diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 4355a12303..5d73b00e8b 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,8 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
       if (strcmp(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "local_RRC") == 0) {
         // check number of instances is same as RRC/PDCP
 
-      } else if (strcmp(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "f1") == 0) {
+      } else if (strcmp(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "f1") == 0
+                 || strcmp(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "cudu") == 0) {
         printf("Configuring F1 interfaces for MACRLC\n");
         RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.local_if_name = strdup(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_IF_NAME_IDX].strptr));
         RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.my_addr = strdup(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_ADDRESS_IDX].strptr));
@@ -1264,16 +1265,6 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
         ;
         RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.transp_preference = ETH_UDP_MODE;
         macrlc_has_f1 = 1;
-      } else if (strcmp(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr), "cudu") == 0) {
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.local_if_name = strdup(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_IF_NAME_IDX].strptr));
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.my_addr = strdup(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_ADDRESS_IDX].strptr));
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.remote_addr = strdup(*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_REMOTE_N_ADDRESS_IDX].strptr));
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.my_portc = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_PORTC_IDX].iptr);
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.remote_portc = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_REMOTE_N_PORTC_IDX].iptr);
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.my_portd = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_LOCAL_N_PORTD_IDX].iptr);
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.remote_portd = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_REMOTE_N_PORTD_IDX].iptr);
-        ;
-        RC.nrmac[j]->eth_params_n.transp_preference = ETH_UDP_MODE;
       } else { // other midhaul
         AssertFatal(1 == 0, "MACRLC %d: %s unknown northbound midhaul\n", j, *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr));
       }