diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
index a4a684c4e4..80d6d13d9e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ int nr_dlsch_encoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
   uint8_t mod_order = rel15->qamModOrder[0];
   uint16_t Kr=0,r;
   uint32_t r_offset=0;
-  uint8_t BG=1;
   uint32_t E;
   uint8_t Ilbrm = 1;
   uint32_t Tbslbrm = 950984; //max tbs
@@ -431,9 +430,9 @@ int nr_dlsch_encoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
       Coderate = (float) R /(float) 2048;
 
     if ((A <=292) || ((A<=3824) && (Coderate <= 0.6667)) || Coderate <= 0.25)
-		BG = 2;
+		dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->BG = 2;
     else
-		BG = 1;
+		dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->BG = 1;
 
     start_meas(dlsch_segmentation_stats);
     Kb = nr_segmentation(dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->b,
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ int nr_dlsch_encoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
 		         &dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->K,
 		         Zc, 
 		         &dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->F,
-                         BG);
+             dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->BG);
     stop_meas(dlsch_segmentation_stats);
     F = dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->F;
 
@@ -480,7 +479,7 @@ int nr_dlsch_encoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
 
     for(int j=0;j<(dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->C/8+1);j++) {
       impp.macro_num=j;
-      nrLDPC_encoder(dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->c,dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->d,*Zc,Kb,Kr,BG,&impp);
+      nrLDPC_encoder(dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->c,dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->d,*Zc,Kb,Kr,dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->BG,&impp);
     }
 
 
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ int nr_dlsch_encoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
     start_meas(dlsch_rate_matching_stats);
     nr_rate_matching_ldpc(Ilbrm,
                           Tbslbrm,
-                          BG,
+                          dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->BG,
                           *Zc,
                           dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->d[r],
                           dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->e+r_offset,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
index 7378f69c27..c8e772384d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ uint32_t nr_dlsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *phy_vars_ue,
   //__m128i l;
   //int16_t inv_d [68*384];
   uint8_t kc;
-  uint8_t Ilbrm = 0;
+  uint8_t Ilbrm = 1;
 
   uint32_t Tbslbrm;// = 950984;
   uint16_t nb_rb;// = 30;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
index 3d73483dfd..b6ffd06c2b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ typedef struct {
   uint32_t K;
   /// Number of "Filler" bits
   uint32_t F;
+  /// Encoder BG
+  uint8_t BG;
 } NR_DL_gNB_HARQ_t;
 
 typedef struct {