diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
index bcb69f5824..5d7642c815 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
@@ -787,15 +787,15 @@ void ue_context_modification_request(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_req_t *req)
       // temporarily. Reapply now before doing the reconfiguration.
       UE->CellGroup->spCellConfig = UE->reconfigSpCellConfig;
       UE->reconfigSpCellConfig = NULL;
+      for (int i = 1; i < seq_arr_size(&UE->UE_sched_ctrl.lc_config); ++i) {
+        nr_lc_config_t *c = seq_arr_at(&UE->UE_sched_ctrl.lc_config, i);
+        c->suspended = false;
+        nr_rlc_reestablish_entity(req->gNB_DU_ue_id, c->lcid);
+      }
     }
     // we re-configure the BWP to apply the CellGroup and to use UE specific Search Space with DCIX1
     nr_mac_clean_cellgroup(UE->CellGroup);
     configure_UE_BWP(mac, scc, UE, false, NR_SearchSpace__searchSpaceType_PR_ue_Specific, -1, -1);
-    for (int i = 1; i < seq_arr_size(&UE->UE_sched_ctrl.lc_config); ++i) {
-      nr_lc_config_t *c = seq_arr_at(&UE->UE_sched_ctrl.lc_config, i);
-      c->suspended = false;
-      nr_rlc_reestablish_entity(req->gNB_DU_ue_id, c->lcid);
-    }
   }
 
   if (ue_cap != NULL) {