diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_mch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_mch.c
index 763da2f15e..31f685e906 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_mch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_mch.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ schedule_MBMS(module_id_t module_idP, uint8_t CC_id, frame_t frameP,
      uint8_t num_sf_alloc=0;
     for( int iii=0; iii < 6; iii++)
        num_sf_alloc += ( 0x39 & (0x80>>iii)) == (0x80 >> iii);
+    num_sf_alloc = 1;
 
     // 2nd: Create MSI, get MCCH from RRC and MTCHs from RLC
 
@@ -734,13 +735,13 @@ schedule_MBMS(module_id_t module_idP, uint8_t CC_id, frame_t frameP,
 	      "e-MBMS log channel %u frameP %d, subframeP %d,  rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer is %d TBS %d pmch_stop %d msi_sfs %d\n",
 	      MTCH, frameP, subframeP, rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer,TBS,msi_pmch_stop,msi_sfs);
 
-	if (rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer > 0 /*&&  msi_pmch_stop > 0*/  /*msi_pmch_stop>=num_sf_alloc*/ ) {
+	if (rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer > 0 ||  msi_pmch_stop > 0  /*msi_pmch_stop>=num_sf_alloc*/ ) {
 	    //if(rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer > 0){
 	    LOG_I(MAC,
-		  "[eNB %d][MBMS USER-PLANE], CC_id %d, Frame %d, MTCH->MCH, Requesting %d bytes from RLC (header len mtch %d)\n",
+		  "[eNB %d][MBMS USER-PLANE], CC_id %d, Frame %d, MTCH->MCH, Requesting %d bytes from RLC (header len mtch %d) rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer %d\n",
 		  module_idP, CC_id, frameP,
 		  TBS - header_len_mcch - header_len_msi -
-		  sdu_length_total - header_len_mtch, header_len_mtch);
+		  sdu_length_total - header_len_mtch, header_len_mtch, rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer);
 
 	    sdu_lengths[num_sdus] = mac_rlc_data_req(module_idP, 0, module_idP, frameP, ENB_FLAG_YES, MBMS_FLAG_YES,cc->mbms_SessionList[0]->list.array[0]->logicalChannelIdentity_r9, 0,	//not used
 						     (char *)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
index c58b2a937a..db8f715636 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
@@ -1400,23 +1400,24 @@ int ue_query_mch(module_id_t module_idP, uint8_t CC_id, uint32_t frameP, uint32_
 
           for (j = 0; j < 6; j++)
             num_sf_alloc += ((common_mbsfn_SubframeConfig & (0x80 >> j)) == (0x80 >> j));
+	    //num_sf_alloc=1;
         }
 
         for (l = 0; l < 28; l++) {
-          if (UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_stop_mtch[l] >= num_sf_alloc) {
+          if (UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_stop_mtch[l] >= 1/*num_sf_alloc*/) {
             if (UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_stop_mtch[l] != 2047) {
               if (UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_Config[UE_mac_inst[module_idP].msi_pmch] != NULL){
                 mtch_mcs = UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_Config[UE_mac_inst[module_idP].msi_pmch]->dataMCS_r9;
                long common_mbsfn_period  = 1 << UE_mac_inst[module_idP].commonSF_Alloc_r9_mbsfn_SubframeConfig[0]->radioframeAllocationPeriod;
                long commonSF_AllocPeriod = 4 << UE_mac_inst[module_idP].commonSF_AllocPeriod_r9;
                if(UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc >= UE_mac_inst[module_idP].pmch_stop_mtch[l]){
-		          //LOG_E(MAC,"Attemp to UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc %d\n",UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc);
+		       //LOG_E(MAC,"Attemp to UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc %d\n",UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc);
+
                        mtch_mcs = -1;
-		}
-                UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc++;
-                UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc = UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc % (num_sf_alloc * commonSF_AllocPeriod / common_mbsfn_period);
-
-
+	       }/*else
+		       LOG_W(MAC,"Attemp to UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc %d\n",UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc);*/
+               	UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc++;
+           	UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc = UE_mac_inst[module_idP].common_num_sf_alloc % (num_sf_alloc * commonSF_AllocPeriod / common_mbsfn_period);
 	      }
               else
                 mtch_mcs = -1;