diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem.c b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
index 479aec465f..614fecad62 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -675,11 +675,28 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     wait_nfapi_init("main?");
   }
 
+  if (IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED || IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED) {
+    sleep(1);
+    scopeParms_t p;
+    p.argc = &argc;
+    p.argv = argv;
+    p.gNB = RC.gNB[0];
+    p.ru = RC.ru[0];
+    if (IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED) {
+      load_softscope("im", &p);
+    }
+    AssertFatal(!(IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED && IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED),
+                "Data recoding and ImScope cannot be enabled at the same time\n");
+    if (IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED) {
+      load_module_shlib("imscope_record", NULL, 0, &p);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (RC.nb_nr_L1_inst > 0) {
     wait_RUs();
     // once all RUs are ready initialize the rest of the gNBs ((dependence on final RU parameters after configuration)
 
-    if (IS_SOFTMODEM_DOSCOPE || IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED || IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED) {
+    if (IS_SOFTMODEM_DOSCOPE) {
       sleep(1);
       scopeParms_t p;
       p.argc = &argc;
@@ -689,14 +706,6 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
       if (IS_SOFTMODEM_DOSCOPE) {
         load_softscope("nr", &p);
       }
-      if (IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED) {
-        load_softscope("im", &p);
-      }
-      AssertFatal(!(IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_ENABLED && IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED),
-                  "Data recoding and ImScope cannot be enabled at the same time\n");
-      if (IS_SOFTMODEM_IMSCOPE_RECORD_ENABLED) {
-        load_module_shlib("imscope_record", NULL, 0, &p);
-      }
     }
 
     if (NFAPI_MODE != NFAPI_MODE_PNF && NFAPI_MODE != NFAPI_MODE_VNF && NFAPI_MODE != NFAPI_MODE_AERIAL) {
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/imscope/imscope_init.cpp b/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/imscope/imscope_init.cpp
index 2bb3d8dd33..ea0b26dea6 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/imscope/imscope_init.cpp
+++ b/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/imscope/imscope_init.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ extern "C" void imscope_autoinit(void *dataptr)
   if (IS_SOFTMODEM_GNB) {
     scopeParms_t *scope_params = (scopeParms_t *)dataptr;
     scope_params->gNB->scopeData = scope;
-    scope_params->ru->scopeData = scope;
+    if (scope_params->ru)
+      scope_params->ru->scopeData = scope;
   } else {
     PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue = (PHY_VARS_NR_UE *)dataptr;
     ue->scopeData = scope;