diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b08e703076..704d2017c7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ static bool allocate_ul_retransmission(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac,
   new_sched.bwp_info = bwp_info;
   DevAssert(new_sched.ul_harq_pid == harq_pid);
 
-  bool reuse_old_tda = (retInfo->tda_info.startSymbolIndex == tda_info->startSymbolIndex) && (retInfo->tda_info.nrOfSymbols <= tda_info->nrOfSymbols);
+  bool reuse_old_tda = retInfo->time_domain_allocation == tda;
   if (reuse_old_tda && nrOfLayers == retInfo->nrOfLayers) {
     /* Check the resource is enough for retransmission */
     const uint16_t slbitmap = SL_to_bitmap(retInfo->tda_info.startSymbolIndex, retInfo->tda_info.nrOfSymbols);
@@ -1887,6 +1887,7 @@ static bool allocate_ul_retransmission(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac,
   fill_pdcch_vrb_map(nrmac, CC_id, &sched_ctrl->sched_pdcch, CCEIndex, sched_ctrl->aggregation_level, dci_beam_idx);
 
   // signal new allocation
+  DevAssert(new_sched.time_domain_allocation == tda);
   post_process_ulsch(nrmac, pp_pusch, UE, &new_sched);
   LOG_D(NR_MAC,
         "%4d.%2d Allocate UL retransmission RNTI %04x sched %4d.%2d (%d RBs)\n",