diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/MACRLC_nr_paramdef.h b/openair2/GNB_APP/MACRLC_nr_paramdef.h
index e4eaa52804..e682c559fa 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/MACRLC_nr_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/MACRLC_nr_paramdef.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_UL_MAX_MCS,                  HLP_MACRLC_UL_MAX_MCS,    0, .u8ptr=NULL,  .defintval=28,              TYPE_UINT8,   0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_DL_HARQ_ROUND_MAX,           HLP_MACRLC_DL_HARQ_MAX,   0, .u8ptr=NULL,  .defintval=4,               TYPE_UINT8,   0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_UL_HARQ_ROUND_MAX,           HLP_MACRLC_UL_HARQ_MAX,   0, .u8ptr=NULL,  .defintval=4,               TYPE_UINT8,   0}, \
-  {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB,               HLP_MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB, 0, .u8ptr=NULL,  .defintval=5,               TYPE_UINT8,   0}, \
+  {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB,               HLP_MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB, 0, .u16ptr=NULL, .defintval=5,               TYPE_UINT16,  0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_IDENTITY_PM,                 HLP_MACRLC_IDENTITY_PM,   PARAMFLAG_BOOL, .u8ptr=NULL, .defintval=0,   TYPE_UINT8,   0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_LOCAL_N_ADDRESS_F1U,         NULL,                     0, .strptr=NULL, .defstrval=NULL,            TYPE_STRING,  0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_TRANSPORT_S_SHM_PREFIX,      NULL,                     0, .strptr=NULL, .defstrval="nvipc",         TYPE_STRING,  0}, \
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 281bda44ef..13a75451b8 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
         ul_bler_options->harq_round_max = 1;
       else
         ul_bler_options->harq_round_max = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_UL_HARQ_ROUND_MAX_IDX].u8ptr);
-      RC.nrmac[j]->min_grant_prb = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB_IDX].u8ptr);
+      RC.nrmac[j]->min_grant_prb = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_MIN_GRANT_PRB_IDX].u16ptr);
       RC.nrmac[j]->identity_pm = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_IDENTITY_PM_IDX].u8ptr);
       // PRB Blacklist
       uint16_t prbbl[MAX_BWP_SIZE] = {0};
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index edddd535b0..e1e9bfd982 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static bool nr_get_Msg3alloc(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, int CC_id, int current_slot, fra
   NR_RA_t *ra = UE->ra;
   DevAssert(ra->Msg3_tda_id >= 0 && ra->Msg3_tda_id < 16);
 
-  uint16_t msg3_nb_rb = 8; // sdu has 6 or 8 bytes
+  uint16_t msg3_nb_rb = max(8, mac->min_grant_prb); // sdu has 6 or 8 bytes
 
   NR_UE_UL_BWP_t *ul_bwp = &UE->current_UL_BWP;
   NR_UE_ServingCell_Info_t *sc_info = &UE->sc_info;
@@ -1057,14 +1057,6 @@ static bool nr_get_Msg3alloc(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, int CC_id, int current_slot, fra
   int startSymbolAndLength = pusch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.array[ra->Msg3_tda_id]->startSymbolAndLength;
   SLIV2SL(startSymbolAndLength, &ra->msg3_startsymb, &ra->msg3_nbSymb);
 
-  LOG_I(NR_MAC,
-        "UE %04x: Msg3 scheduled at %d.%d (%d.%d TDA %u)\n",
-        UE->rnti,
-        ra->Msg3_frame,
-        ra->Msg3_slot,
-        current_frame,
-        current_slot,
-        ra->Msg3_tda_id);
   const int buffer_index = ul_buffer_index(ra->Msg3_frame,
                                            ra->Msg3_slot,
                                            mac->frame_structure.numb_slots_frame,
@@ -1099,6 +1091,16 @@ static bool nr_get_Msg3alloc(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, int CC_id, int current_slot, fra
   ra->msg3_nb_rb = msg3_nb_rb;
   ra->msg3_first_rb = rbStart;
   ra->msg3_bwp_start = bwpStart;
+  LOG_I(NR_MAC,
+        "UE %04x: Msg3 scheduled at %d.%d (%d.%d TDA %u) start %d RBs %d\n",
+        UE->rnti,
+        ra->Msg3_frame,
+        ra->Msg3_slot,
+        current_frame,
+        current_slot,
+        ra->Msg3_tda_id,
+        ra->msg3_first_rb,
+        ra->msg3_nb_rb);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 258f3c8c76..c554dc7cea 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ static void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
       const uint16_t slbitmap = SL_to_bitmap(sched_pusch->tda_info.startSymbolIndex, sched_pusch->tda_info.nrOfSymbols);
       while (rbStart < bwpSize && (rballoc_mask[rbStart + bwpStart] & slbitmap))
         rbStart++;
-      if (rbStart + min_rb >= bwpSize) {
+      if (rbStart + min_rb > bwpSize) {
         LOG_D(NR_MAC,
               "[UE %04x][%4d.%2d] could not allocate continuous UL data: no resources (rbStart %d, min_rb %d, bwpSize %d)\n",
               UE->rnti,
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ static void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
     while (rbStart + max_rbSize < bwpSize && !(rballoc_mask[rbStart + bwpStart + max_rbSize] & slbitmap))
       max_rbSize++;
 
-    if (rbStart + min_rb >= bwpSize || max_rbSize < min_rb) {
+    if (rbStart + min_rb > bwpSize || max_rbSize < min_rb) {
       reset_beam_status(&nrmac->beam_info, frame, slot, iterator->UE->UE_beam_index, slots_per_frame, dci_beam.new_beam);
       reset_beam_status(&nrmac->beam_info, sched_frame, sched_slot, iterator->UE->UE_beam_index, slots_per_frame, beam.new_beam);
       LOG_D(NR_MAC, "[UE %04x][%4d.%2d] could not allocate UL data: no resources (rbStart %d, min_rb %d, bwpSize %d)\n",
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 561f55339c..1e7ac572ef 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ typedef struct gNB_MAC_INST_s {
   bool first_MIB;
   NR_bler_options_t dl_bler;
   NR_bler_options_t ul_bler;
-  uint8_t min_grant_prb;
+  uint16_t min_grant_prb;
   bool identity_pm;
   int precoding_matrix_size[NR_MAX_NB_LAYERS];
   int fapi_beam_index[MAX_NUM_OF_SSB];