diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index df7f0cb46a..2f716c61cf 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -181,25 +181,28 @@ void find_SSB_and_RO_available(module_id_t module_idP) {
     }
   }
 
-  for(int i = 1; (1 << (i-1)) <= max_association_period;i++) {
+  cc->total_prach_occasions_per_config_period = total_RA_occasions;
+  for(int i=1; (1 << (i-1)) < max_association_period; i++) {
+    cc->max_association_period = (1 <<(i-1));
+    total_RA_occasions = total_RA_occasions * cc->max_association_period;
     if(total_RA_occasions >= (int) (num_active_ssb/num_ssb_per_RO)) {
       repetition = (uint16_t)((total_RA_occasions * num_ssb_per_RO )/num_active_ssb);
       break;
     }
-    else {
-      total_RA_occasions = total_RA_occasions * i;
-      cc->max_association_period = i;
-    }
   }
-  if(cc->max_association_period == 0)
-    cc->max_association_period = 1;
 
   unused_RA_occasion = total_RA_occasions - (int)((num_active_ssb * repetition)/num_ssb_per_RO);
   cc->total_prach_occasions = total_RA_occasions - unused_RA_occasion;
   cc->num_active_ssb = num_active_ssb;
 
-  LOG_I(MAC, "Total available RO %d, num of active SSB %d: unused RO = %d max_association_period %u N_RA_sfn %u \n",
-        cc->total_prach_occasions, cc->num_active_ssb, unused_RA_occasion, max_association_period, N_RA_sfn);
+  LOG_I(MAC,
+        "Total available RO %d, num of active SSB %d: unused RO = %d association_period %u N_RA_sfn %u total_prach_occasions_per_config_period %u\n",
+        cc->total_prach_occasions,
+        cc->num_active_ssb,
+        unused_RA_occasion,
+        cc->max_association_period,
+        N_RA_sfn,
+        cc->total_prach_occasions_per_config_period);
 }		
 		
 void schedule_nr_prach(module_id_t module_idP, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP)