diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
index cb92b7c564..bc1bed4ea6 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         rel15->NrOfCodewords = 1;
         rel15->dmrsConfigType = NFAPI_NR_DMRS_TYPE1;
 	rel15->dlDmrsSymbPos = 4;
+	rel15->mcsIndex[0] = Imcs;
 	double *modulated_input = malloc16(sizeof(double) * 16 * 68 * 384); // [hna] 16 segments, 68*Zc
 	short *channel_output_fixed = malloc16(sizeof(short) * 16 * 68 * 384);
 	short *channel_output_uncoded = malloc16(sizeof(unsigned short) * 16 * 68 * 384);
@@ -529,9 +530,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				//printf("channel_output_fixed[%d]: %d\n",i,channel_output_fixed[i]);
 
 				//channel_output_fixed[i] = (char)quantize(1,channel_output_fixed[i],qbits);
-
-				//if (i<16)   printf("channel_output_fixed[%d] = %d\n",i,channel_output_fixed[i]);
-
+/*
+				if (i<16)   printf("input[%d] %f => channel_output_fixed[%d] = %d\n",
+						   i,modulated_input[i],
+						   i,channel_output_fixed[i]);
+*/
 				//Uncoded BER
 				if (channel_output_fixed[i] < 0)
 					channel_output_uncoded[i] = 1;  //QPSK demod
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
index 80063cc9eb..4e25818a76 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #define false 0
 #define true 1
 
+extern int phy_test;
+
 void fill_default_secondaryCellGroup(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *servingcellconfigcommon,
 				     NR_CellGroupConfig_t *secondaryCellGroup,
 				     int scg_id,
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ void fill_default_secondaryCellGroup(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *servingcellco
   *secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->servCellIndex = servCellIndex;
   secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync=calloc(1,sizeof(struct NR_ReconfigurationWithSync));
   secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->spCellConfigCommon=servingcellconfigcommon;
-  secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->newUE_Identity=taus()&0xffff;
+  secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->newUE_Identity=(phy_test==1) ? 0x1234 : (taus()&0xffff);
   secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->t304=NR_ReconfigurationWithSync__t304_ms2000;
   secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->rach_ConfigDedicated = NULL;
   secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->ext1                 = NULL;