diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
index 111f507fea..b3d6ed92c7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
@@ -1257,9 +1257,9 @@ uint8_t get_pmi(uint8_t N_RB_DL,LTE_DL_eNB_HARQ_t *dlsch_harq,uint16_t rb)
   //  printf("Getting pmi for RB %d => %d\n",rb,(pmi_alloc>>((rb>>2)<<1))&3);
   switch (N_RB_DL) {
   case 6:   // 1 PRB per subband
-    if (mode <= PUSCH_PRECODING1)
+    if (mode <= PUSCH_PRECODING1) //single layer
       return((pmi_alloc>>(rb<<1))&3);
-    else
+    else //two layer
       return((pmi_alloc>>rb)&1);
 
     break;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/uci_tools.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/uci_tools.c
index 1cccc4aaac..9719a8f3c1 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/uci_tools.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/uci_tools.c
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ void extract_CQI(void *o,UCI_format_t uci_format,LTE_eNB_UE_stats *stats, uint8_
         stats->DL_cqi[1] = 24;
 
       stats->DL_pmi_dual   = ((wideband_cqi_rank2_2A_5MHz *)o)->pmi;
+      //this translates the 2-layer PMI into a single layer PMI for the first codeword
+      //the PMI for the second codeword will be stats->DL_pmi_single^0x1555
+      for (i=0;i<7;i++)
+	stats->DL_pmi_single&(1<<(2*i)) = (stats->DL_pmi_dual&(1<i))*2;  
       break;
 
     case HLC_subband_cqi_nopmi: