diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 25d226f4b7..4652cb0d18 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -1623,10 +1623,12 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib1(module_id_t module_id,
   configure_common_BWP_dl(mac,
                           0, // bwp-id
                           &scc->downlinkConfigCommon.initialDownlinkBWP);
-  if (scc->uplinkConfigCommon)
+  if (scc->uplinkConfigCommon) {
+    mac->timeAlignmentTimerCommon = scc->uplinkConfigCommon->timeAlignmentTimerCommon;
     configure_common_BWP_ul(mac,
                             0, // bwp-id
                             &scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP);
+  }
   // set current BWP only if coming from non-connected state
   // otherwise it is just a periodically update of the SIB1 content
   if (mac->state < UE_CONNECTED) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
index 00743420a2..2eb6415980 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ typedef struct NR_UE_MAC_INST_s {
 
   NR_TAG_Id_t tag_Id;
   A_SEQUENCE_OF(NR_TAG_t) TAG_list;
+  NR_TimeAlignmentTimer_t timeAlignmentTimerCommon;
 
   nr_emulated_l1_t nr_ue_emul_l1;