diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index b8f51f8e95..fb99c50400 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -924,7 +924,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   init_nr_ue_transport(UE,0);
 
   nr_gold_pbch(UE);
-  nr_gold_pdcch(UE,0);
+
+  // compute the scramblingID_pdcch and the gold pdcch
+  UE->scramblingID_pdcch = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
+  nr_gold_pdcch(UE, frame_parms->Nid_cell);
+
+  // compute the scrambling IDs for PDSCH DMRS
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+    UE->scramblingID[i] = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
+
+  nr_gold_pdsch(UE, UE->scramblingID);
 
   nr_l2_init_ue(NULL);
   UE_mac = get_mac_inst(0);
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
index c71f52c41a..56f5d2dd71 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -755,28 +755,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   PHY_vars_UE_g[0][0] = UE;
   memcpy(&UE->frame_parms, frame_parms, sizeof(NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS));
 
-  //phy_init_nr_top(frame_parms);
   if (init_nr_ue_signal(UE, 1, 0) != 0) {
     printf("Error at UE NR initialisation\n");
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  //nr_init_frame_parms_ue(&UE->frame_parms);
   init_nr_ue_transport(UE, 0);
 
-  /*
-  for (int sf = 0; sf < 2; sf++) {
-    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-
-        UE->ulsch[sf][0][i] = new_nr_ue_ulsch(N_RB_UL, 8, 0);
-
-        if (!UE->ulsch[sf][0][i]) {
-          printf("Can't get ue ulsch structures\n");
-          exit(-1);
-        }
-    }
-  }
-  */
+  // initialize the pusch dmrs
+  uint16_t N_n_scid[2] = {frame_parms->Nid_cell,frame_parms->Nid_cell};
+  int n_scid = 0; // This quantity is indicated by higher layer parameter dmrs-SeqInitialization
+  nr_init_pusch_dmrs(UE, N_n_scid, n_scid);
 
   //Configure UE
   NR_UE_RRC_INST_t rrcue;