diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
index 8e6bf9a802..e144ce9447 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #define FAPI_NR_MAX_RA_OCCASION_PER_CSIRS          64
 // Constants Defined in 38.213
 #define FAPI_NR_MAX_CORESET_PER_BWP                3
-#define FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET                 10
+#define FAPI_NR_MAX_SS                             10
 
 
 /// RX_IND
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
index 8ce18aa667..87c034ca53 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t dciFormat;
   uint8_t agregationLevel;
   int nb_search_space;
-  fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t pdcch_config[FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET];
+  fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t pdcch_config[FAPI_NR_MAX_SS];
   // frame and slot for sib1 in initial sync
   uint16_t sfn;
   uint16_t slot;
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index add8b321b4..841d3ddca3 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -1772,8 +1772,8 @@ int phy_procedures_nrUE_RX(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     for (uint16_t l=0; l<nb_symb_pdcch; l++) {
 
       // note: this only works if RBs for PDCCH are contigous!
-      LOG_D(PHY, "pdcch_channel_estimation: first_carrier_offset %d, BWPStart %d, coreset_start_rb %d\n",
-            fp->first_carrier_offset, pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart, coreset_start_rb);
+      LOG_D(PHY, "pdcch_channel_estimation: first_carrier_offset %d, BWPStart %d, coreset_start_rb %d, coreset_nb_rb %d\n",
+            fp->first_carrier_offset, pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart, coreset_start_rb, coreset_nb_rb);
 
       if (coreset_nb_rb > 0)
         nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(ue,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 1accbf30cb..970b100b22 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void config_control_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac){
   struct NR_PDCCH_Config__searchSpacesToAddModList *searchSpacesToAddModList = pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList;
   AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList != NULL, "searchSpacesToAddModList is null\n");
   AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count > 0, "list of UE specifically configured Search Spaces is empty\n");
-  AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET, "too many searchpaces per coreset %d\n", searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count);
+  AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS, "too many searchpaces per coreset %d\n", searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count);
 
   struct NR_UplinkConfig__uplinkBWP_ToAddModList *uplinkBWP_ToAddModList = scd->uplinkConfig->uplinkBWP_ToAddModList;
   if (ul_bwp_id > 0) {
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ void config_control_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac){
     AssertFatal(*ss->controlResourceSetId == mac->coreset[dl_bwp_id][coreset_id - 1]->controlResourceSetId, "ss->controlResourceSetId is unknown\n");
     AssertFatal(ss->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot != NULL, "NR_SearchSpace->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot is null\n");
     AssertFatal(ss->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot->buf != NULL, "NR_SearchSpace->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot->buf is null\n");
-    mac->SSpace[dl_bwp_id][0][ss_id] = ss;
+    mac->SSpace[dl_bwp_id][ss_id] = ss;
   }
 
   // Check available CSSs in the commonSearchSpaceList (list of additional common search spaces)
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ void config_control_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac){
     AssertFatal(css->searchSpaceType != NULL, "css->searchSpaceType is null\n");
     AssertFatal(css->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot != NULL, "css->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot is null\n");
     AssertFatal(css->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot->buf != NULL, "css->monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot->buf is null\n");
-    mac->SSpace[dl_bwp_id][0][ss_id] = css;
+    mac->SSpace[dl_bwp_id][ss_id] = css;
     ss_id++;
   }
 }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
index cef97615f3..9e7bbad498 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ typedef struct {
   NR_BWP_Downlink_t               *DLbwp[MAX_NUM_BWP];
   NR_BWP_Uplink_t                 *ULbwp[MAX_NUM_BWP];
   NR_ControlResourceSet_t         *coreset[MAX_NUM_BWP][FAPI_NR_MAX_CORESET_PER_BWP];
-  NR_SearchSpace_t                *SSpace[MAX_NUM_BWP][FAPI_NR_MAX_CORESET_PER_BWP][FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET];
+  NR_SearchSpace_t                *SSpace[MAX_NUM_BWP][FAPI_NR_MAX_SS];
 
   lte_frame_type_t frame_type;
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
index 2abcb60e91..ad82161fb9 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ void fill_dci_search_candidates(NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pd
 void config_dci_pdu(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t *rel15, fapi_nr_dl_config_request_t *dl_config, int rnti_type, int ss_id){
 
   uint16_t monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot = 0;
-  uint8_t coreset_id = 1;
   int sps = 0;
 
