diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index e4daffc765..3d15361430 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@
       <main_exec_args>-n100 -R106 -b106 -s5
                       -n100 -R217 -b217 -s5
                       -n100 -R273 -b273 -s5
-                      -n100 -s1 -t25
-                      -n100 -s1 -t33
-                      -n100 -s1 -t50
+                      -n100 -s1 -S2 -t25
+                      -n100 -s1 -S2 -t33
+                      -n100 -s5 -S7 -t50
                       -n100 -m0 -e0 -R25 -b25 -i 2 1 0</main_exec_args>
       <tags>test1 test2 test3 test4 test5 test6 test7</tags>
       <search_expr_true>PDSCH test OK</search_expr_true>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                                  (Test7: 4x4 MIMO, 4 Layers)</desc>
       <main_exec>nr_dlsim</main_exec>
       <main_exec_args>-n100 -e27 -s30
-                      -n100 -e16 -s10
+                      -n100 -e16 -s11 -S13
                       -n100 -q1 -e26 -s30
                       -n100 -e0 -t95 -S-1.0 -i 2 1 0
                       -n10 -s20 -U 3 0 0 2 -gR -x1 -y4 -z4
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@
       <main_exec_args>-n100 -s5 -T 2 2 2
                       -n100 -s5 -T 2 1 2
                       -n100 -s5 -T 2 0 4
-                      -n100 -s2 -U 2 0 1
-                      -n100 -s2 -U 2 0 2
-                      -n100 -s2 -U 2 1 3</main_exec_args>
+                      -n100 -s5 -S7 -U 2 0 1
+                      -n100 -s5 -S7 -U 2 0 2
+                      -n100 -s5 -S7 -U 2 1 3</main_exec_args>
       <tags>test1 test2 test3 test4 test5 test6</tags>
       <search_expr_true>PDSCH test OK</search_expr_true>
       <search_expr_false>segmentation fault|assertion|exiting|fatal</search_expr_false>
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index 1fe4229c04..fbfa774cb1 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -1219,9 +1219,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         uint8_t  nb_symb_sch = rel15->NrOfSymbols;
 
         available_bits = nr_get_G(nb_rb, nb_symb_sch, nb_re_dmrs, length_dmrs, mod_order, rel15->nrOfLayers);
-        if(pdu_bit_map & 0x1) {
-          available_bits-= (ptrsSymbPerSlot * ptrsRePerSymb *rel15->nrOfLayers* 2);
-          printf("[DLSIM][PTRS] Available bits are: %5u, removed PTRS bits are: %5u \n",available_bits, (ptrsSymbPerSlot * ptrsRePerSymb *rel15->nrOfLayers* 2) );
+        if (pdu_bit_map & 0x1) {
+          available_bits -= (ptrsSymbPerSlot * ptrsRePerSymb * rel15->nrOfLayers * 2);
+          if (trial == 0 && round == 0) {
+            printf("[DLSIM][PTRS] Available bits are: %5u, removed PTRS bits are: %5u \n", available_bits, (ptrsSymbPerSlot * ptrsRePerSymb * rel15->nrOfLayers * 2));
+          }
         }
 
         for (i = 0; i < available_bits; i++) {