diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/nr_gold_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/nr_gold_ue.c
index b440aca46a..614f001f07 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/nr_gold_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/nr_gold_ue.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void nr_gold_pbch(PHY_VARS_NR_UE* ue)
       x2 = (1<<11) * (i_ssb2 + 1) * ((Nid>>2) + 1) + (1<<6) * (i_ssb2 + 1) + (Nid&3);
       x2 = x2 ^ ((x2 ^ (x2>>1) ^ (x2>>2) ^ (x2>>3))<<31);
 
-	  for (n=0; n<NR_PBCH_DMRS_LENGTH_DWORD; n++) {
+      for (n=0; n<NR_PBCH_DMRS_LENGTH_DWORD; n++) {
         ue->nr_gold_pbch[n_hf][l][n] = lte_gold_generic(&x1, &x2, reset);
         reset = 0;
       }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 66308e46fe..91d81961f1 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ int nr_rrc_mac_config_req_ue(
       mac->scg = cell_group_config;
       mac->servCellIndex = *cell_group_config->spCellConfig->servCellIndex;
       config_control_ue(mac);
+      mac->msg3_frame = -1; // initialize to an invalid value
+      mac->msg3_slot = -1;
       if (cell_group_config->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync) {
         mac->rach_ConfigDedicated = cell_group_config->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->rach_ConfigDedicated->choice.uplink;
 	mac->scc = cell_group_config->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->spCellConfigCommon;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
index 18ad3526b3..bbb44ba47a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ NR_UE_MAC_INST_t * nr_l2_init_ue(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t* rrc_inst)
     nr_ue_mac_inst = (NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *)calloc(sizeof(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t),NB_NR_UE_MAC_INST);
     if (rrc_inst) {
       nr_rrc_mac_config_req_ue(0,0,0,NULL,rrc_inst->cell_group_config);
-      
       if (IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1){
         AssertFatal(rlc_module_init(0) == 0, "%s: Could not initialize RLC layer\n", __FUNCTION__);
         pdcp_layer_init();
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
index 062f618195..1f5d81060e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ uint8_t nr_ue_get_rach(NR_PRACH_RESOURCES_t *prach_resources,
         mac->RA_PREAMBLE_TRANSMISSION_COUNTER = 1;
         mac->RA_PREAMBLE_POWER_RAMPING_COUNTER = 1;
         mac->RA_Msg3_size = size_sdu + sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_SHORT) + sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_SHORT);
-        mac->msg3_frame = -1; // initialize to an invalid value
-        mac->msg3_slot = -1;
         mac->RA_prachMaskIndex = 0;
         // todo: add the backoff condition here
         mac->RA_backoff_cnt = 0;