diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index fb99c50400..4b6045b93b 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   nr_gold_pdcch(UE, frame_parms->Nid_cell);
 
   // compute the scrambling IDs for PDSCH DMRS
-  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-    UE->scramblingID[i] = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
-
-  nr_gold_pdsch(UE, UE->scramblingID);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    UE->scramblingID_dlsch[i] = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
+    nr_gold_pdsch(UE, i, UE->scramblingID_dlsch[i]);
+  }
 
   nr_l2_init_ue(NULL);
   UE_mac = get_mac_inst(0);
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
index 56f5d2dd71..7e192ec8d8 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   init_nr_ue_transport(UE, 0);
 
-  // initialize the pusch dmrs
-  uint16_t N_n_scid[2] = {frame_parms->Nid_cell,frame_parms->Nid_cell};
-  int n_scid = 0; // This quantity is indicated by higher layer parameter dmrs-SeqInitialization
-  nr_init_pusch_dmrs(UE, N_n_scid, n_scid);
+  for(int n_scid = 0; n_scid<2; n_scid++) {
+    UE->scramblingID_ulsch[n_scid] = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
+    nr_init_pusch_dmrs(UE, frame_parms->Nid_cell, n_scid);
+  }
 
   //Configure UE
   NR_UE_RRC_INST_t rrcue;