diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
index c56ec01f94..7e9a83727a 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
@@ -2398,7 +2398,9 @@ do_RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete(
   rrcConnectionReconfigurationComplete->criticalExtensions.present =
     LTE_RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete__criticalExtensions_PR_rrcConnectionReconfigurationComplete_r8;
   rrcConnectionReconfigurationComplete->criticalExtensions.choice.rrcConnectionReconfigurationComplete_r8.nonCriticalExtension=NULL;
-
+ /* Melissa need to add the release 15 message here into the ul_dcch_msg that we just got.
+    We will receive the buffer as an octet string and then pull the data out and put it into
+    this message we are encoding here. */
   if ( LOG_DEBUGFLAG(DEBUG_ASN1) ) {
     xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_LTE_UL_DCCH_Message, (void *)&ul_dcch_msg);
   }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_UE.c
index 51b3d6e075..a1d871d506 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -1918,9 +1918,6 @@ rrc_ue_process_rrcConnectionReconfiguration(
                                                          criticalExtensions.choice.c1.
                                                          choice.rrcConnectionReconfiguration_r8;
 
-      /* Melissa: Here we need to open up container to get r_15 non-criticalExtensions. Look in
-         eNB as to how this message is put into the container. Need scg_group_config and scg_RB_config.
-         These two need to be sent over to the NR UE. */
       if (is_nr_r15_config_present(r_r8)) {
           OCTET_STRING_t *nr_RadioBearer = r_r8->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
                                             nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
@@ -1930,23 +1927,26 @@ rrc_ue_process_rrcConnectionReconfiguration(
                                             nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
                                             nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
                                             nr_Config_r15->choice.setup.nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15;
-          LOG_I(RRC, "MELISSA ELKADI! nr_RadioBearerConfig1_r15 size %ld nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15 size %ld\n",
+          uint32_t total_size = nr_RadioBearer->size + nr_SecondaryCellGroup->size;
+          struct msg {
+                uint32_t RadioBearer_size;
+                uint32_t SecondaryCellGroup_size;
+                uint8_t trans_id;
+                uint8_t buffer[total_size];
+          } msg;
+
+          msg.RadioBearer_size = nr_RadioBearer->size;
+          msg.SecondaryCellGroup_size = nr_SecondaryCellGroup->size;
+          msg.trans_id = rrcConnectionReconfiguration->rrc_TransactionIdentifier;
+          memcpy(msg.buffer, nr_RadioBearer->buf, nr_RadioBearer->size);
+          memcpy(msg.buffer + nr_RadioBearer->size, nr_SecondaryCellGroup->buf, nr_SecondaryCellGroup->size);
+
+          LOG_D(RRC, "nr_RadioBearerConfig1_r15 size %ld nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15 size %ld\n",
                       nr_RadioBearer->size,
                       nr_SecondaryCellGroup->size);
-          uint8_t buffer[8192];
-          LTE_RRCConnectionReconfiguration_t *rrcCR;
-          memcpy((char *)rrcCR,
-                 (char *)rrcConnectionReconfiguration,
-                 sizeof(LTE_RRCConnectionReconfiguration_t));
-          asn_enc_rval_t enc_rval = uper_encode_to_buffer(&asn_DEF_LTE_RRCConnectionReconfiguration,
-                                                          NULL,
-                                                          rrcCR,
-                                                          buffer,
-                                                          sizeof(buffer));
-          AssertFatal (enc_rval.encoded > 0, "ASN1 message encoding failed (%s, %zu)!\n",
-                        enc_rval.failed_type->name, enc_rval.encoded);
-          LOG_I(RRC, "Calling nsa_sendmsg_to_nr_ue to send a RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ\n");
-          nsa_sendmsg_to_nrue(buffer, (enc_rval.encoded + 7)/8, RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ);
+
+          LOG_I(RRC, "Calling nsa_sendmsg_to_nr_ue to send an RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ\n");
+          nsa_sendmsg_to_nrue(&msg, sizeof(msg), RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ);
       }
 
