diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
index 7542ce8c48..b7be5d9cd6 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ uint32_t nr_dlsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *phy_vars_ue,
 
   A = harq_process->TBS;
   ret = dlsch->max_ldpc_iterations + 1;
+  dlsch->last_iteration_cnt = ret;
 
   harq_process->G = nr_get_G(nb_rb, nb_symb_sch, nb_re_dmrs, length_dmrs, harq_process->Qm,harq_process->Nl);
   G = harq_process->G;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index 29ffdc0c41..1a228dc6df 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         }
 
-        if (UE_mac->dl_config_request.number_pdus == 0)
+        if (UE->dlsch[UE->current_thread_id[slot]][0][0]->last_iteration_cnt >= 
+	    UE->dlsch[UE->current_thread_id[slot]][0][0]->max_ldpc_iterations+1)
           n_errors++;
 
         //----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
index 346727cb29..eb7527ff44 100644
--- a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ int nr_ue_dl_indication(nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info){
 
     	  LOG_I(MAC,"[L2][IF MODULE][DL INDICATION][RX_IND], DLSCH case Number of PDUs: %d \n", dl_info->rx_ind->number_pdus);
 
+	  /*
+	  // dl_config structure just stores what was received - not really needed
+	  dl_config->dl_config_list[dl_config->number_pdus].pdu_type = FAPI_NR_DL_CONFIG_TYPE_DLSCH;
+	  dl_config->number_pdus = dl_config->number_pdus + 1;
+	  */
+
 	/*ret_mask |= (handle_dlsch(dl_info->module_id, dl_info->cc_id, dl_info->gNB_index, dl_info->dci_ind,
 					  dl_info->rx_ind->rx_indication_body[i].pdsch_pdu.pdu,
 					  dl_info->rx_ind->rx_indication_body[i].pdsch_pdu.pdu_length, dl_info->frame, dl_info->slot)) << FAPI_NR_RX_PDU_TYPE_DLSCH;