diff --git a/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go b/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
index 0bc514f5e..ed81689cd 100644
--- a/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
+++ b/cmd/cgr-engine/cgr-engine.go
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ func startSmFreeSWITCH(responder *engine.Responder, loggerDb engine.LogStorage,
 			}
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i+1) * time.Second)
 		}
-		if err != nil {
-			engine.Logger.Crit(fmt.Sprintf("<SessionManager> Could not connect to engine: %v", err))
-			exitChan <- true
-		}
 		raterConn = &engine.RPCClientConnector{Client: client}
 	}
 	if cfg.SmFsConfig.Cdrs == cfg.SmFsConfig.Rater {
diff --git a/sessionmanager/fssessionmanager.go b/sessionmanager/fssessionmanager.go
index 7eddcfdac..7b5248c46 100644
--- a/sessionmanager/fssessionmanager.go
+++ b/sessionmanager/fssessionmanager.go
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ func (sm *FSSessionManager) Connect() error {
 		connId := utils.GenUUID()
 		fSock, err := fsock.NewFSock(connCfg.Server, connCfg.Password, connCfg.Reconnects, sm.createHandlers(), eventFilters, engine.Logger.(*syslog.Writer), connId)
 		if err != nil {
-			errChan <- err
+			return err
 		} else if !fSock.Connected() {
-			errChan <- errors.New("Could not connect to FreeSWITCH")
+			return errors.New("Could not connect to FreeSWITCH")
 		} else {
 			sm.conns[connId] = fSock
 		}
 		go func() { // Start reading in own goroutine, return on error
-			if err := fsock.FS.ReadEvents(); err != nil {
+			if err := sm.conns[connId].ReadEvents(); err != nil {
 				errChan <- err
 			}
 		}()