diff --git a/ees/apis.go b/ees/apis.go
index b4213a569..815e79030 100644
--- a/ees/apis.go
+++ b/ees/apis.go
@@ -240,11 +240,10 @@ func (eeS *EeS) V1ArchiveEventsInReply(ctx *context.Context, args *ArchiveEvents
 		return fmt.Errorf("exporter with ID: %s has an invalid ExportPath for archiving", expID)
 	}
 	timezone := utils.FirstNonEmpty(eeCfg.Timezone, eeS.cfg.GeneralCfg().DefaultTimezone)
-	loc, err := time.LoadLocation(timezone)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics(eeCfg.MetricsResetSchedule, timezone)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize exporter metrics: %v", err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics(eeCfg.MetricsResetSchedule, loc)
 
 	var ee EventExporter
 
diff --git a/ees/ee.go b/ees/ee.go
index b39d55634..bb31d3657 100644
--- a/ees/ee.go
+++ b/ees/ee.go
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ type EventExporter interface {
 func NewEventExporter(cfg *config.EventExporterCfg, cgrCfg *config.CGRConfig,
 	filterS *engine.FilterS, connMngr *engine.ConnManager) (ee EventExporter, err error) {
 	timezone := utils.FirstNonEmpty(cfg.Timezone, cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().DefaultTimezone)
-	loc, err := time.LoadLocation(timezone)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics(cfg.MetricsResetSchedule, timezone)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize exporter metrics: %v", err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics(cfg.MetricsResetSchedule, loc)
 
 	switch cfg.Type {
 	case utils.MetaFileCSV:
diff --git a/ees/ee_test.go b/ees/ee_test.go
index a9ddfa5af..5a0b822ae 100644
--- a/ees/ee_test.go
+++ b/ees/ee_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
@@ -40,7 +39,10 @@ func TestNewEventExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	if strings.Contains(errExpect, err.Error()) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v but got %+v", errExpect, err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eeExpect, err := NewFileCSVee(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], cgrCfg, filterS, em, nil)
 	if strings.Contains(errExpect, err.Error()) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v but got %+v", errExpect, err)
@@ -71,7 +73,10 @@ func TestNewEventExporterCase2(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v but got %+v", errExpect, err)
 	}
 
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eeExpect, err := NewFileFWVee(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], cgrCfg, filterS, em, io.Discard)
 	if strings.Contains(errExpect, err.Error()) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v but got %+v", errExpect, err)
@@ -99,7 +104,10 @@ func TestNewEventExporterCase3(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eeExpect, err := NewHTTPPostEE(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], cgrCfg, filterS, em)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -121,7 +129,10 @@ func TestNewEventExporterCase4(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eeExpect, err := NewHTTPjsonMapEE(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], cgrCfg, filterS, em)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -143,7 +154,10 @@ func TestNewEventExporterCase6(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eeExpect := NewVirtualEE(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], em)
 	newEE := ee.(*VirtualEE)
 	newEE.em.MapStorage[utils.TimeNow] = nil
@@ -176,9 +190,9 @@ func TestNewEventExporterCase7(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	eeExpect, err := NewElasticEE(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], em)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -211,7 +225,7 @@ func TestNewEventExporterDcCase(t *testing.T) {
 	cgrCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
 	cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().DefaultTimezone = "invalid_timezone"
 	_, err := NewEventExporter(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], cgrCfg, nil, nil)
-	errExpect := "unknown time zone invalid_timezone"
+	errExpect := "failed to initialize exporter metrics: unknown time zone invalid_timezone"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != errExpect {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v \n but got %+v", errExpect, err)
 	}
diff --git a/ees/ees_test.go b/ees/ees_test.go
index 0ed977537..43494755a 100644
--- a/ees/ees_test.go
+++ b/ees/ees_test.go
@@ -455,7 +455,10 @@ func TestOnCacheEvicted(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateEEMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.UTC)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	tnow := time.Now()
 	ev := engine.MapEvent{
 		utils.AnswerTime: tnow,
@@ -464,7 +467,10 @@ func TestUpdateEEMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.ToR:        utils.MetaVoice,
 		utils.Usage:      time.Second,
 	}
-	exp := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.UTC)
+	exp, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	exp.MapStorage[utils.FirstEventATime] = tnow
 	exp.MapStorage[utils.LastEventATime] = tnow
 	exp.MapStorage[utils.FirstExpOrderID] = int64(1)
diff --git a/ees/elastic_test.go b/ees/elastic_test.go
index 553f947b9..dd0e643c6 100644
--- a/ees/elastic_test.go
+++ b/ees/elastic_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package ees
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc/context"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -28,7 +27,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	ee := &ElasticEE{
 		em: em,
 	}
@@ -56,7 +58,10 @@ func TestInitClient(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestElasticExportEventErr(t *testing.T) {
 	cgrCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	eEe, err := NewElasticEE(cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0], em)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
diff --git a/ees/filecsv_it_test.go b/ees/filecsv_it_test.go
index 0f4df479d..c3e35c4c6 100644
--- a/ees/filecsv_it_test.go
+++ b/ees/filecsv_it_test.go
@@ -723,7 +723,10 @@ func TestCsvInitFileCSV(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll("/tmp/TestInitFileCSV", 0666); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fCsv := &FileCSVee{
 		cgrCfg: cgrCfg,
 		cfg:    cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0],
diff --git a/ees/filecsv_test.go b/ees/filecsv_test.go
index 620098ed5..d0be4331c 100644
--- a/ees/filecsv_test.go
+++ b/ees/filecsv_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc/context"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -33,7 +32,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestFileCsvGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fCsv := &FileCSVee{em: em}
 
