diff --git a/cmd/cgr-console/cgr-console.go b/cmd/cgr-console/cgr-console.go
index 6bc2e8111..1993c3ea4 100644
--- a/cmd/cgr-console/cgr-console.go
+++ b/cmd/cgr-console/cgr-console.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package main
 
 import (
-	"console"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
@@ -27,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"net/rpc/jsonrpc"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
-	"timespans"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/timespans"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/console"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ func main() {
 	if rpcErr := client.Call(cmd.RpcMethod(), cmd.RpcParams(), res); rpcErr != nil {
 		log.Fatal(rpcErr)
 	}
-
-	fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(res).Elem().String())
+	fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(res).Elem().Interface())
 
 }
diff --git a/console/balance.go b/console/balance.go
index 119d324b6..e16be120d 100644
--- a/console/balance.go
+++ b/console/balance.go
@@ -7,30 +7,42 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-type PrmsGetBalance struct {
+// Data being sent to the rpc responder
+type ArgsGetBalance struct {
 	Tenant		string
 	User		string
 	Direction	string
-	BalanceTag	string
+	BalanceId	string
 }
 
+
+// Received back from query
+type ReplyGetBalance struct {
+	Tenant		string
+	User		string
+	Direction	string
+	BalanceId	string
+	Balance		float64
+}
+
+// Commander implementation
 type CmdGetBalance struct {
 	rpcMethod        string
-	rpcParams        PrmsGetBalance
-	rpcResult        string
+	rpcParams        ArgsGetBalance
+	rpcResult        ReplyGetBalance
 	idxArgsToRpcPrms map[int]string
 }
 
 // name should be exec's name
 func (self *CmdGetBalance) Usage(name string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("\n\tUsage: %s get_balance <tenant> <user> [<balance_tag> [<direction>]]", name)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\n\tUsage: %s [cfg_opts...{-h}] get_balance <tenant> <user> [<balanceid> [<direction>]]", name)
 }
 
 // set param defaults
 func (self *CmdGetBalance) defaults() error {
-	self.idxArgsToRpcPrms = map[int]string{2: "Tenant", 3: "User", 4: "BalanceTag", 5:"Direction" }
+	self.idxArgsToRpcPrms = map[int]string{2: "Tenant", 3: "User", 4: "BalanceId", 5:"Direction" }
 	self.rpcMethod = "Responder.GetBalance"
-	self.rpcParams.BalanceTag = "MONETARY"
+	self.rpcParams.BalanceId = "MONETARY"
 	self.rpcParams.Direction = "OUT"
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/console/command.go b/console/command.go
index b279b93ff..7a71423c1 100644
--- a/console/command.go
+++ b/console/command.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func CmdRpcPrmsFromArgs(rpcPrms interface{}, args []string, idxArgsToRpcPrms map
 // Process args and return right command Value or error
 func GetCommandValue(args []string) (Commander, error) {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("\n\tUsage: %s <command>\n", filepath.Base(args[0]))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("\n\tUsage: %s [cfg_opts...{-h}] <command>\n", filepath.Base(args[0]))
 	}
 	cmd := args[1]
 	var cmdVal Commander
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func GetCommandValue(args []string) (Commander, error) {
 	case "get_balance":
 		cmdVal = &CmdGetBalance{}
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("\n\tUsage: %s <status|get_balance>\n", filepath.Base(args[0]))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("\n\tUsage: %s [cfg_opts...{-h}] <status|get_balance>\n", filepath.Base(args[0]))
 	}
 	if err := cmdVal.FromArgs(args); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/console/status.go b/console/status.go
index ed477549c..e7b4b8f74 100644
--- a/console/status.go
+++ b/console/status.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type CmdStatus struct {
 }
 
 func (self *CmdStatus) Usage(name string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("\n\tUsage: %s status", name)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\n\tUsage: %s [cfg_opts...{-h}] status", name)
 }
 
 func (self *CmdStatus) defaults() error {
diff --git a/timespans/responder.go b/timespans/responder.go
index d60af1255..91facd7a4 100644
--- a/timespans/responder.go
+++ b/timespans/responder.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/rif/balancer2go"
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/console"
 	"net/rpc"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
@@ -175,6 +176,29 @@ func (rs *Responder) Shutdown(arg string, reply *string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Get balance
+func (rs *Responder) GetBalance(arg console.ArgsGetBalance, reply *console.ReplyGetBalance) (err error) {
+	if rs.Bal != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("No balancer supported for this command right now")
+	}
+	ubKey := arg.Direction+":"+arg.Tenant+":"+arg.User
+	userBalance, err := storageGetter.GetUserBalance(ubKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if balance,balExists := userBalance.BalanceMap[arg.BalanceId]; !balExists {
+		// No match, balanceId not found
+		return fmt.Errorf("-BALANCE_NOT_FOUND")
+	} else {
+		reply.Tenant = arg.Tenant
+		reply.User = arg.User
+		reply.Direction = arg.Direction
+		reply.BalanceId = arg.BalanceId
+		reply.Balance = balance
+	}
+	return nil 
+}
+
 /*
 The function that gets the information from the raters using balancer.
 */
@@ -322,3 +346,4 @@ func (rcc *RPCClientConnector) DebitSeconds(cd CallDescriptor, resp *float64) er
 func (rcc *RPCClientConnector) GetMaxSessionTime(cd CallDescriptor, resp *float64) error {
 	return rcc.Client.Call("Responder.GetMaxSessionTime", cd, resp)
 }
+