diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
index 8b182ef380..9fb7915544 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
@@ -387,6 +387,86 @@ static void *l2l1_task(void *args_p) {
 
   char fname[64], vname[64];
 
+
+#ifdef XFORMS
+  // current status is that every UE has a DL scope for a SINGLE eNB (eNB_id=0)
+  // at eNB 0, an UL scope for every UE 
+  FD_lte_phy_scope_ue *form_ue[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX];
+  FD_lte_phy_scope_enb *form_enb[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX];
+  char title[255];
+  char xname[32] = "oaisim";
+  int xargc=1;
+  char *xargv[1];
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PRINT_STATS
+  int len;
+  FILE *UE_stats[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX], *UE_stats_th[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX], *eNB_stats[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX], *eNB_avg_thr, *eNB_l2_stats;
+  char UE_stats_filename[255];
+  char eNB_stats_filename[255];
+  char UE_stats_th_filename[255];
+  char eNB_stats_th_filename[255];
+#endif
+
+#ifdef XFORMS
+  xargv[0] = xname;
+  fl_initialize (&xargc, xargv, NULL, 0, 0);
+  eNB_id = 0;
+  for (UE_id = 0; UE_id < NB_UE_INST; UE_id++) {
+    // DL scope at UEs
+    form_ue[UE_id] = create_lte_phy_scope_ue();
+    sprintf (title, "LTE DL SCOPE eNB %d to UE %d", eNB_id, UE_id);
+    fl_show_form (form_ue[UE_id]->lte_phy_scope_ue, FL_PLACE_HOTSPOT, FL_FULLBORDER, title);
+
+    // UL scope at eNB 0
+    form_enb[UE_id] = create_lte_phy_scope_enb();
+    sprintf (title, "LTE UL SCOPE UE %d to eNB %d", UE_id, eNB_id);
+    fl_show_form (form_enb[UE_id]->lte_phy_scope_enb, FL_PLACE_HOTSPOT, FL_FULLBORDER, title);
+
+    if (openair_daq_vars.use_ia_receiver == 1) {
+      fl_set_button(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0,1);
+      fl_set_object_label(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0, "IA Receiver ON");
+      fl_set_object_color(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0, FL_GREEN, FL_GREEN);
+    }
+
+  }
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef PRINT_STATS
+  for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
+    sprintf(UE_stats_filename,"UE_stats%d.txt",UE_id);
+    UE_stats[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_filename, "w");
+  }
+  for (eNB_id=0;eNB_id<NB_eNB_INST;eNB_id++) {
+    sprintf(eNB_stats_filename,"eNB_stats%d.txt",eNB_id);
+    eNB_stats[eNB_id] = fopen (eNB_stats_filename, "w");
+  }
+
+  if(abstraction_flag==0) {
+    for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
+      sprintf(UE_stats_th_filename,"UE_stats_th%d_tx%d.txt",UE_id,oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
+      UE_stats_th[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_th_filename, "w");
+    }
+    sprintf(eNB_stats_th_filename,"eNB_stats_th_tx%d.txt",oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
+    eNB_avg_thr = fopen (eNB_stats_th_filename, "w");
+  }
+  else {
+    for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
+      sprintf(UE_stats_th_filename,"UE_stats_abs_th%d_tx%d.txt",UE_id,oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
+      UE_stats_th[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_th_filename, "w");
+    }
+    sprintf(eNB_stats_th_filename,"eNB_stats_abs_th_tx%d.txt",oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
+    eNB_avg_thr = fopen (eNB_stats_th_filename, "w");
+  }
+#ifdef OPENAIR2
+  eNB_l2_stats = fopen ("eNB_l2_stats.txt", "w");
+  LOG_I(EMU,"eNB_l2_stats=%p\n", eNB_l2_stats);
+#endif 
+
+#endif
+
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_ITTI)
   MessageDef *message_p = NULL;
 
@@ -850,6 +930,24 @@ static void *l2l1_task(void *args_p) {
   itti_terminate_tasks(TASK_L2L1);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef PRINT_STATS
+  for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
+    if (UE_stats[UE_id])
+    fclose (UE_stats[UE_id]);
+    if(UE_stats_th[UE_id])
+    fclose (UE_stats_th[UE_id]);
+  }
+  for (eNB_id=0;eNB_id<NB_eNB_INST;eNB_id++) {
+    if (eNB_stats[eNB_id])
+    fclose (eNB_stats[eNB_id]);
+  }
+  if (eNB_avg_thr)
+  fclose (eNB_avg_thr);
+  if (eNB_l2_stats)
+  fclose (eNB_l2_stats);
+
+#endif
+
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -930,25 +1028,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 
   // time calibration for soft realtime mode  
-
-  // u8 awgn_flag = 0;
-#ifdef XFORMS
-  // current status is that every UE has a DL scope for a SINGLE eNB (eNB_id=0)
-  // at eNB 0, an UL scope for every UE 
-  FD_lte_phy_scope_ue *form_ue[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX];
-  FD_lte_phy_scope_enb *form_enb[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX];
-  char title[255];
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PRINT_STATS
-  int len;
-  FILE *UE_stats[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX], *UE_stats_th[NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX], *eNB_stats[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX], *eNB_avg_thr, *eNB_l2_stats;
-  char UE_stats_filename[255];
-  char eNB_stats_filename[255];
-  char UE_stats_th_filename[255];
-  char eNB_stats_th_filename[255];
-#endif
-
   //time_t t0,t1;
   //clock_t start, stop;
 
