diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index f372e7230a..14daa644df 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@
                       -n100 -s5 -Z -U 2 0 2
                       -n100 -m19 -s10 -S15 -z2
                       -n100 -m9 -r106 -s10 -W2 -y2 -z2
-                      -n100 -m9 -r106 -s13 -W4 -y4 -z4</main_exec_args>
+                      -n100 -m9 -r106 -s20 -W4 -y4 -z4</main_exec_args>
 
       <tags>nr_ulsim.test1 nr_ulsim.test2 nr_ulsim.test3 nr_ulsim.test4 nr_ulsim.test5 nr_ulsim.test6 nr_ulsim.test7 nr_ulsim.test8 nr_ulsim.test9 nr_ulsim.test10 nr_ulsim.test11 nr_ulsim.test12 nr_ulsim.test13 nr_ulsim.test14 nr_ulsim.test15 nr_ulsim.test16 nr_ulsim.test17</tags>
       <search_expr_true>PUSCH test OK</search_expr_true>
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_ul_channel_estimation.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_ul_channel_estimation.c
index 038f1473f9..20575b45d1 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_ul_channel_estimation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_ESTIMATION/nr_ul_channel_estimation.c
@@ -233,21 +233,19 @@ int nr_pusch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
       // where k' is 0 or 1, and delta is in Table 6.4.1.1.3-1 from TS 38.211
 
       pilot_cnt = 0;
+      int delta = nr_pusch_dmrs_delta(pusch_dmrs_type1, p);
 
       for (int n = 0; n < 3*nb_rb_pusch; n++) {
 
         // LS estimation
         ch[0] = 0;
         ch[1] = 0;
-        for (int p2 = 0; p2<pusch_pdu->nrOfLayers; p2+=2) {
-          int delta2 = nr_pusch_dmrs_delta(pusch_dmrs_type1, p2);
-          for (int k_line = 0; k_line <= 1; k_line++) {
-            re_offset = (k0 + (n << 2) + (k_line << 1) + delta2) % gNB->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size;
-            rxF = (int16_t *) &rxdataF[aarx][(soffset + symbol_offset + re_offset)];
-            ch[0] += (int16_t) (((int32_t) pil[0] * rxF[0] - (int32_t) pil[1] * rxF[1]) >> (15+b_shift));
-            ch[1] += (int16_t) (((int32_t) pil[0] * rxF[1] + (int32_t) pil[1] * rxF[0]) >> (15+b_shift));
-            pil += 2;
-          }
+        for (int k_line = 0; k_line <= 1; k_line++) {
+          re_offset = (k0 + (n << 2) + (k_line << 1) + delta) % gNB->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size;
+          rxF = (int16_t *) &rxdataF[aarx][(soffset + symbol_offset + re_offset)];
+          ch[0] += (int16_t) (((int32_t) pil[0] * rxF[0] - (int32_t) pil[1] * rxF[1]) >> (15+b_shift));
+          ch[1] += (int16_t) (((int32_t) pil[0] * rxF[1] + (int32_t) pil[1] * rxF[0]) >> (15+b_shift));
+          pil += 2;
         }
 
         // Channel interpolation