 	if rcv := fCsv.GetMetrics(); !reflect.DeepEqual(rcv, fCsv.em) {
@@ -183,7 +185,10 @@ func TestFileCsvExportEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	filterS := engine.NewFilterS(cfg, nil, newDM)
 	byteBuff := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	csvNW := csv.NewWriter(byteBuff)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fCsv := &FileCSVee{
 		cfg:       cfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0],
 		cgrCfg:    cfg,
diff --git a/ees/filefwv_it_test.go b/ees/filefwv_it_test.go
index 5739b2192..2dc7241ac 100644
--- a/ees/filefwv_it_test.go
+++ b/ees/filefwv_it_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ func TestFileFwvInit(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll("/tmp/TestInitFileFWV", 0666); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fFwv := &FileFWVee{
 		cgrCfg: cgrCfg,
 		cfg:    cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0],
diff --git a/ees/filefwv_test.go b/ees/filefwv_test.go
index 3321f9fc0..138affd20 100644
--- a/ees/filefwv_test.go
+++ b/ees/filefwv_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc/context"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -33,7 +32,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestFileFwvGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fFwv := &FileFWVee{em: em}
 
 	if rcv := fFwv.GetMetrics(); !reflect.DeepEqual(rcv, fFwv.em) {
@@ -175,7 +177,10 @@ func TestFileFwvExportEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	filterS := engine.NewFilterS(cfg, nil, newDM)
 	byteBuff := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	csvNW := csv.NewWriter(byteBuff)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fFwv := &FileFWVee{
 		cfg:     cfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0],
 		cgrCfg:  cfg,
@@ -209,7 +214,10 @@ func TestFileFwvExportEventWriteError(t *testing.T) {
 	newDM := engine.NewDataManager(dbCM, cfg, nil)
 	filterS := engine.NewFilterS(cfg, nil, newDM)
 	byteBuff := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	fFwv := &FileFWVee{
 		cfg:     cfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[0],
 		cgrCfg:  cfg,
diff --git a/ees/httpjsonmap_test.go b/ees/httpjsonmap_test.go
index 75cc81e75..5740343b9 100644
--- a/ees/httpjsonmap_test.go
+++ b/ees/httpjsonmap_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHttpJsonMapGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	httpEE := &HTTPjsonMapEE{
 		em: em,
 	}
diff --git a/ees/httppost_test.go b/ees/httppost_test.go
index 904750053..1b17906b9 100644
--- a/ees/httppost_test.go
+++ b/ees/httppost_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHttpPostGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	httpPost := &HTTPPostEE{
 		em: em,
 	}
diff --git a/ees/log_test.go b/ees/log_test.go
index b34b72f05..a90421fdd 100644
--- a/ees/log_test.go
+++ b/ees/log_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc/context"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
@@ -32,7 +31,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewLogEE(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	expected := &LogEE{
 		cfg: cfg.EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault),
@@ -47,7 +49,10 @@ func TestNewLogEE(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestLogEEExportEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	logEE := NewLogEE(cfg.EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault), em)
 	mp := map[string]any{
 		"field1": 2,
@@ -83,7 +88,10 @@ func TestLogEE_GetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestLogEEPrepareMap(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	logEE := NewLogEE(cfg.EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault), em)
 	mp := &utils.CGREvent{
 		Event: map[string]any{
@@ -99,7 +107,10 @@ func TestLogEEPrepareMap(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestLogEEPrepareOrderMap(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig()
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	logEE := NewLogEE(cfg.EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault), em)
 	mp := utils.NewOrderedNavigableMap()
 	fullPath := &utils.FullPath{
diff --git a/ees/rpc_test.go b/ees/rpc_test.go
index 8f8bff846..be71b14df 100644
--- a/ees/rpc_test.go
+++ b/ees/rpc_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package ees
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
@@ -30,7 +29,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewRpcEE(t *testing.T) {
 	eeSCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig().EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	connMgr := engine.NewConnManager(config.NewDefaultCGRConfig())
 