   AssertFatal(mac->scc == NULL || mac->scc_SIB == NULL, "both scc and scc_SIB cannot be non-null\n");
@@ -97,11 +96,23 @@ void config_dci_pdu(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t
   NR_SearchSpace_t *ss;
   NR_ControlResourceSet_t *coreset;
   if(ss_id>=0) {
-    ss = mac->SSpace[bwp_id][coreset_id - 1][ss_id];
+    if (rnti_type == NR_RNTI_TC || rnti_type == NR_RNTI_RA) {
+      ss = mac->ra.ss;
+      AssertFatal(mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId == ss_id,"Search Space id %d does not correspond to the one in ra->ss %ld for RA procedures\n",
+                  ss_id,mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId);
+    }
+    else
+      ss = mac->SSpace[bwp_id][ss_id];
+  }
+  else
+    ss = mac->search_space_zero;
+
+  uint8_t coreset_id = *ss->controlResourceSetId;
+
+  if(coreset_id>0) {
     coreset = mac->coreset[bwp_id][coreset_id - 1];
     rel15->coreset.CoreSetType = NFAPI_NR_CSET_CONFIG_PDCCH_CONFIG;
   } else {
-    ss = mac->search_space_zero;
     coreset = mac->coreset0;
     if(rnti_type == NR_RNTI_SI) {
       rel15->coreset.CoreSetType = NFAPI_NR_CSET_CONFIG_MIB_SIB1;
@@ -255,7 +266,7 @@ void ue_dci_configuration(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_request_t *dl
   RA_config_t *ra = &mac->ra;
   int ss_id;
 
-  uint8_t bwp_id = (mac->cg) ? mac->DL_BWP_Id : 0, coreset_id = (mac->cg) ? 1 : 0;
+  uint8_t bwp_id = (mac->cg) ? mac->DL_BWP_Id : 0;
   //NR_ServingCellConfig_t *scd = mac->scg->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated;
   NR_BWP_DownlinkDedicated_t *bwpd  = (bwp_id>0) ? mac->DLbwp[bwp_id-1]->bwp_Dedicated : mac->cg->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->initialDownlinkBWP;
   NR_BWP_DownlinkCommon_t *bwp_Common = (bwp_id>0) ? mac->DLbwp[bwp_id-1]->bwp_Common : &mac->scc_SIB->downlinkConfigCommon.initialDownlinkBWP;
@@ -264,9 +275,9 @@ void ue_dci_configuration(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_request_t *dl
 
     // loop over all available SS for CORESET ID 1
   if (bwpd) {
-      for (ss_id = 0; ss_id < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET && mac->SSpace[bwp_id][coreset_id - 1][ss_id] != NULL; ss_id++){
+      for (ss_id = 0; ss_id < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS && mac->SSpace[bwp_id][ss_id] != NULL; ss_id++){
 	LOG_D(NR_MAC, "[DCI_CONFIG] ss_id %d\n",ss_id);
-	NR_SearchSpace_t *ss = mac->SSpace[bwp_id][coreset_id - 1][ss_id];
+	NR_SearchSpace_t *ss = mac->SSpace[bwp_id][ss_id];
 	fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t *rel15 = &dl_config->dl_config_list[dl_config->number_pdus].dci_config_pdu.dci_config_rel15;
 	NR_SetupRelease_PDCCH_ConfigCommon_t *pdcch_ConfigCommon = bwp_Common->pdcch_ConfigCommon;
 	struct NR_PhysicalCellGroupConfig *phy_cgc = mac->cg->physicalCellGroupConfig;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
index 145b24f00e..8d87753065 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ NR_UE_L2_STATE_t nr_ue_scheduler(nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info, nr_uplink_in
         rel15->dci_format_options[0] = NR_DL_DCI_FORMAT_1_0;
         if (mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_CONTENTION_RESOLUTION)
           rel15->dci_format_options[1] = NR_UL_DCI_FORMAT_0_0; // msg3 retransmission
-        config_dci_pdu(mac, rel15, dl_config, mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_RAR ? NR_RNTI_RA : NR_RNTI_TC , -1);
+        config_dci_pdu(mac, rel15, dl_config, mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_RAR ? NR_RNTI_RA : NR_RNTI_TC , mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId);
         fill_dci_search_candidates(mac->ra.ss, rel15);
         dl_config->number_pdus = 1;
         LOG_D(MAC,"mac->cg %p: Calling fill_scheduled_response rnti %x, type0_pdcch, num_pdus %d\n",mac->cg,rel15->rnti,dl_config->number_pdus);