diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index dd75f07930..c159bab5a6 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ void nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_id_t module_id,
   NR_list_t *UE_list = &UE_info->list;
   for (int UE_id = UE_list->head; UE_id >= 0; UE_id = UE_list->next[UE_id]) {
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
+    if (sched_ctrl->ul_failure==1) continue;
     NR_sched_pdsch_t *sched_pdsch = &sched_ctrl->sched_pdsch;
     UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].dlsch_current_bytes = 0;
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
index e130bdcf3d..58421a4f7c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void nr_schedule_pucch(int Mod_idP,
 
   for (int UE_id = UE_list->head; UE_id >= 0; UE_id = UE_list->next[UE_id]) {
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
+    if (sched_ctrl->ul_failure==1) continue;
     const int n = sizeof(sched_ctrl->sched_pucch) / sizeof(*sched_ctrl->sched_pucch);
     for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       NR_sched_pucch_t *curr_pucch = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].sched_pucch[i];
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 8f38a4ea01..615fcc7ba8 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1311,6 +1311,7 @@ void nr_schedule_ulsch(module_id_t module_id, frame_t frame, sub_frame_t slot)
   const NR_list_t *UE_list = &UE_info->list;
   for (int UE_id = UE_list->head; UE_id >= 0; UE_id = UE_list->next[UE_id]) {
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
+    if (sched_ctrl->ul_failure == 1) continue;
     UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].ulsch_current_bytes = 0;
 
     /* dynamic PUSCH values (RB alloc, MCS, hence R, Qm, TBS) that change in