 	rcv, err := NewRpcEE(eeSCfg, em, connMgr)
@@ -100,7 +102,10 @@ func TestRPCCfg(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRPCConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	eeSCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig().EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	connMgr := engine.NewConnManager(config.NewDefaultCGRConfig())
 	rpcEe, err := NewRpcEE(eeSCfg, em, connMgr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +144,10 @@ func TestRPCConnect(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRPCClose(t *testing.T) {
 	eeSCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig().EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	connMgr := engine.NewConnManager(config.NewDefaultCGRConfig())
 	rpcEe, err := NewRpcEE(eeSCfg, em, connMgr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,7 +182,10 @@ func TestRPCGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRPCPrepareMap(t *testing.T) {
 	eeSCfg := config.NewDefaultCGRConfig().EEsCfg().ExporterCfg(utils.MetaDefault)
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	connMgr := engine.NewConnManager(config.NewDefaultCGRConfig())
 	rpcEe, err := NewRpcEE(eeSCfg, em, connMgr)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ees/sql_test.go b/ees/sql_test.go
index 84689deac..0d01de84c 100644
--- a/ees/sql_test.go
+++ b/ees/sql_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
@@ -33,7 +32,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSqlGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	sqlEe := &SQLEe{
 		em: em,
 	}
diff --git a/ees/virtualee_test.go b/ees/virtualee_test.go
index 601202fb9..b877ecbb0 100644
--- a/ees/virtualee_test.go
+++ b/ees/virtualee_test.go
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ package ees
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/birpc/context"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
 func TestVirtualEeGetMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	em := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", time.Local)
+	em, err := utils.NewExporterMetrics("", "Local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	vEe := &VirtualEE{
 		em: em,
 	}
diff --git a/utils/exportermetrics.go b/utils/exportermetrics.go
index ade0fc90b..d8f5041dc 100644
--- a/utils/exportermetrics.go
+++ b/utils/exportermetrics.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ type ExporterMetrics struct {
 
 // NewExporterMetrics creates metrics with optional automatic reset.
 // schedule is a cron expression for reset timing (empty to disable).
-func NewExporterMetrics(schedule string, loc *time.Location) *ExporterMetrics {
+func NewExporterMetrics(schedule, timezone string) (*ExporterMetrics, error) {
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation(timezone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	m := &ExporterMetrics{
 		loc: loc,
 	}
@@ -44,12 +49,15 @@ func NewExporterMetrics(schedule string, loc *time.Location) *ExporterMetrics {
 
 	if schedule != "" {
 		m.cron = cron.New()
-		m.cron.AddFunc(schedule, func() {
+		if _, err := m.cron.AddFunc(schedule, func() {
 			m.Reset()
-		})
+		}); err != nil {
+			// Only fails if schedule is an invalid cron expression.
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cron expr %q: %v", schedule, err)
+		}
 		m.cron.Start()
 	}
-	return m
+	return m, nil
 }
 
 // Reset immediately clears all metrics and resets them to initial values.