@@ -1008,39 +1087,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   check_and_adjust_params ();
 
-#ifdef PRINT_STATS
-  for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
-    sprintf(UE_stats_filename,"UE_stats%d.txt",UE_id);
-    UE_stats[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_filename, "w");
-  }
-  for (eNB_id=0;eNB_id<NB_eNB_INST;eNB_id++) {
-    sprintf(eNB_stats_filename,"eNB_stats%d.txt",eNB_id);
-    eNB_stats[eNB_id] = fopen (eNB_stats_filename, "w");
-  }
-
-  if(abstraction_flag==0) {
-    for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
-      sprintf(UE_stats_th_filename,"UE_stats_th%d_tx%d.txt",UE_id,oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
-      UE_stats_th[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_th_filename, "w");
-    }
-    sprintf(eNB_stats_th_filename,"eNB_stats_th_tx%d.txt",oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
-    eNB_avg_thr = fopen (eNB_stats_th_filename, "w");
-  }
-  else {
-    for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
-      sprintf(UE_stats_th_filename,"UE_stats_abs_th%d_tx%d.txt",UE_id,oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
-      UE_stats_th[UE_id] = fopen (UE_stats_th_filename, "w");
-    }
-    sprintf(eNB_stats_th_filename,"eNB_stats_abs_th_tx%d.txt",oai_emulation.info.transmission_mode);
-    eNB_avg_thr = fopen (eNB_stats_th_filename, "w");
-  }
-#ifdef OPENAIR2
-  eNB_l2_stats = fopen ("eNB_l2_stats.txt", "w");
-  LOG_I(EMU,"eNB_l2_stats=%p\n", eNB_l2_stats);
-#endif 
-
-#endif
-
   set_seed = oai_emulation.emulation_config.seed.value;
 
   init_otg_pdcp_buffer ();
@@ -1053,30 +1099,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   init_ocm ();
 
-#ifdef XFORMS
-  eNB_id = 0;
-  for (UE_id = 0; UE_id < NB_UE_INST; UE_id++) {
-    // DL scope at UEs
-    fl_initialize (&argc, argv, NULL, 0, 0);
-    form_ue[UE_id] = create_lte_phy_scope_ue();
-    sprintf (title, "LTE DL SCOPE eNB %d to UE %d", eNB_id, UE_id);
-    fl_show_form (form_ue[UE_id]->lte_phy_scope_ue, FL_PLACE_HOTSPOT, FL_FULLBORDER, title);
-
-    // UL scope at eNB 0
-    fl_initialize (&argc, argv, NULL, 0, 0);
-    form_enb[UE_id] = create_lte_phy_scope_enb();
-    sprintf (title, "LTE UL SCOPE UE %d to eNB %d", UE_id, eNB_id);
-    fl_show_form (form_enb[UE_id]->lte_phy_scope_enb, FL_PLACE_HOTSPOT, FL_FULLBORDER, title);
-
-    if (openair_daq_vars.use_ia_receiver == 1) {
-      fl_set_button(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0,1);
-      fl_set_object_label(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0, "IA Receiver ON");
-      fl_set_object_color(form_ue[UE_id]->button_0, FL_GREEN, FL_GREEN);
-    }
-
-  }
-#endif
-
 #ifdef SMBV
   smbv_init_config(smbv_fname, smbv_nframes);
   smbv_write_config_from_frame_parms(smbv_fname, &PHY_vars_eNB_g[0]->lte_frame_parms);
@@ -1170,24 +1192,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   mac_top_cleanup ();
 #endif 
 
-#ifdef PRINT_STATS
-  for (UE_id=0;UE_id<NB_UE_INST;UE_id++) {
-    if (UE_stats[UE_id])
-    fclose (UE_stats[UE_id]);
-    if(UE_stats_th[UE_id])
-    fclose (UE_stats_th[UE_id]);
-  }
-  for (eNB_id=0;eNB_id<NB_eNB_INST;eNB_id++) {
-    if (eNB_stats[eNB_id])
-    fclose (eNB_stats[eNB_id]);
-  }
-  if (eNB_avg_thr)
-  fclose (eNB_avg_thr);
-  if (eNB_l2_stats)
-  fclose (eNB_l2_stats);
-
-#endif
-
   // stop OMG
   stop_mobility_generator (oai_emulation.info.omg_model_ue); //omg_param_list.mobility_type
 #ifdef OPENAIR2