of config
 func (thrs *ThresholdService) Reload() (err error) {
 	thrs.Lock()
diff --git a/services/thresholds_it_test.go b/services/thresholds_it_test.go
index 31c29567e..eb6978066 100644
--- a/services/thresholds_it_test.go
+++ b/services/thresholds_it_test.go
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ func TestThresholdSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	if db.IsRunning() {
 		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
 	}
-	go func() { // simulate cgr-engine starting birpc serve
-		var onConns []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-		var onDiss []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-		if tS.ShouldRun() {
-			onConn, onDisconn := tS.GetThresholdSOnBiJSONFuncs()
-			onConns = append(onConns, onConn)
-			onDiss = append(onDiss, onDisconn)
-		}
-		if err := server.ServeBiRPC(cfg.ListenCfg().BiJSONListen, cfg.ListenCfg().BiGobListen, onConns, onDiss); err != nil {
-			t.Error(err)
-		}
-	}()
 	var reply string
 	if err := cfg.V1ReloadConfig(context.Background(),
 		&config.ReloadArgs{
@@ -114,7 +102,6 @@ func TestThresholdSReload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	shdChan.CloseOnce()
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	tS.server.StopBiRPC() // needed when running tests in bulk
 }
 func TestThresholdSReload2(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
@@ -146,18 +133,6 @@ func TestThresholdSReload2(t *testing.T) {
 	if db.IsRunning() {
 		t.Errorf("Expected service to be down")
 	}
-	go func() { // simulate cgr-engine starting birpc serve
-		var onConns []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-		var onDiss []func(c birpc.ClientConnector)
-		if tS.ShouldRun() {
-			onConn, onDisconn := tS.GetThresholdSOnBiJSONFuncs()
-			onConns = append(onConns, onConn)
-			onDiss = append(onDiss, onDisconn)
-		}
-		if err := server.ServeBiRPC(cfg.ListenCfg().BiJSONListen, cfg.ListenCfg().BiGobListen, onConns, onDiss); err != nil {
-			t.Error(err)
-		}
-	}()
 	var reply string
 	if err := cfg.V1ReloadConfig(context.Background(),
 		&config.ReloadArgs{
@@ -191,5 +166,4 @@ func TestThresholdSReload2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	shdChan.CloseOnce()
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	tS.server.StopBiRPC() // needed when running tests in bulk
 }
diff --git a/services/thresholds_test.go b/services/thresholds_test.go
index 1b7b694c4..5a1f267cc 100644
--- a/services/thresholds_test.go
+++ b/services/thresholds_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -68,3 +69,43 @@ func TestThresholdSCoverage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("\nExpecting <false>,\n Received <%+v>", shouldRun)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestThresholdServiceStartBiRPC(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
+	cfg.ThresholdSCfg().Enabled = true
+	filterSChan := make(chan *engine.FilterS, 1)
+	filterSChan <- nil
+	shdChan := utils.NewSyncedChan()
+	chS := engine.NewCacheS(cfg, nil, nil)
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdProfiles))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholds))
+	close(chS.GetPrecacheChannel(utils.CacheThresholdFilterIndexes))
+	server := cores.NewServer(nil)
+	srvDep := map[string]*sync.WaitGroup{utils.DataDB: new(sync.WaitGroup)}
+	anz := NewAnalyzerService(cfg, server, filterSChan, shdChan, make(chan birpc.ClientConnector, 1), srvDep)
+	db := NewDataDBService(cfg, nil, false, srvDep)
+	db.GetDMChan() <- nil
+	engine.NewConnManager(cfg, nil)
+
+	tS := NewThresholdService(cfg, db, chS, filterSChan, server, make(chan birpc.ClientConnector, 1), nil, anz, srvDep)
+
+	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { done <- tS.Start() }()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if tS.IsRunning() {
+			_ = tS.Shutdown()
+		}
+	})
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-done:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Start() returned error: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Start() blocked for 5s, likely deadlock")
+	}
+	if !tS.IsRunning() {
+		t.Error("expected service to be running after Start()")
+	}
+}