diff --git a/dispatchers/libdispatcher.go b/dispatchers/libdispatcher.go
index e483eed02..0d0f1f34c 100644
--- a/dispatchers/libdispatcher.go
+++ b/dispatchers/libdispatcher.go
@@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ func newSingleStrategyDispatcher(hosts engine.DispatcherHostProfiles, params map
 		if ratio, err = utils.IfaceAsTInt64(dflt); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if ratio <= 0 {
-			ratio = 1
-		}
 		return &loadStrategyDispatcher{
 			tntID:        tntID,
 			hosts:        hosts.Clone(),
@@ -318,9 +315,6 @@ func newLoadMetrics(hosts engine.DispatcherHostProfiles, dfltRatio int64) (*Load
 		} else if ratio, err := utils.IfaceAsTInt64(strRatio); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else {
-			if ratio <= 0 {
-				ratio = 1
-			}
 			lM.HostsRatio[host.ID] = ratio
 		}
 	}
@@ -399,12 +393,21 @@ func (hc *hostCosts) Swap(i, j int) {
 
 func (lM *LoadMetrics) getHosts(hostIDs []string) []string {
 	hlp := &hostCosts{
-		ids:      hostIDs,
-		multiple: make([]int64, len(hostIDs)),
+		ids:      make([]string, 0, len(hostIDs)),
+		multiple: make([]int64, 0, len(hostIDs)),
 	}
 	lM.mutex.RLock()
-	for i, id := range hostIDs {
-		hlp.multiple[i] = lM.HostsLoad[id] / lM.HostsRatio[id]
+
+	for _, id := range hostIDs {
+		switch {
+		case lM.HostsRatio[id] < 0:
+			hlp.multiple = append(hlp.multiple, 0)
+		case lM.HostsRatio[id] == 0:
+			continue
+		default:
+			hlp.multiple = append(hlp.multiple, lM.HostsLoad[id]/lM.HostsRatio[id])
+		}
+		hlp.ids = append(hlp.ids, id)
 	}
 	lM.mutex.RUnlock()
 	sort.Stable(hlp)
diff --git a/dispatchers/libdispatcher_test.go b/dispatchers/libdispatcher_test.go
index b5fe13f3c..dc4042548 100644
--- a/dispatchers/libdispatcher_test.go
+++ b/dispatchers/libdispatcher_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestNewSingleStrategyDispatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	exp = &loadStrategyDispatcher{
 		hosts:        dhp,
 		tntID:        "cgrates.org",
-		defaultRatio: 1,
+		defaultRatio: 0,
 	}
 	if rply, err := newSingleStrategyDispatcher(dhp, map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaDefaultRatio: 0}, "cgrates.org"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestNewLoadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		HostsLoad: map[string]int64{},
 		HostsRatio: map[string]int64{
 			"DSP_1": 1,
-			"DSP_2": 1,
+			"DSP_2": 0,
 			"DSP_3": 2,
 		},
 	}
@@ -161,13 +161,14 @@ func TestLoadMetricsGetHosts2(t *testing.T) {
 		{ID: "DSP_3", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 1}},
 		{ID: "DSP_4", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 5}},
 		{ID: "DSP_5", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 1}},
+		{ID: "DSP_6", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 0}},
 	}
 	lm, err := newLoadMetrics(dhp, 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	hostsIDs := engine.DispatcherHostIDs(dhp.HostIDs())
-	exp := []string(hostsIDs.Clone())
+	exp := []string(hostsIDs.Clone())[:5]
 	if rply := lm.getHosts(hostsIDs.Clone()); !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, rply) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %+v ,received: %+v", exp, rply)
 	}
@@ -209,4 +210,28 @@ func TestLoadMetricsGetHosts2(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected: %+v ,received: %+v", exp, rply)
 		}
 	}
+
+	dhp = engine.DispatcherHostProfiles{
+		{ID: "DSP_1", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: -1}},
+		{ID: "DSP_2", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 3}},
+		{ID: "DSP_3", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 1}},
+		{ID: "DSP_4", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 5}},
+		{ID: "DSP_5", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 1}},
+		{ID: "DSP_6", Params: map[string]interface{}{utils.MetaRatio: 0}},
+	}
+	lm, err = newLoadMetrics(dhp, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	hostsIDs = engine.DispatcherHostIDs(dhp.HostIDs())
+	exp = []string(hostsIDs.Clone())[:5]
+	if rply := lm.getHosts(hostsIDs.Clone()); !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, rply) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %+v ,received: %+v", exp, rply)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		if rply := lm.getHosts(hostsIDs.Clone()); !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, rply) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected: %+v ,received: %+v", exp, rply)
+		}
+		lm.incrementLoad(exp[0], utils.EmptyString)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/z_loader_it_test.go b/engine/z_loader_it_test.go
index 7042e95bd..34aea5587 100644
--- a/engine/z_loader_it_test.go
+++ b/engine/z_loader_it_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func testLoaderITInitStoreDB(t *testing.T) {
 		lCfg.StorDbCfg().ConnMaxLifetime, lCfg.StorDbCfg().StringIndexedFields,
 		lCfg.StorDbCfg().PrefixIndexedFields, lCfg.StorDbCfg().Items)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Error on opening database connection: ", err)
+		t.Fatal("Error on opening database connection: ", err)
 	}
 	storDb = db
 	// Creating the table serves also as reset since there is a drop prior to create