       if (r_r8->mobilityControlInfo) {
@@ -6623,6 +6623,13 @@ void process_nr_nsa_msg(nsa_msg_t *msg, int msg_len)
             }
             break;
         }
+
+        case NR_RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ:
+        {
+           LOG_I(RRC, "Got an NR_RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ. Now make octet string and call below!\n");
+           //rrc_ue_generate_RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete(ctxt, 0, 0);
+           break;
+        }
         default:
             LOG_E(RRC, "No NSA Message Found\n");
     }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 129e3464a0..c8cdfb9bc6 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ NR_UE_RRC_INST_t* openair_rrc_top_init_ue_nr(char* rrc_config_path){
     }
     else if (get_softmodem_params()->nsa)
     {
-      //process_nsa_message(NR_UE_rrc_inst, nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15, buffer,msg_len);
+      LOG_D(NR_RRC, "In NSA mode \n");
     }
   }else{
     NR_UE_rrc_inst = NULL;
@@ -3098,37 +3098,37 @@ void process_lte_nsa_msg(nsa_msg_t *msg, int msg_len)
         }
         case RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ:
         {
-            LOG_I(NR_RRC, "MELISSA ELKADI! We got a RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ\n");
-            #if 0
-            NR_DL_DCCH_Message_t *dl_dcch_msg = NULL;
-            asn_dec_rval_t dec_rval = uper_decode_complete(NULL,
-                                                  &asn_DEF_NR_DL_DCCH_Message,
-                                                  (void **)&dl_dcch_msg,
-                                                  msg_buffer,
-                                                  msg_len);
+            struct msg {
+                uint32_t RadioBearer_size;
+                uint32_t SecondaryCellGroup_size;
+                uint8_t trans_id;
+                uint8_t buffer[];
+            } hdr;
+            AssertFatal(msg_len >= sizeof(hdr), "Bad received msg\n");
+            memcpy(&hdr, msg_buffer, sizeof(hdr));
+            LOG_I(NR_RRC, "We got an RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ\n");
+            uint32_t nr_RadioBearer_size = hdr.RadioBearer_size;
+            uint32_t nr_SecondaryCellGroup_size = hdr.SecondaryCellGroup_size;
+            AssertFatal(sizeof(hdr) + nr_RadioBearer_size + nr_SecondaryCellGroup_size != msg_len,
+                        "Bad received msg\n");
+            uint8_t t_id = hdr.trans_id;
+            LOG_I(NR_RRC, "nr_RadioBearerConfig1_r15 size %d nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15 size %d t_id %d\n",
+                      nr_RadioBearer_size,
+                      nr_SecondaryCellGroup_size,
+                      t_id);
 
-            if (dec_rval.code != RC_OK && dec_rval.consumed == 0)
-            {
-                LOG_E(RRC, "%s: Failed to decode LTE_DL_DCC_Msg\n", __FUNCTION__);
-                SEQUENCE_free(&asn_DEF_LTE_DL_DCCH_Message, dl_dcch_msg, ASFM_FREE_EVERYTHING);
-                return;
-            }
-            LTE_RRCConnectionReconfiguration_t *rrcConnectionReconfiguration = &dl_dcch_msg->
-            LTE_RRCConnectionReconfiguration_r8_IEs_t *r_r8 = &rrcConnectionReconfiguration->
-                                                         criticalExtensions.choice.c1.
-                                                         choice.rrcConnectionReconfiguration_r8;
-            OCTET_STRING_t *nr_RadioBearer = r_r8->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nr_RadioBearerConfig1_r15;
-            OCTET_STRING_t *nr_SecondaryCellGroup = r_r8->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->nonCriticalExtension->
-                                            nr_Config_r15->choice.setup.nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15;
-            LOG_I(NR_RRC, "MELISSA ELKADI! nr_RadioBearerConfig1_r15 size %ld nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15 size %ld\n",
-                      nr_RadioBearer->size,
-                      nr_SecondaryCellGroup->size);
-            #endif
+            uint8_t *nr_RadioBearer_buffer = msg_buffer + offsetof(struct msg, buffer);
+            uint8_t *nr_SecondaryCellGroup_buffer = nr_RadioBearer_buffer + nr_RadioBearer_size;
+            process_nsa_message(NR_UE_rrc_inst, nr_SecondaryCellGroupConfig_r15, nr_SecondaryCellGroup_buffer,
+                                nr_SecondaryCellGroup_size);
+            process_nsa_message(NR_UE_rrc_inst, nr_RadioBearerConfigX_r15, nr_RadioBearer_buffer, nr_RadioBearer_size);
+            LOG_I(NR_RRC, "Calling do_NR_RRCReconfigurationComplete. t_id %d \n", t_id);
+            protocol_ctxt_t ctxt;
+            memset(&ctxt, 0, sizeof(ctxt));
+            uint8_t buffer[RRC_BUF_SIZE];
+            size_t size = do_NR_RRCReconfigurationComplete(&ctxt, buffer, t_id);
+            nsa_sendmsg_to_lte_ue(buffer, size, NR_RRC_CONFIG_COMPLETE_REQ);
+            break;
         }
 
         default: