diff --git a/packages/debian/changelog b/packages/debian/changelog
index 504aefd7e..54be6ca57 100644
--- a/packages/debian/changelog
+++ b/packages/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cgrates (0.10.3~dev) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [FilterS] Optimized the automated index fields matching
   * [AgentS] Added *routes_maxcost flag
   * [SessionS] Replaced max_call_duration config with default_usage for each ToR
+  * [SessionS] The sessions are no longer terminated on shutdown if the replication_conns are set
 
  -- DanB <danb@cgrates.org>  Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:23:58 +0300
 
diff --git a/sessions/sessions.go b/sessions/sessions.go
index a8eca8d74..1c2c898c5 100644
--- a/sessions/sessions.go
+++ b/sessions/sessions.go
@@ -118,8 +118,16 @@ func (sS *SessionS) ListenAndServe(exitChan chan bool) (err error) {
 
 // Shutdown is called by engine to clear states
 func (sS *SessionS) Shutdown() (err error) {
-	for _, s := range sS.getSessions("", false) { // Force sessions shutdown
-		sS.terminateSession(s, nil, nil, nil, false)
+	if len(sS.cgrCfg.SessionSCfg().ReplicationConns) == 0 {
+		var hasErr bool
+		for _, s := range sS.getSessions("", false) { // Force sessions shutdown
+			if err = sS.terminateSession(s, nil, nil, nil, false); err != nil {
+				hasErr = true
+			}
+		}
+		if hasErr {
+			return utils.ErrPartiallyExecuted
+		}
 	}
 	return
 }