--- /tmp/asterisk-1.6.0.26/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c	2009-08-10 21:25:03.000000000 +0200
+++ asterisk-1.6.0.26/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c	2010-03-17 15:53:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 				}																\
 			} while (0)
 
+static int config_module(int reload);
+
 static int pgsql_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 {
 	struct ast_tm tm;
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@
 		conn = PQsetdbLogin(pghostname, pgdbport, NULL, NULL, pgdbname, pgdbuser, pgpassword);
 		if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_BAD) {
 			connected = 1;
+			if (AST_RWLIST_EMPTY(&psql_columns)) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "cdr_pgsql: pgsql_columns not loaded, try reload !\n", pghostname);
+				config_module(0);		/* reload the list du to problems during init */
+			}
 		} else {
 			pgerror = PQerrorMessage(conn);
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "cdr_pgsql: Unable to connect to database server %s.  Calls will not be logged!\n", pghostname);
@@ -470,7 +476,13 @@
 			ast_debug(1, "cdr_pgsql: got password of %s\n", pgpassword);
 			ast_debug(1, "cdr_pgsql: got sql table name of %s\n", table);
 	}
-	
+
+
+	if (conn != NULL) {  /* in case of a reload close the connection completely */
+		PQfinish(conn);
+		conn = NULL;
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING,"cdr_pgsql: Databaces cloesed during reload\n");
+	}
 	conn = PQsetdbLogin(pghostname, pgdbport, NULL, NULL, pgdbname, pgdbuser, pgpassword);
 	if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_BAD) {
 		char sqlcmd[512];