diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
index 6f551fcce8..4a89e4759e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     }
   }
   int32_t corr_re,corr_im,temp,no_corr=0;
+  int32_t av_corr=0;
   int seq_index;
 
   for(i=0;i<nr_sequences;i++){
@@ -360,15 +361,15 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     printf("PUCCH IDFT[%d/%d] = (%d,%d)=>%f\n",mcs[i],seq_index,corr_re,corr_im,10*log10(corr_re*corr_re + corr_im*corr_im));
 #endif
     temp=corr_re*corr_re + corr_im*corr_im;
-    no_corr+=temp;
+    av_corr+=temp;
     if (temp>xrtmag) {
       xrtmag=temp;
       maxpos=i;
     }
   }
-  no_corr-=xrtmag;
-  if (nr_sequences>1)
-    no_corr/=(nr_sequences-1);
+  if(nr_sequences>1)
+    no_corr=(av_corr-xrtmag)/(nr_sequences-1);
+  av_corr/=nr_sequences;
 
   uint8_t xrtmag_dB = dB_fixed(xrtmag);
  
@@ -386,6 +387,11 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
   else if (SNRtimes10 >  635) cqi=255;
   else cqi=(640+SNRtimes10)/5;
 
+  bool no_conf=false;
+  if (nr_sequences>1) {
+    if ((xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) || (dB_fixed(av_corr)<(13+gNB->measurements.n0_power_tot_dB))) //TODO  these are temporary threshold based on measurments with the phone
+      no_conf=true;
+  }
   // first bit of bitmap for sr presence and second bit for acknack presence
   uci_pdu->pduBitmap = pucch_pdu->sr_flag | ((pucch_pdu->bit_len_harq>0)<<1);
   uci_pdu->pucch_format = 0; // format 0
@@ -396,7 +402,7 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
   if (pucch_pdu->bit_len_harq==0) {
     uci_pdu->harq = NULL;
     uci_pdu->sr = calloc(1,sizeof(*uci_pdu->sr));
-    uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(11+gNB->measurements.n0_power_tot_dB)) ? 1 : 0;
+    uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(13+gNB->measurements.n0_power_tot_dB)) ? 1 : 0;
     if (xrtmag_dB>(gNB->measurements.n0_power_tot_dB)) {
       uci_pdu->sr->sr_indication = 1;
     } else {
@@ -406,7 +412,7 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
   else if (pucch_pdu->bit_len_harq==1) {
     uci_pdu->harq = calloc(1,sizeof(*uci_pdu->harq));
     uci_pdu->harq->num_harq = 1;
-    uci_pdu->harq->harq_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) ? 1 : 0;
+    uci_pdu->harq->harq_confidence_level = (no_conf) ? 1 : 0;
     uci_pdu->harq->harq_list = (nfapi_nr_harq_t*)malloc(1);
     uci_pdu->harq->harq_list[0].harq_value = index&0x01;
     LOG_I(PHY, "HARQ value %d with confidence level (0 is good, 1 is bad) %d\n",
@@ -414,13 +420,13 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     if (pucch_pdu->sr_flag == 1) {
       uci_pdu->sr = calloc(1,sizeof(*uci_pdu->sr));
       uci_pdu->sr->sr_indication = (index>1) ? 1 : 0;
-      uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) ? 1 : 0;
+      uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (no_conf) ? 1 : 0;
     }
   }
   else {
     uci_pdu->harq = calloc(1,sizeof(*uci_pdu->harq));
     uci_pdu->harq->num_harq = 2;
-    uci_pdu->harq->harq_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) ? 1 : 0;
+    uci_pdu->harq->harq_confidence_level = (no_conf) ? 1 : 0;
     uci_pdu->harq->harq_list = (nfapi_nr_harq_t*)malloc(2);
     uci_pdu->harq->harq_list[1].harq_value = index&0x01;
     uci_pdu->harq->harq_list[0].harq_value = (index>>1)&0x01;
@@ -429,7 +435,7 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     if (pucch_pdu->sr_flag == 1) {
       uci_pdu->sr = calloc(1,sizeof(*uci_pdu->sr));
       uci_pdu->sr->sr_indication = (index>3) ? 1 : 0;
-      uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) ? 1 : 0;
+      uci_pdu->sr->sr_confidence_level = (no_conf) ? 1 : 0;
     }
   }
 }