diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dci.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dci.c
index 0566eb428c..d43bc04752 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dci.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dci.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void nr_generate_dci_top(processingData_L1tx_t *msgTx, int slot, int txdataF_off
   NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms = &gNB->frame_parms;
   start_meas(&gNB->dci_generation_stats);
   for (int i = 0; i < msgTx->num_ul_pdcch; i++)
-    nr_generate_dci(msgTx->gNB, &msgTx->ul_pdcch_pdu[i].pdcch_pdu.pdcch_pdu_rel15, txdataF_offset, frame_parms, slot);
+    nr_generate_dci(msgTx->gNB, &msgTx->ul_pdcch_pdu[i].pdcch_pdu_rel15, txdataF_offset, frame_parms, slot);
   for (int i = 0; i < msgTx->num_dl_pdcch; i++)
     nr_generate_dci(msgTx->gNB, &msgTx->pdcch_pdu[i].pdcch_pdu_rel15, txdataF_offset, frame_parms, slot);
   stop_meas(&gNB->dci_generation_stats);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
index ef12f20ce5..ed10ff70cd 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ typedef struct processingData_L1tx {
   openair0_timestamp timestamp_tx;
   PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB;
   nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdcch_pdu pdcch_pdu[NFAPI_NR_MAX_NB_CORESETS];
-  nfapi_nr_ul_dci_request_pdus_t ul_pdcch_pdu[NFAPI_NR_MAX_NB_CORESETS];
+  /// corresponds to UL_dci_req->ul_dci_pdu_list
+  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdcch_pdu ul_pdcch_pdu[NFAPI_NR_MAX_NB_CORESETS];
   NR_gNB_CSIRS_t csirs_pdu[NR_SYMBOLS_PER_SLOT];
   NR_gNB_DLSCH_t **dlsch;
   NR_gNB_SSB_t ssb[64];
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
index 7b27b51c02..01955a0c18 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void nr_schedule_ul_dci_req(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, nfapi_nr_ul_dci_request_t *UL_dci
 
   msgTx->num_ul_pdcch = UL_dci_req->numPdus;
   for (int i = 0; i < UL_dci_req->numPdus; i++)
-    msgTx->ul_pdcch_pdu[i] = UL_dci_req->ul_dci_pdu_list[i];
+    msgTx->ul_pdcch_pdu[i] = UL_dci_req->ul_dci_pdu_list[i].pdcch_pdu;
 }
 
 void nr_schedule_response(NR_Sched_Rsp_t *Sched_INFO)