diff --git a/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_top.h b/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_top.h
index 2b3a176b2f..31b9899605 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_top.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_top.h
@@ -272,9 +272,14 @@
 #define NB_NUMEROLOGIES_NR                       (5)
 #define TDD_CONFIG_NB_FRAMES                     (2)
 #define NR_MAX_SLOTS_PER_FRAME                   (160)                    /* number of slots per frame */
-#define NR_UE_CAPABILITY_SLOT_RX_TO_TX           (5)                      /* FFS_NR_TODO it defines ue capability which is the number of slots */
-                                                                          /* - between reception of pdsch and tarnsmission of its acknowlegment */
-                                                                          /* - between reception of un uplink grant and its related transmission */
+
+/* FFS_NR_TODO it defines ue capability which is the number of slots     */
+/* - between reception of pdsch and tarnsmission of its acknowlegment    */
+/* - between reception of un uplink grant and its related transmission   */
+/* - FIXME temprarily set to 5 to avoid timing issues at OAI UE in rfsimulator */
+/* - issues caused by no rendez-vous point between TX and RX in the OAI UE     */
+#define NR_UE_CAPABILITY_SLOT_RX_TO_TX           (5) 
+
 #ifndef NO_RAT_NR
   #define DURATION_RX_TO_TX           (NR_UE_CAPABILITY_SLOT_RX_TO_TX)  /* for NR this will certainly depends to such UE capability which is not yet defined */
 #else
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index d33c7300c1..0e0e0fa3dd 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ void fill_dci_pdu_rel15(const NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc,
       // indicating a DL DCI format 1bit
       pos++;
       *dci_pdu |= ((uint64_t)1) << (dci_size - pos);
-      LOG_I(NR_MAC,
+      LOG_D(NR_MAC,
             "DCI1_0 (size %d): Format indicator %d (%d bits) N_RB_BWP %d => %d (0x%lx)\n",
             dci_size,
             dci_pdu_rel15->format_indicator,