diff --git a/engine/lcr.go b/engine/lcr.go
index cdab45627..653bcbf1e 100644
--- a/engine/lcr.go
+++ b/engine/lcr.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package engine
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ const (
 	LCR_STRATEGY_QOS_THRESHOLD = "*qos_threshold"
 	LCR_STRATEGY_QOS           = "*qos"
 	LCR_STRATEGY_LOAD          = "*load_distribution"
+
+	// used for load distribution sorting
+	RAND_LIMIT          = 99
+	LOW_PRIORITY_LIMIT  = 100
+	MED_PRIORITY_LIMIT  = 200
+	HIGH_PRIORITY_LIMIT = 300
 )
 
 // A request for LCR, used in APIer and SM where we need to expose it
@@ -295,6 +302,7 @@ func (lc *LCRCost) Sort() {
 		sort.Sort(QOSSorter(lc.SupplierCosts))
 	case LCR_STRATEGY_LOAD:
 		lc.SortLoadDistribution()
+		sort.Sort(HighestSupplierCostSorter(lc.SupplierCosts))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -317,11 +325,11 @@ func (lc *LCRCost) SortLoadDistribution() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	supplierQueues := make(map[string]*StatsQueue)
+	supplierQueues := make(map[*LCRSupplierCost]*StatsQueue)
 	for _, supCost := range lc.SupplierCosts {
 		for _, sq := range supCost.supplierQueues {
 			if sq.conf.TimeWindow == winnerTimeWindow {
-				supplierQueues[supCost.Supplier] = sq
+				supplierQueues[supCost] = sq
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -333,13 +341,29 @@ func (lc *LCRCost) SortLoadDistribution() {
 	// if some have a cdr count not divisible by ponder return them first and all ordered by cdr times, oldest first
 	// if all have a multiple of ponder return in the order of cdr times, oldest first
 
+	// first put them in one of the above categories
+	for supCost, sq := range supplierQueues {
+		ponder := lc.GetSupplierPonder(supCost.Supplier)
+		cdrCount := len(sq.Cdrs)
+		if cdrCount < ponder {
+			supCost.Cost = float64(LOW_PRIORITY_LIMIT + rand.Intn(RAND_LIMIT))
+			continue
+		}
+		if cdrCount%ponder == 0 {
+			supCost.Cost = float64(MED_PRIORITY_LIMIT+rand.Intn(RAND_LIMIT)) + time.Now().Sub(sq.Cdrs[len(sq.Cdrs)-1].SetupTime).Seconds()
+			continue
+		} else {
+			supCost.Cost = float64(HIGH_PRIORITY_LIMIT+rand.Intn(RAND_LIMIT)) + time.Now().Sub(sq.Cdrs[len(sq.Cdrs)-1].SetupTime).Seconds()
+			continue
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // used in load distribution strategy only
 // receives a long supplier id and will return the ponder found in strategy params
-func (lc *LCRCost) GetSupplierPonder(supplier string) float64 {
+func (lc *LCRCost) GetSupplierPonder(supplier string) int {
 	// parse strategy params
-	ponders := make(map[string]float64)
+	ponders := make(map[string]int)
 	params := strings.Split(lc.Entry.StrategyParams, utils.INFIELD_SEP)
 	for _, param := range params {
 		ponderSlice := strings.Split(param, utils.CONCATENATED_KEY_SEP)
@@ -347,7 +371,7 @@ func (lc *LCRCost) GetSupplierPonder(supplier string) float64 {
 			Logger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf("bad format in load distribution strategy param: %s", lc.Entry.StrategyParams))
 			continue
 		}
-		p, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ponderSlice[1], 64)
+		p, err := strconv.Atoi(ponderSlice[1])
 		if err != nil {
 			Logger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf("bad format in load distribution strategy param: %s", lc.Entry.StrategyParams))
 			continue
diff --git a/engine/lcr_test.go b/engine/lcr_test.go
index 847eefbda..4ecb1d8bc 100644
--- a/engine/lcr_test.go
+++ b/engine/lcr_test.go
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ func TestLCRCostSuppliersString(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLCRCostSuppliersLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTime := time.Date(2015, 7, 31, 6, 43, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	lcrCost := &LCRCost{
 		Entry: &LCREntry{DestinationId: utils.ANY, RPCategory: "call", Strategy: LCR_STRATEGY_LOAD, StrategyParams: "ivo12:10;dan12:3;*default:7", Weight: 10.0},
 		SupplierCosts: []*LCRSupplierCost{
@@ -287,21 +288,21 @@ func TestLCRCostSuppliersLoad(t *testing.T) {
 				Supplier: "*out:tenant12:call:ivo12",
 				supplierQueues: []*StatsQueue{
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  3 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  1 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  10 * time.Minute,
@@ -313,21 +314,21 @@ func TestLCRCostSuppliersLoad(t *testing.T) {
 				Supplier: "*out:tenant12:call:dan12",
 				supplierQueues: []*StatsQueue{
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  10 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  7 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  7 * time.Minute,
@@ -339,28 +340,28 @@ func TestLCRCostSuppliersLoad(t *testing.T) {
 				Supplier: "*out:tenant12:call:rif12",
 				supplierQueues: []*StatsQueue{
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  7 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  7 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  10 * time.Minute,
 						},
 					},
 					&StatsQueue{
-						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{}, &QCdr{}},
+						Cdrs: []*QCdr{&QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}, &QCdr{SetupTime: setupTime}},
 						conf: &CdrStats{
 							QueueLength: 0,
 							TimeWindow:  1 * time.Minute,
@@ -374,6 +375,6 @@ func TestLCRCostSuppliersLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	if lcrCost.SupplierCosts[0].Supplier != "" ||
 		lcrCost.SupplierCosts[1].Supplier != "" ||
 		lcrCost.SupplierCosts[2].Supplier != "" {
-		//t.Error("Error soring on load distribution: ", utils.ToIJSON(lcrCost))
+		t.Error("Error soring on load distribution: ", utils.ToIJSON(lcrCost))
 	}
 }