diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
index 17c431fa67..d60391f80c 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ void configure_nr_nfapi_vnf(char *vnf_addr, int vnf_p5_port, char *pnf_ip_addr,
   vnf.p7_vnfs[0].timing_window = 30;
   vnf.p7_vnfs[0].periodic_timing_enabled = 0;
   vnf.p7_vnfs[0].aperiodic_timing_enabled = 0;
-  vnf.p7_vnfs[0].periodic_timing_period = 10;
+  vnf.p7_vnfs[0].periodic_timing_period = 1;
   vnf.p7_vnfs[0].config = nfapi_vnf_p7_config_create();
   NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,
               "[VNF] %s() vnf.p7_vnfs[0].config:%p VNF ADDRESS:%s:%d\n",
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
index d83a0aae29..8ceba4f62a 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
@@ -2092,9 +2092,9 @@ void vnf_nr_handle_timing_info(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, vnf_p7_t* vnf_p7)
           // Panos: Careful here!!! Modification of the original nfapi-code
           //if (vnf_pnf_sfnsf_delta>1 || vnf_pnf_sfnsf_delta < -1)
 		  //printf("VNF-PNF delta - %d", vnf_pnf_sfnslot_delta);
-          if (vnf_pnf_sfnslot_delta != 0)
+          if (vnf_pnf_sfnslot_delta > 1) // we need to have a small delta, otherwise it would mean we don't advance
           {
-            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "%s() LARGE SFN/SLOT DELTA between PNF and VNF. Delta %d. PNF:%d.%d VNF:%d.%d\n",
+            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_WARN, "%s() LARGE SFN/SLOT DELTA between PNF and VNF. Delta %d slots. PNF:%d.%d VNF:%d.%d\n",
                         __FUNCTION__, vnf_pnf_sfnslot_delta,
                         ind.last_sfn, ind.last_slot,
                         vnf_p7->p7_connections[0].sfn, vnf_p7->p7_connections[0].slot);