diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index 7908772bb6..245039fe0f 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -1087,8 +1087,11 @@
                                  (Test6: 217 PRB 100 PDSCH-PRBs),
                                  (Test7: 217 PRB 80 PDSCH-Offset),
                                  (Test8: 217 PRB 100 PDSCH-PRBs 110 PDSCH-Offset),
-                                 (Test9: 106 PRBs 50 PDSCH-PRBs MCS Index 27)
-                                 (Test10: 106 PRBs 50 PDSCH-PRBs MCS Index 16)</desc>
+                                 (Test9: 106 PRBs 50 PDSCH-PRBs MCS Index 27),
+                                 (Test10: 106 PRBs 50 PDSCH-PRBs MCS Index 16),
+                                 (Test11: HARQ test 25% TP (4 rounds),
+                                 (Test12: HARQ test 33% TP (3 rounds),
+                                 (Test13: HARQ test 50% TP (2 rounds)</desc>
       <pre_compile_prog></pre_compile_prog>
       <compile_prog>$OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/build_oai</compile_prog>
       <compile_prog_args> --phy_simulators  -c </compile_prog_args>
@@ -1105,8 +1108,11 @@
                   -n100 -R217 -a110 -s5 -b100
                   -n100 -e27 -s30 
                   -n100 -e16 -s10 
+                  -n100 -s1 -t25
+                  -n100 -s1 -t33
+                  -n100 -s1 -t50
       </main_exec_args>
-      <tags>nr_dlsim.test1 nr_dlsim.test2 nr_dlsim.test3 nr_dlsim.test4 nr_dlsim.test5 nr_dlsim.test6 nr_dlsim.test7 nr_dlsim.test8 nr_dlsim.test9 nr_dlsim.test10 </tags>
+      <tags>nr_dlsim.test1 nr_dlsim.test2 nr_dlsim.test3 nr_dlsim.test4 nr_dlsim.test5 nr_dlsim.test6 nr_dlsim.test7 nr_dlsim.test8 nr_dlsim.test9 nr_dlsim.test10 nr_dlsim.test11 nr_dlsim.test12 nr_dlsim.test13 </tags>
       <search_expr_true>PDSCH test OK</search_expr_true>
       <search_expr_false>segmentation fault|assertion|exiting|fatal</search_expr_false>
       <nruns>3</nruns>
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index c7ac2ec0cf..a102da5744 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   float roundStats[50];
   float effRate;
   float psnr;
+  float eff_tp_check = 0.7;
   uint8_t snrRun;
   uint32_t TBS;
   int **txdata;
@@ -391,6 +392,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       mu = atoi(optarg);
       break;
 
+    case 't':
+      eff_tp_check = (float)atoi(optarg)/100;
+      break;
+
     default:
     case 'h':
       printf("%s -h(elp) -p(extended_prefix) -N cell_id -f output_filename -F input_filename -g channel_model -n n_frames -t Delayspread -s snr0 -S snr1 -x transmission_mode -y TXant -z RXant -i Intefrence0 -j Interference1 -A interpolation_file -C(alibration offset dB) -N CellId\n",
@@ -420,6 +425,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       printf("-c Start symbol for PDSCH (fixed for now)\n");
       printf("-j Number of symbols for PDSCH (fixed for now)\n");
       printf("-e MSC index\n");
+      printf("-t Acceptable effective throughput (in percentage)\n");
       exit (-1);
       break;
     }
@@ -919,10 +925,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	LOG_M("rxsig1.m","rxs1", UE->common_vars.rxdata[1], frame_length_complex_samples, 1, 1);
       LOG_M("chestF0.m","chF0",UE->pdsch_vars[0][0]->dl_ch_estimates_ext,N_RB_DL*12*14,1,1);
       write_output("rxF_comp.m","rxFc",&UE->pdsch_vars[0][0]->rxdataF_comp0[0][0],N_RB_DL*12*14,1,1);
+      break;
     }
 
     //if ((float)n_errors/(float)n_trials <= target_error_rate) {
-    if (effRate >= (0.7*TBS)) {
+    if (effRate >= (eff_tp_check*TBS)) {
       printf("PDSCH test OK\n");
       break;
     }