diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index 4261020f76..5a71d2b187 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -1640,9 +1640,9 @@ void nr_generate_Msg4(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_fra
       }
     }
 
-    if (rbStart > (BWPSize - rbSize)) {
-      LOG_E(NR_MAC, "%s(): cannot find free vrb_map for RNTI %04x!\n", __func__, ra->rnti);
-      return;
+    while (rbStart > (BWPSize - rbSize)) {
+      LOG_E(NR_MAC, "%s(): cannot find free vrb_map for RNTI %04x so decrament rbStart %d!\n", __func__, ra->rnti, rbStart);
+      rbStart--;
     }
 
     // Checking if the DCI allocation is feasible in current subframe