diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
index c0fddab69f..085695d99d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ int phy_init_nr_gNB(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
   uint32_t ***pdcch_dmrs             = gNB->nr_gold_pdcch_dmrs;
   AssertFatal(pdcch_dmrs!=NULL, "NR init: pdcch_dmrs malloc failed\n");
 
+  gNB->bad_pucch = 0;
+
   for (int slot=0; slot<fp->slots_per_frame; slot++) {
     pdcch_dmrs[slot] = (uint32_t **)malloc16(fp->symbols_per_slot*sizeof(uint32_t *));
     AssertFatal(pdcch_dmrs[slot]!=NULL, "NR init: pdcch_dmrs for slot %d - malloc failed\n", slot);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
index d82fa3f2ad..a1a9d4a200 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/pucch_rx.c
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ void nr_decode_pucch0(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     if ((xrtmag_dB<(11+dB_fixed(no_corr))) || (dB_fixed(av_corr)<(13+gNB->measurements.n0_power_tot_dB))) //TODO  these are temporary threshold based on measurments with the phone
       no_conf=true;
   }
+  gNB->bad_pucch += no_conf;
   // first bit of bitmap for sr presence and second bit for acknack presence
   uci_pdu->pduBitmap = pucch_pdu->sr_flag | ((pucch_pdu->bit_len_harq>0)<<1);
   uci_pdu->pucch_format = 0; // format 0
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
index e279ccb2bc..5876158476 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ typedef struct PHY_VARS_gNB_s {
   int prach_energy_counter;
 
   int pucch0_thres;
+  uint64_t bad_pucch;
   /*
   time_stats_t phy_proc;
   */
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
index 060440ff0a..fe61c20c54 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
@@ -683,7 +683,10 @@ void phy_procedures_gNB_uespec_RX(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx)
     }
   }
   // figure out a better way to choose slot_rx, 19 is ok for a particular TDD configuration with 30kHz SCS
-  if ((frame_rx&127) == 0 && slot_rx==19) dump_pusch_stats(gNB);
+  if ((frame_rx&127) == 0 && slot_rx==19) {
+    dump_pusch_stats(gNB);
+    LOG_I(PHY, "Number of bad PUCCH received: %lu\n", gNB->bad_pucch);
+  }
 
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME(VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PHY_PROCEDURES_gNB_UESPEC_RX,0);
 }