diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
index 43114686d1..1c5be61884 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
@@ -811,7 +811,9 @@ static void setup_ra_response_window(RA_config_t *ra,
     if (!response_window)
       respwind_value = nr_get_RA_window_4Step(configGeneric->ra_ResponseWindow);
     // The network configures a value lower than or equal to 10ms
-    AssertFatal(respwind_value != 0 && respwind_value <= slots_per_frame, "Invalid RAR response window value\n");
+    AssertFatal(respwind_value != 0, "Invalid RAR response window value\n");
+    if (respwind_value > slots_per_frame)
+      LOG_E(NR_MAC, "RA-ResponseWindow need to be configured to a value lower than or equal to 10 ms\n");
   }
 
   int ta_Common_slots = 0;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index 9044927f34..a8feb18a29 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -1375,6 +1375,8 @@ static bool msg2_in_response_window(int rach_frame,
                                     int current_slot)
 {
   int window_slots = get_response_window(rrc_ra_ResponseWindow);
+  if (window_slots > n_slots_frame)
+    LOG_E(NR_MAC, "RA-ResponseWindow need to be configured to a value lower than or equal to 10 ms\n");
   int abs_rach = n_slots_frame * rach_frame + rach_slot;
   int abs_now = n_slots_frame * current_frame + current_slot;
   int diff = (n_slots_frame * 1024 + abs_now - abs_rach) % (n_slots_frame * 1024);