diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
index c1a43a9c97..a8bc072609 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ void rrc_add_nsa_user(gNB_RRC_INST *rrc, rrc_gNB_ue_context_t *ue_context_p, x2a
   // layers use different IDs (MAC/RLC use RNTI as DU UE ID, above use NGAP ID
   // as CU UE ID.
   uint32_t du_ue_id = ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti;
-  static uint32_t rrc_ue_id = 0;
-  rrc_ue_id++;
+  uint32_t rrc_ue_id = ue_context_p->ue_context.rrc_ue_id;
   f1_ue_data_t du_ue_data = {.secondary_ue = rrc_ue_id};
   du_add_f1_ue_data(du_ue_id, &du_ue_data);
   f1_ue_data_t cu_ue_data = {.secondary_ue = du_ue_id};