diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
index a176dab6c3..246513bfe2 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 #include "PHY/MODULATION/modulation_UE.h"
 #include "nr_transport_proto_ue.h"
 #include "PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_estimation.h"
-//#include "SCHED/defs.h"
-//#include "SCHED/extern.h"
+#include "SCHED_NR_UE/defs.h"
 #include "common/utils/LOG/vcd_signal_dumper.h"
 
 #include "common_lib.h"
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/pss_nr.h"
 #include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/sss_nr.h"
 #include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/refsig_defs_ue.h"
+#include "PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dci.h"
 
 extern openair0_config_t openair0_cfg[];
 //static  nfapi_nr_config_request_t config_t;
@@ -478,9 +478,36 @@ int nr_initial_sync(UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc, PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, int n_frames, i
 #endif
 
   }
-  // if stand alone and sync on ssb
-  if (sa==1 && ret==0) {
 
+  // if stand alone and sync on ssb do sib1 detection as part of initial sync
+  if (sa==1 && ret==0) {
+    NR_UE_PDCCH *pdcch_vars  = ue->pdcch_vars[proc->thread_id][0];
+    uint8_t nb_symb_pdcch = pdcch_vars->nb_search_space > 0 ? pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[0].coreset.duration : 0;
+
+    int coreset_nb_rb=0;
+    int coreset_start_rb=0;
+
+    if (pdcch_vars->nb_search_space > 0)
+      get_coreset_rballoc(pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[0].coreset.frequency_domain_resource,&coreset_nb_rb,&coreset_start_rb);
+
+    for (uint16_t l=0; l<nb_symb_pdcch; l++) {
+      nr_slot_fep_init_sync(ue,
+                            proc,
+                            l, // the UE PHY has no notion of the symbols to be monitored in the search space
+                            pdcch_vars->slot,
+                            pdcch_vars->sfn*fp->samples_per_frame+ue->rx_offset);
+
+      if (coreset_nb_rb > 0)
+        nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(ue,
+                                    proc,
+                                    0,
+                                    pdcch_vars->slot,
+                                    l,
+                                    fp->first_carrier_offset+(pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[0].BWPStart + coreset_start_rb)*12,
+                                    coreset_nb_rb);
+
+    }
+    int  dci_cnt = nr_ue_pdcch_procedures(0, ue, proc); //gNB_id set to 0
   }
 
   //  exit_fun("debug exit");
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
index f27390cf66..db5daf7a89 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t agregationLevel;
   int nb_search_space;
   fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t pdcch_config[FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_CORESET];
+  // frame and slot for sib1 in initial sync
+  uint16_t sfn;
+  uint16_t slot;
   /*
 #ifdef NR_PDCCH_DEFS_NR_UE
   int nb_searchSpaces;
@@ -845,6 +848,7 @@ typedef struct {
   // Scrambling IDs used in PDSCH DMRS
   uint16_t scramblingID[2];
 
+
   /// PDCCH DMRS
   uint32_t ***nr_gold_pdcch[NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_eNB_MAX];
 
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/defs.h b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/defs.h
index f7f44a520d..095c8ce2ed 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/defs.h
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/defs.h
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ void nr_fill_rx_indication(fapi_nr_rx_indication_t *rx_ind,
                            NR_UE_DLSCH_t *dlsch0,
                            uint16_t n_pdus);
 
+int nr_ue_pdcch_procedures(uint8_t gNB_id,
+			   PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
+			   UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc);
+
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/fapi_nr_ue_l1.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/fapi_nr_ue_l1.c
index e70c353589..85688f4ba6 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/fapi_nr_ue_l1.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/fapi_nr_ue_l1.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ int8_t nr_ue_scheduled_response(nr_scheduled_response_t *scheduled_response){
           fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t *pdcch_config = &dl_config->dl_config_list[i].dci_config_pdu.dci_config_rel15;
           memcpy((void*)&pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[pdcch_vars->nb_search_space],(void*)pdcch_config,sizeof(*pdcch_config));
           pdcch_vars->nb_search_space = pdcch_vars->nb_search_space + 1;
+          pdcch_vars->sfn = scheduled_response->frame;
+          pdcch_vars->slot = slot;
           LOG_D(PHY,"Number of DCI SearchSpaces %d\n",pdcch_vars->nb_search_space);
 
         } else {
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index 70edda043c..58b3228271 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -1731,18 +1731,18 @@ int phy_procedures_nrUE_RX(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     dci_cnt = 0;
     for(int n_ss = 0; n_ss<pdcch_vars->nb_search_space; n_ss++) {
 
-    // note: this only works if RBs for PDCCH are contigous!
-    LOG_D(PHY, "pdcch_channel_estimation: first_carrier_offset %d, BWPStart %d, coreset_start_rb %d\n",
-          fp->first_carrier_offset, pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart, coreset_start_rb);
+      // note: this only works if RBs for PDCCH are contigous!
+      LOG_D(PHY, "pdcch_channel_estimation: first_carrier_offset %d, BWPStart %d, coreset_start_rb %d\n",
+            fp->first_carrier_offset, pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart, coreset_start_rb);
 
-    if (coreset_nb_rb > 0)
-      nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(ue,
-                                  proc,
-                                  0,
-                                  nr_slot_rx,
-                                  l,
-                                  fp->first_carrier_offset+(pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart + coreset_start_rb)*12,
-                                  coreset_nb_rb);
+      if (coreset_nb_rb > 0)
+        nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(ue,
+                                    proc,
+                                    0,
+                                    nr_slot_rx,
+                                    l,
+                                    fp->first_carrier_offset+(pdcch_vars->pdcch_config[n_ss].BWPStart + coreset_start_rb)*12,
+                                    coreset_nb_rb);
 
     VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME(VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_UE_SLOT_FEP, VCD_FUNCTION_OUT);
 #if UE_TIMING_TRACE