diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index cc450cc4c0..de955e8494 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -1714,7 +1714,9 @@ static void configure_maccellgroup(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, const NR_MAC_CellGroup
                     si->sr_id == sr->schedulingRequestId,
                     "Current implementation cannot handle more than 1 SR configuration\n");
         si->sr_id = sr->schedulingRequestId;
-        si->sr_TransMax = sr->sr_TransMax;
+        // NR_SchedulingRequestToAddMod__sr_TransMax_n4	= 0 and so on
+        // to obtain the value to configure we need to right shift 4 by the RRC parameter
+        si->sr_MaxTransmissions = 4 << sr->sr_TransMax;
         int target_ms = 0;
         if (sr->sr_ProhibitTimer)
           target_ms = 1 << *sr->sr_ProhibitTimer;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
index 5990b4aecc..ac6a349be6 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /// sr ProhibitTimer
   NR_timer_t sr_ProhibitTimer;
   // Maximum number of SR transmissions
-  uint32_t sr_TransMax;
+  uint32_t sr_MaxTransmissions;
   int sr_id;
   ///timer before triggering a periodic PHR
   uint16_t periodicPHR_Timer;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
index 4a910761be..77e1996956 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
@@ -2484,23 +2484,22 @@ int8_t nr_ue_get_SR(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, frame_t frameP, slot_t slot)
 {
   // no UL-SCH resources available for this tti && UE has a valid PUCCH resources for SR configuration for this tti
   NR_UE_SCHEDULING_INFO *si = &mac->scheduling_info;
-  int max_sr_transmissions = (1 << (2 + si->sr_TransMax));
   LOG_D(NR_MAC, "[UE %d] Frame %d slot %d send SR indication (SR_COUNTER/sr_TransMax %d/%d), SR_pending %d\n",
         mac->ue_id,
         frameP,
         slot,
         si->SR_COUNTER,
-        max_sr_transmissions,
+        si->sr_MaxTransmissions,
         si->SR_pending); // todo
 
   if ((si->SR_pending == 1) &&
-      (si->SR_COUNTER < max_sr_transmissions)) {
+      (si->SR_COUNTER < si->sr_MaxTransmissions)) {
     LOG_D(NR_MAC, "[UE %d] Frame %d slot %d PHY asks for SR (SR_COUNTER/sr_TransMax %d/%d), SR_pending %d, increment SR_COUNTER\n",
           mac->ue_id,
           frameP,
           slot,
           si->SR_COUNTER,
-          max_sr_transmissions,
+          si->sr_MaxTransmissions,
           si->SR_pending); // todo
     si->SR_COUNTER++;