diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index 7404a7207..841e9fe7f 100755
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 			"id": "*default",									// identifier of the EventReader profile
 			"type": "*file_csv",								// reader type <*file_csv>
 			"field_separator": ",",								// separator used in case of csv files
-			"run_delay": 0,										// sleep interval in seconds between consecutive runs, 0 to use automation via inotify
+			"run_delay": 0,										// sleep interval in seconds between consecutive runs, -1 to use automation via inotify or 0 to disable running all together
 			"concurrent_requests": 1024,						// maximum simultaneous requests/files to process, 0 for unlimited
 			"source_path": "/var/spool/cgrates/cdrc/in",		// read data from this path
 			"processed_path": "/var/spool/cgrates/cdrc/out",	// move processed data here
diff --git a/data/conf/samples/ers/cgrates.json b/data/conf/samples/ers/cgrates.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae3b70fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ers/cgrates.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+// CGRateS Configuration file
+//
+// Used for SessionSv1 integration tests
+
+
+"general": {
+    "log_level": 7,
+},
+
+
+"listen": {
+	"rpc_json": ":2012",
+	"rpc_gob": ":2013",
+	"http": ":2080",
+},
+
+
+"stor_db": {
+	"db_password": "CGRateS.org",
+},
+
+
+"rals": {
+	"enabled": true,
+},
+
+
+"cdrs": {
+	"enabled": true,
+	"chargers_conns": [],					
+	"rals_conns": [],
+},
+
+
+"sessions": {
+	"enabled": true,
+	"cdrs_conns": [
+		{"address": "*internal"}
+	],
+},
+
+
+"ers": {
+	"enabled": true,
+	"readers": [
+		{
+			"id": "file_reader1",
+			"run_delay": -1,
+		},
+	],
+},
+
+
+}
diff --git a/ers/ers.go b/ers/ers.go
index effbb0891..e98790f67 100644
--- a/ers/ers.go
+++ b/ers/ers.go
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (erS *ERService) ListenAndServe(cfgRldChan chan struct{},
 			}
 		}
 		erS.rdrs[rdrCfg.SourcePath] = append(erS.rdrs[rdrCfg.SourcePath], rdr)
-
 	}
+	//fmt.Printf("ERSService: %s\n", utils.ToIJSON(erS.rdrs))
 	go erS.handleReloads(cfgRldChan, exitChan)
 	e := <-exitChan
 	exitChan <- e // put back for the others listening for shutdown request
diff --git a/ers/reader.go b/ers/reader.go
index 8e3e6ceff..02d66904b 100644
--- a/ers/reader.go
+++ b/ers/reader.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package ers
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
@@ -34,5 +36,11 @@ type EventReader interface {
 
 // NewEventReader instantiates the event reader based on configuration at index
 func NewEventReader(rdrCfg *config.EventReaderCfg) (er EventReader, err error) {
+	switch rdrCfg.Type {
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported reader type: <%s>", rdrCfg.Type)
+	case utils.MetaFileCSV:
+
+	}
 	return
 }