diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_measurements_gNB.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_measurements_gNB.c
index d8cf2fdc1b..5fecdc8acd 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_measurements_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_measurements_gNB.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ void gNB_I0_measurements(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,int slot, int first_symb,int num_symb
            measurements->n0_subband_power[aarx][rb]=0;   
       }
       int offset0 = (slot&3)*(frame_parms->symbols_per_slot * frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size) + (frame_parms->first_carrier_offset + (rb*12))%frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size;
-      if ((gNB->rb_mask_ul[s][rb >> 5] & (1U << (rb & 31))) == 0) {  // check that rb was not used in this subframe
+      if ((gNB->rb_mask_ul[s][rb >> 5] & (1U << (rb & 31))) == 0 && // check that rb was not used in this subframe
+          rb != (frame_parms->N_RB_UL+1)>>1) {  // skip middle PRB because of artificial noise possibly created by FFT
         nb_symb[rb]++;          
         for (int aarx=0; aarx<frame_parms->nb_antennas_rx; aarx++) {
           int offset = offset0 + (s*frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size);
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ void gNB_I0_measurements(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,int slot, int first_symb,int num_symb
           }
           AssertFatal(ul_ch, "RX signal buffer (freq) problem\n");
           measurements->n0_subband_power[aarx][rb] += signal_energy_nodc(ul_ch,len);
+          LOG_D(PHY,"aarx %d RB %d n0_subband_power %d\n", aarx, rb, measurements->n0_subband_power[aarx][rb]);
         } //antenna
       }
     } //rb