diff --git a/sessionmanager/smasterisk.go b/sessionmanager/smasterisk.go
index e39cf14c9..b24887b5b 100644
--- a/sessionmanager/smasterisk.go
+++ b/sessionmanager/smasterisk.go
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ func (sma *SMAsterisk) handleStasisStart(ev *SMAsteriskEvent) {
 		return
 	}
 	// Call allowed, set absolute timeout
-	if _, err := sma.astConn.Call(aringo.HTTP_POST, fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/ari/channels/%s/variable",
-		sma.cgrCfg.SMAsteriskCfg().AsteriskConns[sma.astConnIdx].Address, ev.ChannelID()),
-		url.Values{"variable": {CGRMaxSessionTime}, "value": {strconv.FormatFloat(maxUsage*1000, 'f', -1, 64)}}); err != nil { // Asterisk expects value in ms
+	if _, err := sma.astConn.Call(aringo.HTTP_POST, fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/ari/channels/%s/variable?variable=%s", // Asterisk having issue with variable terminating empty so harcoding param in url
+		sma.cgrCfg.SMAsteriskCfg().AsteriskConns[sma.astConnIdx].Address, ev.ChannelID(), CGRMaxSessionTime),
+		url.Values{"value": {strconv.FormatFloat(maxUsage*1000, 'f', -1, 64)}}); err != nil { // Asterisk expects value in ms
 		utils.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf("<SMAsterisk> Error: %s when setting %s for channelID: %s", err.Error(), CGRMaxSessionTime, ev.ChannelID()))
 		// Since we got error, disconnect channel
 		if err := sma.hangupChannel(ev.ChannelID()); err != nil {