diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index af8b077dea..2c3ca94393 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP, frame_t frame, sub_frame_
   }
 
   if ((slot == 0) && (frame & 127) == 0) {
-    char stats_output[16000] = {0};
+    char stats_output[32656] = {0};
     dump_mac_stats(gNB, stats_output, sizeof(stats_output), true);
     LOG_I(NR_MAC, "Frame.Slot %d.%d\n%s\n", frame, slot, stats_output);
   }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
index 72689dd90d..320aa273b7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 extern RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
 
 
-#define MACSTATSSTRLEN 16000
+#define MACSTATSSTRLEN 36256
 
 void *nrmac_stats_thread(void *arg) {