diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index ad13b500e..5dea5ae19 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 	"default_ratio":1,						// default ratio used in case of *load strategy
 	"opts": {
 		"*context": "*routes",
-		"*profileCount": 1,
+		// "*profileCount": 1,
 		"*ignoreErrors": false,
 		"*maxCost": "",
 		// "*limit": 1,
diff --git a/config/routescfg.go b/config/routescfg.go
index f0f289517..be7a7cefa 100644
--- a/config/routescfg.go
+++ b/config/routescfg.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type RoutesOpts struct {
 	MaxCost      interface{}
 	Limit        *int
 	Offset       *int
-	ProfileCount int
+	ProfileCount *int
 }
 
 // RouteSCfg is the configuration of route service
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (rtsOpts *RoutesOpts) loadFromJSONCfg(jsnCfg *RoutesOptsJson) {
 		rtsOpts.Offset = jsnCfg.Offset
 	}
 	if jsnCfg.ProfileCount != nil {
-		rtsOpts.ProfileCount = *jsnCfg.ProfileCount
+		rtsOpts.ProfileCount = jsnCfg.ProfileCount
 	}
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ func (rts *RouteSCfg) loadFromJSONCfg(jsnCfg *RouteSJsonCfg) (err error) {
 func (rts *RouteSCfg) AsMapInterface() (initialMP map[string]interface{}) {
 	opts := map[string]interface{}{
 		utils.OptsContext:         rts.Opts.Context,
-		utils.MetaProfileCountCfg: rts.Opts.ProfileCount,
 		utils.MetaIgnoreErrorsCfg: rts.Opts.IgnoreErrors,
 	}
 	if rts.Opts.MaxCost != nil {
@@ -170,6 +169,9 @@ func (rts *RouteSCfg) AsMapInterface() (initialMP map[string]interface{}) {
 	if rts.Opts.Offset != nil {
 		opts[utils.MetaOffsetCfg] = *rts.Opts.Offset
 	}
+	if rts.Opts.ProfileCount != nil {
+		opts[utils.MetaProfileCountCfg] = rts.Opts.ProfileCount
+	}
 	initialMP = map[string]interface{}{
 		utils.EnabledCfg:        rts.Enabled,
 		utils.IndexedSelectsCfg: rts.IndexedSelects,
@@ -245,9 +247,11 @@ func (rts *RoutesOpts) Clone() (cln *RoutesOpts) {
 	cln = &RoutesOpts{
 		Context:      rts.Context,
 		IgnoreErrors: rts.IgnoreErrors,
-		ProfileCount: rts.ProfileCount,
 		MaxCost:      rts.MaxCost,
 	}
+	if rts.ProfileCount != nil {
+		cln.ProfileCount = utils.IntPointer(*rts.ProfileCount)
+	}
 	if rts.Limit != nil {
 		cln.Limit = utils.IntPointer(*rts.Limit)
 	}
diff --git a/engine/routes.go b/engine/routes.go
index 5d35f468a..cd1c66e52 100644
--- a/engine/routes.go
+++ b/engine/routes.go
@@ -678,13 +678,13 @@ func (rpS *RouteService) sortedRoutesForEvent(tnt string, args *utils.CGREvent)
 		return
 	}
 	prfCount := len(rPrfs) // if the option is not present return for all profiles
-	var prfCountOpt int
-	if prfCountOpt, err = utils.GetIntOpts(args, rpS.cgrcfg.RouteSCfg().Opts.ProfileCount,
+	var prfCountOpt *int
+	if prfCountOpt, err = utils.GetIntPointerOpts(args, rpS.cgrcfg.RouteSCfg().Opts.ProfileCount,
 		utils.OptsRoutesProfileCount); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if prfCount > prfCountOpt { // it has the option and is smaller that the current number of profiles
-		prfCount = prfCountOpt
+	if prfCountOpt != nil && prfCount > *prfCountOpt { // it has the option and is smaller that the current number of profiles
+		prfCount = *prfCountOpt
 	}
 	var extraOpts *optsGetRoutes
 	if extraOpts, err = newOptsGetRoutes(args, rpS.filterS, rpS.cgrcfg.RouteSCfg().Opts); err != nil { // convert routes arguments into internal options used to limit data