diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 9db7cc5067..66c63d904a 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ void RCconfig_NRRRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, gNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
    
 
     rrc->nr_cellid        = (uint64_t)*(GNBParamList.paramarray[i][GNB_NRCELLID_IDX].u64ptr);
+    rrc->carrier.physCellId = *scc->physCellId;
 
     rrc->um_on_default_drb = *(GNBParamList.paramarray[i][GNB_UMONDEFAULTDRB_IDX].uptr);
     if (strcmp(*(GNBParamList.paramarray[i][GNB_TRANSPORT_S_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "local_mac") == 0) {
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_defs.h b/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_defs.h
index 5e2c30f6f9..390347362d 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_defs.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t                                   *SIB23;
   uint8_t                                   sizeof_SIB23;
 
-  int                                       physCellId;
+  long                                      physCellId;
 
   NR_BCCH_BCH_Message_t                    *mib;
   NR_SIB1_t                                *siblock1_DU;
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
index 1e986b6328..fbaf2364c2 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ static int nr_rrc_gNB_decode_ccch(module_id_t module_id, rnti_t rnti, const uint
         if (physCellId != gnb_rrc_inst->carrier.physCellId) {
           /* UE was moving from previous cell so quickly that RRCReestablishment for previous cell was received in this cell */
           LOG_E(NR_RRC,
-                " NR_RRCReestablishmentRequest ue_Identity.physCellId(%ld) is not equal to current physCellId(%d), fallback to RRC establishment\n",
+                " NR_RRCReestablishmentRequest ue_Identity.physCellId(%ld) is not equal to current physCellId(%ld), fallback to RRC establishment\n",
                 physCellId,
                 gnb_rrc_inst->carrier.physCellId);
           xid = rrc_gNB_generate_RRCSetup_for_RRCReestablishmentRequest(module_id, rnti, 0);