diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_fairRR.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_fairRR.c
index 8dc7c36b8c..4d37495a43 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_fairRR.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_fairRR.c
@@ -3135,7 +3135,7 @@ void schedule_ulsch_rnti_fairRR(module_id_t   module_idP,
       // this assumes accumulated tpc
       // make sure that we are only sending a tpc update once a frame, otherwise the control loop will freak out
       int32_t framex10psubframe = UE_template->pusch_tpc_tx_frame*10+UE_template->pusch_tpc_tx_subframe;
-      int pusch_tpc_interval=10;
+      int pusch_tpc_interval=500;
 
       if (((framex10psubframe+pusch_tpc_interval)<=(frameP*10+subframeP)) || //normal case
           ((framex10psubframe>(frameP*10+subframeP)) && (((10240-framex10psubframe+frameP*10+subframeP)>=pusch_tpc_interval)))) { //frame wrap-around
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 403680e1b0..b4d7d7bbef 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
       UE_scheduling_control->pusch_snr[CC_idP] = (5 * ul_cqi - 640) / 10;
       
       if(UE_scheduling_control->pusch_snr[CC_idP] > 0 || UE_scheduling_control->pusch_snr[CC_idP] < 63) {
-        double snr_filter_tpc=0.9;
+        double snr_filter_tpc=0.7;
         int snr_thres_tpc=30;
         int diff = UE_scheduling_control->pusch_snr_avg[CC_idP] - UE_scheduling_control->pusch_snr[CC_idP];
         if(abs(diff) < snr_thres_tpc) {