diff --git a/apier/cdre.go b/apier/cdre.go
index 720c9417d..7018621eb 100644
--- a/apier/cdre.go
+++ b/apier/cdre.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ func (self *ApierV1) ExportCdrsToFile(attr utils.AttrExpFileCdrs, reply *utils.E
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s:%s", utils.ERR_SERVER_ERROR, err.Error())
 	}
+	if cdrexp.TotalExportedCdrs() == 0 {
+		*reply = utils.ExportedFileCdrs{ExportedFilePath: ""}
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err := cdrexp.WriteToFile(filePath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s:%s", utils.ERR_SERVER_ERROR, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/cdre/cdrexporter.go b/cdre/cdrexporter.go
index cd7b3760a..faf4e10b7 100644
--- a/cdre/cdrexporter.go
+++ b/cdre/cdrexporter.go
@@ -442,10 +442,6 @@ func (cdre *CdrExporter) writeCsv(csvWriter *csv.Writer) error {
 
 // General method to write the content out to a file
 func (cdre *CdrExporter) WriteToFile(filePath string) error {
-	if cdre.numberOfRecords == 0 { // Not writing the file in case of no CDRs to be exported
-		engine.Logger.Err("<Cdre> Not writing file out since there are no records to export")
-		return nil
-	}
 	fileOut, err := os.Create(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -482,6 +478,10 @@ func (cdre *CdrExporter) TotalCost() float64 {
 	return cdre.totalCost
 }
 
+func (cdre *CdrExporter) TotalExportedCdrs() int {
+	return cdre.numberOfRecords
+}
+
 // Return successfully exported CgrIds
 func (cdre *CdrExporter) PositiveExports() []string {
 	return cdre.positiveExports
diff --git a/utils/storedcdr.go b/utils/storedcdr.go
index aedd8c057..ca821bda7 100644
--- a/utils/storedcdr.go
+++ b/utils/storedcdr.go
@@ -163,34 +163,71 @@ func (storedCdr *StoredCdr) AsHttpForm() url.Values {
 // Used in mediation, primaryMandatory marks whether missing field out of request represents error or can be ignored
 func (storedCdr *StoredCdr) ForkCdr(runId string, reqTypeFld, directionFld, tenantFld, categFld, accountFld, subjectFld, destFld, setupTimeFld, answerTimeFld, durationFld *RSRField,
 	extraFlds []*RSRField, primaryMandatory bool) (*StoredCdr, error) {
-	// MetaDefault will automatically be converted to their standard values
+	// A more elegant solution for the future to fix
+	/*for _, fld := range []*RSRField{reqTypeFld, directionFld, tenantFld, categFld, accountFld, subjectFld, destFld, setupTimeFld, answerTimeFld, durationFld} {
+		if fld == nil {
+			tmp, _ := NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+			*fld = *tmp
+		}
+	}
+	*/
+	if reqTypeFld == nil {
+		reqTypeFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if reqTypeFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		reqTypeFld.Id = REQTYPE
 	}
+	if directionFld == nil {
+		directionFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if directionFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		directionFld.Id = DIRECTION
 	}
+	if tenantFld == nil {
+		tenantFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if tenantFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		tenantFld.Id = TENANT
 	}
+	if categFld == nil {
+		categFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if categFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		categFld.Id = CATEGORY
 	}
+	if accountFld == nil {
+		accountFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if accountFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		accountFld.Id = ACCOUNT
 	}
+	if subjectFld == nil {
+		subjectFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if subjectFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		subjectFld.Id = SUBJECT
 	}
+	if destFld == nil {
+		destFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if destFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		destFld.Id = DESTINATION
 	}
+	if setupTimeFld == nil {
+		setupTimeFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if setupTimeFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		setupTimeFld.Id = SETUP_TIME
 	}
+	if answerTimeFld == nil {
+		answerTimeFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if answerTimeFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		answerTimeFld.Id = ANSWER_TIME
 	}
+	if durationFld == nil {
+		durationFld, _ = NewRSRField(META_DEFAULT)
+	}
 	if durationFld.Id == META_DEFAULT {
 		durationFld.Id = USAGE
 	}
diff --git a/utils/storedcdr_test.go b/utils/storedcdr_test.go
index 4f1590703..baf8018a3 100644
--- a/utils/storedcdr_test.go
+++ b/utils/storedcdr_test.go
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ func TestStoredCdrForkCdrFromMetaDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expctCdr, cdrOut) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %v, received: %v", expctCdr, cdrOut)
 	}
+	// Should also accept nil as defaults
+	if cdrOut, err := storCdr.ForkCdr("wholesale_run", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil,
+		[]*RSRField{&RSRField{Id: "field_extr1"}, &RSRField{Id: "fieldextr2"}}, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error received", err)
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(expctCdr, cdrOut) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %v, received: %v", expctCdr, cdrOut)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStoredCdrAsCgrCdrOut(t *testing.T) {