diff --git a/engine/balances.go b/engine/balances.go
index c59770f1e..ba15e736f 100644
--- a/engine/balances.go
+++ b/engine/balances.go
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func (b *Balance) MatchFilter(o *Balance) bool {
 	}
 	return (o.ExpirationDate.IsZero() || b.ExpirationDate.Equal(o.ExpirationDate)) &&
 		(o.Weight == 0 || b.Weight == o.Weight) &&
-		(len(o.DestinationIds) == 0 || b.DestinationIds.Equal(o.DestinationIds)) &&
-		(len(o.Directions) == 0 || b.Directions.Equal(o.Directions)) &&
-		(len(o.Categories) == 0 || b.Categories.Equal(o.Categories)) &&
+		(len(o.DestinationIds) == 0 || b.DestinationIds.Includes(o.DestinationIds)) &&
+		(len(o.Directions) == 0 || b.Directions.Includes(o.Directions)) &&
+		(len(o.Categories) == 0 || b.Categories.Includes(o.Categories)) &&
 		(o.RatingSubject == "" || b.RatingSubject == o.RatingSubject) &&
 		(o.SharedGroup == "" || b.SharedGroup == o.SharedGroup)
 }
diff --git a/utils/map.go b/utils/map.go
index caf5d563d..8be47180f 100644
--- a/utils/map.go
+++ b/utils/map.go
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ func (sm StringMap) Equal(om StringMap) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (sm StringMap) Includes(om StringMap) bool {
+	if len(sm) < len(om) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for key := range om {
+		if !sm[key] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (sm StringMap) Clone() StringMap {
 	result := make(StringMap, len(sm))
 	for k := range sm {