diff --git a/apier/v1/resourcesv1.go b/apier/v1/resourcesv1.go
index a27bd8eb3..6964d709e 100644
--- a/apier/v1/resourcesv1.go
+++ b/apier/v1/resourcesv1.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func (rsv1 *ResourceSv1) GetResourcesForEvent(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage, r
 }
 
 // AuthorizeResources checks if there are limits imposed for event
-func (rsv1 *ResourceSv1) AuthorizeResources(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage, allowed *bool) error {
-	return rsv1.rls.V1AuthorizeResources(args, allowed)
+func (rsv1 *ResourceSv1) AuthorizeResources(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage, reply *string) error {
+	return rsv1.rls.V1AuthorizeResources(args, reply)
 }
 
 // V1InitiateResourceUsage records usage for an event
diff --git a/apier/v1/resourcesv1_it_test.go b/apier/v1/resourcesv1_it_test.go
index dcd1cf59e..4762987ef 100644
--- a/apier/v1/resourcesv1_it_test.go
+++ b/apier/v1/resourcesv1_it_test.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func testV1RsAllocateResource(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testV1RsAuthorizeResources(t *testing.T) {
-	var authorized bool
+	var reply string
 	argsRU := utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage{
 		UsageID: "651a8db2-4f67-4cf8-b622-169e8a482e61",
 		CGREvent: utils.CGREvent{
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ func testV1RsAuthorizeResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Units: 6,
 	}
-	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &authorized); err != nil {
+	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &reply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
-	} else if !authorized { // already 3 usages active before allow call, we should have now more than allowed
-		t.Error("resource is not authorized")
+	} else if reply != utils.OK { // already 3 usages active before allow call, we should have now more than allowed
+		t.Error("Unexpected reply returned", reply)
 	}
 	argsRU = utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage{
 		UsageID: "651a8db2-4f67-4cf8-b622-169e8a482e61",
@@ -386,10 +386,10 @@ func testV1RsAuthorizeResources(t *testing.T) {
 
 		Units: 7,
 	}
-	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &authorized); err != nil {
+	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &reply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
-	} else if authorized { // already 3 usages active before allow call, we should have now more than allowed
-		t.Error("resource should not be allowed")
+	} else if reply != "" { // already 3 usages active before allow call, we should have now more than allowed
+		t.Error("Unexpected reply returned", reply)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -422,11 +422,10 @@ func testV1RsReleaseResource(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Units: 7,
 	}
-	var allowed bool
-	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &allowed); err != nil {
+	if err := rlsV1Rpc.Call(utils.ResourceSv1AuthorizeResources, argsRU, &reply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
-	} else if !allowed {
-		t.Error("resource should be allowed")
+	} else if reply != utils.OK {
+		t.Error("Unexpected reply returned", reply)
 	}
 	var rs *engine.Resources
 	args := &utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage{
diff --git a/engine/resources.go b/engine/resources.go
index a95d01303..b0f33d416 100755
--- a/engine/resources.go
+++ b/engine/resources.go
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (rS *ResourceService) V1ResourcesForEvent(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage,
 }
 
 // V1AuthorizeResources queries service to find if an Usage is allowed
-func (rS *ResourceService) V1AuthorizeResources(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage, allow *bool) (err error) {
+func (rS *ResourceService) V1AuthorizeResources(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage, reply *string) (err error) {
 	if missing := utils.MissingStructFields(&args, []string{"CGREvent.Tenant", "UsageID"}); len(missing) != 0 { //Params missing
 		return utils.NewErrMandatoryIeMissing(missing...)
 	}
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func (rS *ResourceService) V1AuthorizeResources(args utils.ArgRSv1ResourceUsage,
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	*allow = true
+	*reply = utils.OK
 	return
 }