diff --git a/services/caches.go b/services/caches.go
index 2886602a4..aef1cead9 100644
--- a/services/caches.go
+++ b/services/caches.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (cS *CacheService) Shutdown() (_ error) {
 
 // IsRunning returns if the service is running
 func (cS *CacheService) IsRunning() bool {
-	return true
+	return CheckServiceState(cS.ServiceName(), utils.StateServiceUP, cS.srvIndexer)
 }
 
 // ServiceName returns the service name
diff --git a/services/config.go b/services/config.go
index 4b5eaec64..b417df739 100644
--- a/services/config.go
+++ b/services/config.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *ConfigService) Shutdown() error {
 
 // IsRunning returns whether the service is running or not.
 func (s *ConfigService) IsRunning() bool {
-	return true
+	return CheckServiceState(s.ServiceName(), utils.StateServiceUP, s.srvIndexer)
 }
 
 // ServiceName returns the service name
diff --git a/services/globalvars.go b/services/globalvars.go
index 988d9a575..dda1c06d6 100644
--- a/services/globalvars.go
+++ b/services/globalvars.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (gv *GlobalVarS) Shutdown() error {
 
 // IsRunning returns if the service is running
 func (gv *GlobalVarS) IsRunning() bool {
-	return true
+	return CheckServiceState(gv.ServiceName(), utils.StateServiceUP, gv.srvIndexer)
 }
 
 // ServiceName returns the service name
diff --git a/services/guardian.go b/services/guardian.go
index d6ab40865..12cdd8d63 100644
--- a/services/guardian.go
+++ b/services/guardian.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *GuardianService) Shutdown() error {
 
 // IsRunning returns whether the service is running or not.
 func (s *GuardianService) IsRunning() bool {
-	return true
+	return CheckServiceState(s.ServiceName(), utils.StateServiceUP, s.srvIndexer)
 }
 
 // ServiceName returns the service name
diff --git a/services/statedeps.go b/services/statedeps.go
index 27795bfa8..0a33aa1aa 100644
--- a/services/statedeps.go
+++ b/services/statedeps.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package services
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/servmanager"
 )
 
 // NewStateDependencies constructs a StateDependencies struct
@@ -44,3 +46,12 @@ func (sDs *StateDependencies) StateChan(stateID string) (retChan chan struct{})
 	sDs.stateDepsMux.RUnlock()
 	return
 }
+
+func CheckServiceState(id, state string, indexer *servmanager.ServiceIndexer) bool {
+	select {
+	case <-indexer.GetService(id).StateChan(state):
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}