diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
index 6acfc646c7..aa8e9360ea 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void fill_DCI(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
 	      int *num_dci) {
 
   int k;
-  int dci_length,dci_length_bytes;
+  int dci_length = -1,dci_length_bytes = -1;
 
   //  printf("Generating DCIs for %d users, TM %d, mcs1 %d\n",n_users,transmission_mode,mcs1);
   for(k=0; k<n_users; k++) {
@@ -1227,12 +1227,13 @@ DCI_PDU *get_dci_sdu(module_id_t module_idP,int CC_id,frame_t frameP,sub_frame_t
     DCI_pdu.Num_ue_spec_dci   = num_ue_spec_dci;
     DCI_pdu.Num_common_dci    = num_common_dci;
     DCI_pdu.num_pdcch_symbols = num_pdcch_symbols;
-    return(&DCI_pdu);
   } else {
     DCI_pdu.Num_ue_spec_dci   = 0;
     DCI_pdu.Num_common_dci    = 0;
     DCI_pdu.num_pdcch_symbols = num_pdcch_symbols;
   }
+
+  return &DCI_pdu;
 }
 
 void eNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP, uint8_t cooperation_flag, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t subframeP) {
@@ -1268,7 +1269,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   int s,Kr,Kr_bytes;
 
-  double SNR,snr0=-2.0,snr1,rate;
+  double SNR,snr0=-2.0,snr1,rate = 0;
   double snr_step=1,input_snr_step=1, snr_int=30;
 
   LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms;
@@ -1298,10 +1299,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc = &DCI_pdu.dci_alloc[0];
 
   unsigned int ret;
-  unsigned int coded_bits_per_codeword=0,nsymb,tbs=0;
+  unsigned int coded_bits_per_codeword=0,nsymb; //,tbs=0;
 
   unsigned int tx_lev=0,tx_lev_dB=0,trials,errs[4]= {0,0,0,0},errs2[4]= {0,0,0,0},round_trials[4]= {0,0,0,0},dci_errors=0;//,num_layers;
-  int re_allocated;
+  //int re_allocated;
   char fname[32],vname[32];
   FILE *bler_fd;
   char bler_fname[256];
@@ -1328,16 +1329,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   int n_frames;
   int n_ch_rlz = 1;
   channel_desc_t *eNB2UE[4];
-  uint8_t num_pdcch_symbols_2=0;
+  //uint8_t num_pdcch_symbols_2=0;
   uint8_t rx_sample_offset = 0;
   //char stats_buffer[4096];
   //int len;
   uint8_t num_rounds = 4;//,fix_rounds=0;
 
-  int u;
+  //int u;
   int n=0;
   int abstx=0;
-  int iii;
+  //int iii;
 
   int ch_realization;
   int pmi_feedback=0;
@@ -1346,7 +1347,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   // void *data;
   // int ii;
   //  int bler;
-  double blerr[4],uncoded_ber,avg_ber;
+  double blerr[4],uncoded_ber; //,avg_ber;
   short *uncoded_ber_bit=NULL;
   uint8_t N_RB_DL=25,osf=1;
   frame_t frame_type = FDD;
@@ -1355,7 +1356,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   char title[255];
 
   int numCCE=0;
-  int dci_length_bytes=0,dci_length=0;
+  //int dci_length_bytes=0,dci_length=0;
   //double channel_bandwidth = 5.0, sampling_rate=7.68;
   int common_flag=0,TPC=0;
 
@@ -1391,7 +1392,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   char csv_fname[32];
   int dci_flag=1;
   int two_thread_flag=0;
-  int DLSCH_RB_ALLOC;
+  int DLSCH_RB_ALLOC = 0;
 
 #if defined(__arm__)
   FILE    *proc_fd = NULL;
@@ -1828,6 +1829,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   }
   else {
     eNB->te = dlsch_encoding_2threads;
+    extern void init_td_thread(PHY_VARS_eNB *, pthread_attr_t *);
+    extern void init_te_thread(PHY_VARS_eNB *, pthread_attr_t *);
     init_td_thread(eNB,NULL);
     init_te_thread(eNB,NULL);
   }
@@ -2186,6 +2189,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         while ((!feof(input_trch_fd)) && (i<input_buffer_length0<<3)) {
           ret=fscanf(input_trch_fd,"%s",input_trch_val);
+          if (ret != 1) printf("ERROR: error reading file\n");
 
           if (input_trch_val[0] == '1')
             input_buffer0[k][i>>3]+=(1<<(7-(i&7)));