diff --git a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
index cc2860191a..9e4869035a 100644
--- a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
+++ b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@ uint32_t nr_get_code_rate(uint8_t Imcs, uint8_t table_idx) {
   }
 }
 
+
+int get_dmrs_port(int nl, uint16_t dmrs_ports) {
+
+  if (dmrs_ports == 0) return 0; // dci 1_0
+  int p = -1;
+  int found = -1;
+  for (int i=0; i<12; i++) { // loop over dmrs ports
+    if((dmrs_ports>>i)&0x01) { // check if current bit is 1
+      found++;
+      if (found == nl) { // found antenna port number corresponding to current layer
+        p = i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  AssertFatal(p>-1,"No dmrs port corresponding to layer %d found\n",nl);
+  return p;
+}
+
+
 int get_subband_size(int NPRB,int size) {
   // implements table  5.2.1.4-2 from 36.214
   //
diff --git a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.h b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.h
index 6389c2c094..b95fdd5046 100644
--- a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.h
+++ b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ uint8_t nr_get_Qm(uint8_t Imcs, uint8_t table_idx);
 uint32_t nr_get_code_rate(uint8_t Imcs, uint8_t table_idx);
 int get_subband_size(int NPRB,int size);
 void SLIV2SL(int SLIV,int *S,int *L);
-
+int get_dmrs_port(int nl, uint16_t dmrs_ports);
 
 #define CEILIDIV(a,b) ((a+b-1)/b)
 #define ROUNDIDIV(a,b) (((a<<1)+b)/(b<<1))
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
index 6a69b45276..936d523244 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ int nr_rx_pusch(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     if (dmrs_symbol_flag == 1) {
       if (gNB->pusch_vars[ulsch_id]->dmrs_symbol == INVALID_VALUE)
         gNB->pusch_vars[ulsch_id]->dmrs_symbol = symbol;
-z
+
       nr_pusch_channel_estimation(gNB,
                                   slot,
                                   0, // p