diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index 8ce2e3f116..b6b16be38a 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -870,6 +870,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   nr_rrc_mac_config_req_mib(0, 0, mib->message.choice.mib, false);
   nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(0, 0, UE_CellGroup);
 
+  asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, UE_CellGroup);
+
   UE_mac->state = UE_CONNECTED;
   UE_mac->ra.ra_state = RA_SUCCEEDED;
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 53d7689b62..519ad1c597 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -1967,6 +1967,4 @@ void nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(module_id_t module_id,
 
   if (!mac->dl_config_request || !mac->ul_config_request)
     ue_init_config_request(mac, mac->current_DL_BWP->scs);
-
-  asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, cell_group_config);
 }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index d775931bdd..0cb40e1ac1 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ static void nr_rrc_ue_process_rrcReconfiguration(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc,
 
         nr_rrc_cellgroup_configuration(rrcNB, rrc, cellGroupConfig);
 
-        if (!get_softmodem_params()->sa)
-          nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(0, 0, cellGroupConfig);
+        AssertFatal(!get_softmodem_params()->sa, "secondaryCellGroup only used in NSA for now\n");
+        nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(rrc->ue_id, 0, cellGroupConfig);
+
+        asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, cellGroupConfig);
       }
       if (ie->measConfig != NULL) {
         LOG_I(NR_RRC, "Measurement Configuration is present\n");
@@ -821,6 +823,8 @@ static void nr_rrc_ue_process_masterCellGroup(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc,
 
   LOG_D(RRC,"Sending CellGroupConfig to MAC\n");
   nr_rrc_mac_config_req_cg(rrc->ue_id, 0, cellGroupConfig);
+
+  asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, cellGroupConfig);
 }
 
 static void rrc_ue_generate_RRCSetupComplete(const NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc, const uint8_t Transaction_id)