diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index e9fa25d135..eea9a2e704 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -1971,8 +1971,8 @@ int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellG
     if (bwpList) AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
 			     "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
 			     bwpList->list.count);
-    const int bwp_id = 1;
-    sched_ctrl->active_bwp = bwpList ? bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1] : NULL;
+    const int bwp_id = servingCellConfig ? *servingCellConfig->firstActiveDownlinkBWP_Id : 0;
+    sched_ctrl->active_bwp = (bwpList&&(bwp_id>0)) ? bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1] : NULL;
     const int target_ss = sched_ctrl->active_bwp ? NR_SearchSpace__searchSpaceType_PR_ue_Specific : NR_SearchSpace__searchSpaceType_PR_common;
     sched_ctrl->search_space = get_searchspace(scc,
                                                sched_ctrl->active_bwp ? sched_ctrl->active_bwp->bwp_Dedicated : NULL,
@@ -1984,7 +1984,8 @@ int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellG
     if (ubwpList) AssertFatal(ubwpList->list.count == 1,
 			      "uplinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
 			      ubwpList->list.count);
-    sched_ctrl->active_ubwp = ubwpList ? ubwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1] : NULL;
+    const int ul_bwp_id = servingCellConfig ? *servingCellConfig->uplinkConfig->firstActiveUplinkBWP_Id : 0;
+    sched_ctrl->active_ubwp = (ubwpList&&(ul_bwp_id>0)) ? ubwpList->list.array[ul_bwp_id - 1] : NULL;
 
     /* get Number of HARQ processes for this UE */
     if (servingCellConfig) AssertFatal(servingCellConfig->pdsch_ServingCellConfig->present == NR_SetupRelease_PDSCH_ServingCellConfig_PR_setup,